Shotgun
Wisconsin Carry, Inc.
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Bunkie and his alter egos can be both amusing and frustrating.
I think the "other side" of the issue could be much better represented by someone who is willing to actually engage in a fair and intelligent dialogue rather than to merely resort to abusive name calling, the inability to face the truth, and the bald assertion of erroneous information. Now I understand that Bunker is not capable of anything other than the type of crap he spewed, and also that he mirrors a fairly substantial portion of the "other side."
Clearly Bunkie had no goal of having an honest discussion. His total and repeated disregard for the facts supports my opinion. But I don't think he intended to accomplish anything other than to try to stir up a hornets nest and root around trying to get people to divulge information that is helpful to the other side. Insofar as those were his goals, his meager abilities might be up to the task. For a long time I wondered if he was just playing stupid, or if he was really as stupid as he portrayed himself. I've concluded that NOBODY is that good of an actor.
I agree with you about his fear of guns. I also believe that the fear of guns drives a good deal of the anti-OC / anti-CC rhetoric we hear from some within law enforcement. I'm not as convinced that it is a power-trip thing where they wish to be the only legally armed people out and about in society. I believe that it is a fear and feeling of insecurity that is the primary psychological phenomenon at work. Police are taught to take control of every situation they encounter. The major thing that has set them apart from others is that, when push comes to shove, they could resort to firearms if need be. Any individual cop could encounter a person who is faster, smarter, stronger, more clever. They have no control over that happening. They want to make sure that the one advantage they have is to reduce the chances of encountering someone who has better or equal weaponry. If that is removed, they have no advantage and no assurance of being able to control every situation. That scares them. Therefore they wish to preserve and protect their ultimate solution.
If, as the saying goes, "Sam Colt made them [men] equal." Then the police do not WANT the people to be equal to them. They fear equality.
A major, if not the major psychological hurdle has been for many police to come to grips with the reality that legally armed citizens are neither their foes nor dangers to them. Nor are legally armed citizens a challenge to the authority assigned to them by the people they are hired to serve. Legally armed citizens are simply people who are a bit more self-sufficient than others.
Bunkie and his alter egos can be both amusing and frustrating.
I think the "other side" of the issue could be much better represented by someone who is willing to actually engage in a fair and intelligent dialogue rather than to merely resort to abusive name calling, the inability to face the truth, and the bald assertion of erroneous information. Now I understand that Bunker is not capable of anything other than the type of crap he spewed, and also that he mirrors a fairly substantial portion of the "other side."
Clearly Bunkie had no goal of having an honest discussion. His total and repeated disregard for the facts supports my opinion. But I don't think he intended to accomplish anything other than to try to stir up a hornets nest and root around trying to get people to divulge information that is helpful to the other side. Insofar as those were his goals, his meager abilities might be up to the task. For a long time I wondered if he was just playing stupid, or if he was really as stupid as he portrayed himself. I've concluded that NOBODY is that good of an actor.
I agree with you about his fear of guns. I also believe that the fear of guns drives a good deal of the anti-OC / anti-CC rhetoric we hear from some within law enforcement. I'm not as convinced that it is a power-trip thing where they wish to be the only legally armed people out and about in society. I believe that it is a fear and feeling of insecurity that is the primary psychological phenomenon at work. Police are taught to take control of every situation they encounter. The major thing that has set them apart from others is that, when push comes to shove, they could resort to firearms if need be. Any individual cop could encounter a person who is faster, smarter, stronger, more clever. They have no control over that happening. They want to make sure that the one advantage they have is to reduce the chances of encountering someone who has better or equal weaponry. If that is removed, they have no advantage and no assurance of being able to control every situation. That scares them. Therefore they wish to preserve and protect their ultimate solution.
If, as the saying goes, "Sam Colt made them [men] equal." Then the police do not WANT the people to be equal to them. They fear equality.
A major, if not the major psychological hurdle has been for many police to come to grips with the reality that legally armed citizens are neither their foes nor dangers to them. Nor are legally armed citizens a challenge to the authority assigned to them by the people they are hired to serve. Legally armed citizens are simply people who are a bit more self-sufficient than others.
