QQ33: Podcast Shawn
Added 2020-05-17 19:00:03 +0000 UTCPatreon Exclusive. In this Quarantine Qonversation, Joshua calls Podcast Shawn, producer of The Minimalists Podcast, to discuss whether gun ownership is necessary to protect his family. They also discuss gun safety, firearm training, and common misconceptions around gun ownership.
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I respect that, Sietske. I'm equally happy to live in a country where responsible gun ownership is an option. As a defensive tool, they can be a valuable equalizer against a more powerful attacker, and they can maintain a safe distance between a victim and an attacker as few other weapons can. And, oftentimes, simply drawing a firearm and holding it in the ready position when seriously threatened (i.e., held firmly in the hands and pointed safely at the ground) is enough to deter most assailants. For every senseless shooting that's reported in the news, it's a safe bet that countless more times firearms were used safely and sensibly to defend far more human lives (but, of course, that doesn't sell ad space for the media, so those incidents are rarely reported—sadly, as a journalist for two years, I'm acutely aware of the media maxim, "If it bleeds, it leads").
Podcast Shawn
2020-09-16 07:37:49 +0000 UTCThanks for helping me understand. It was a surprise for me (oblivious European) to hear someone I look up to considering to buy what I think of as a murder weapon. The context that police won't show up when there is trouble helped me understand you more as well. I'm still very happy to live in a country where people don't own guns though.
Sietske Overweg
2020-09-15 19:56:17 +0000 UTCI can't speak for everyone, Sietske, but I keep my .45 ACP fully loaded with jacketed hollow point rounds in a spring-loaded biometric safe that I only have to touch to open that sits under my side of the bed. Between the gun's laser sight and the flashlight I also keep by my bedside, I can be ready with the gun in my hand in less than five seconds. Typically, given that I know my house far better than an intruder, that's more than adequate time to ensure the safety of my family (in our area, a 911 call will typically receive physical law enforcement assistance within 15-20 minutes, which is far too late to address the threat).
Podcast Shawn
2020-09-10 16:05:03 +0000 UTCThis conversation is very difficult to understand for me. Are there any known cases of people being surprised in there home, getting to their safe in time and succesfully defending themselves? I tried to Google this and all I found is that most cases are arbitrary.
Sietske Overweg
2020-09-10 11:04:01 +0000 UTC
