McCain on Iran: Never pull a gun on somebody unless you're willing to pull the trigger

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Run time: 14:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QxuIbkiDQ   Posted on YouTube: April 18, 2010 By YouTube Member: FoxNewsChannel Views on YouTube: 27   Posted on DU: April 18, 2010 By DU Member: Amerigo Vespucci Views on DU: 976

 

[Shining Jack]

1. K&R

If it isn't old plane-crasher.

[dhpgetsit]

2. It's a good motto, but...

It should serve to make people less likely to pull a gun in the first place, not more likely to pull the trigger.

[spin]

3. As a concealed weapons permit holder ...

pulling a firearm, without being willing to use it or lacking a damn good reason to do so, is escalating the situation.

From the FAQ section of Florida's web page on concealed carry:

Q. What if I point my handgun at someone but don't use it?

A. Never display a handgun to gain "leverage" in an argument. Threatening someone verbally while possessing a handgun, even licensed, will land you in jail for three years. Even if the gun is broken or you don't have bullets, you will receive the mandatory three-year sentence if convicted. The law does not allow any possibility of getting out of jail early.

Example: In a 1987 case, a woman refused to pay an automobile mechanic who she thought did a poor job repairing her car. They argued about it, and the mechanic removed the radiator hose from the car so she couldn't drive it away. She reached into her purse, pulled out an unloaded gun, and threatened to kill the mechanic if he touched her car again. The mechanic grabbed the gun and called the police.

The woman was convicted of aggravated assault with a firearm and sentenced to serve a mandatory three-year prison term. The fact that the gun was not loaded was irrelevant. Even though she was the mother of three dependent children and had no prior criminal record, the statute does not allow for parole. Her only recourse was to seek clemency from the Governor.
http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/weapons/self_defense.html

[dhpgetsit]

4. It's not like the movies

Where guns are often just negotiating tools, and the good guy whips out a gun and the bad guy backs down and everyone lives happily ever after.

[Crowman1979]

5. What does this horndog fighter jock know about pulling a gun on someone?

[tomm2thumbs]

6. ...said the mentally-unarmed man in a debate with his own record.

I remember him saying he's gonna go to Washington and clean things up - calling himself 'the Sheriff' -- whatta joke

[classysassy]

7. John Boy

shut the fuck up.

[Enthusiast]

8. Why am I watching Fox News?

All propaganda all the time.

[TatonkaJames]

9. Hey Tom Cruise - I mean Maverick

They are going to do all you are saying, just after they get everything aligned,
like you ran your mouth off about retaliation for something last year, you said the same
thing until Obama held a meeting of congress and said they are considering all options
before acting, something you and your fellow President Bush never did which got us into
larger messes.
Its people like you and Bush who ruined this word for us all.

[nyc 4 Biden]

10. a good quote that has served me well.

my buddy's father (an otherwise useless drug addict) taught me this when I was a tween and I never forgot it. If you pull a weapon you better be willing use it, because you can be damn sure your opponent will return with that weapon or worse. Apparently one of his friends was shot to death when he was a kid, when a guy his friend pulled a gun on returned and shot him. In other news, McCain is still a fear-mongering idiot.

[gordianot]

11. My Grandfather went one further on this quote.

When you carry a loaded firearm for all to see you are then forced to defend yourself and the firearm if it is taken away from you and used against you. (He saw this happen on the street when he was young) Never pull a gun unless you are ready to use it. The open carry people (tea bag) are also idiots, ex-maverick fear mongering McCain is an idiot in a class to himself.