I was referring to me having the 9mm, versus having to pick up a knife. The criminals will always have a weapon, and I have a wife and young children, so running out the door is not an option.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:27 PM > To: Tomas L. Byrnes > Cc: Drsolly; Richard M. Smith; funsec@linuxbox.org > Subject: Re: [funsec] The right to bear arms & make salad > > On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:24:06 PDT, "Tomas L. Byrnes" said: > > More effectively than the one who picks up a meatcleaver in the UK. > > If the guy's got a meat cleaver, I can probably hum the first > few bars of "Gimme Three Steps" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, and have a > reasonably good chance if I make it out the door, because I > just have to run faster than him at some speed under 10 > meters a second, and *maybe* dodge one thrown attempt in the > 20-30 meters/sec range. > > That's a hell of a lot better odds than dodging every round > in the clip at the average muzzle velocity of a 9mm.. :) > _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
