Ralph, My Lefty Neighbor

[PJK]

My wife sent this to me. I am not claiming this to be a true story, but this is FUNNY and we all wish we would have thought of this!

"Ralph, My neighbor is a "lefty" of sorts (Obama bumper stickers, gung-ho socialized medicine, "guns should be banned", etc.). So last week I put this sign up in my yard after one of his anti-gun rants at a neighborhood cocktail party. The sign wasn't up more than an hour before he called the police and wanted them to make me take down the sign.

Fortunately, the officer politely informed him that it was not their job to take such action without a court order and that he had to file a complaint "downtown" first, which would be reviewed by the city attorney to see if it violated any city, county, or state ordinances, which if there was a violation a court order would be sent to the offending party (me) to "remove the sign in seven days". After several weeks he was informed that the sign was legal (by a quarter of an inch) and there was nothing the city could do, which obviously made him madder.

I tried to smooth things over by inviting him to go shooting with me and my friends at the hunt club but that seemed to make him even more angry. I then asked him if he wanted to go to a Tea Party rally but again he declined my outreach efforts to bring about a better understanding between political and social opponents. I am at a loss how to reconcile our long relationship (notice I did not say friendship), any suggestions would be welcome.

Anyway, that's life in our neck of the woods, how's about yours?"

[NAVY CHIEF]

I like the sign! Where can I get one? I say we post them wherever appropriate!

Hooyah!

[TLE2]

[cougartex]

[MadMonkey]

I got that forward too

[nitrogen]

cool story bro

[Abraham]

A lefty acquaintance and I were speaking recently and he informed me that: He's so anti-gun that if confronted by a bad guy he'd simply let himself be killed before he'd use a firearm to defend himself.

I asked if he'd let his wife (no children) be killed if he could defend her life with a firearm and he simply clammed up, looking rather pouty as did so...

I don't know what to think of a guy who'd assume the life of a criminal is somehow elevated above his own and presumably his loved ones.

No, he's not a Hindu, or belong to any particularly passive type religion or cult. Actually, he Jewish, but I guess he'd never make it as Israeli soldier either.

Apparently, when it comes to anti-gun folks, thinking about such common sense things as self-defense for yourself or loved ones, ideology is more important.

This perspective is undoubtedly considered "noble" by those who follow this path. Sadly, a huge percentage of our national policy makers think the same irrational (we are not worthy) way.

[Keith B]

A lefty acquaintance and I were speaking recently and he informed me that: He's so anti-gun that if confronted by a bad guy he'd simply let himself be killed before he'd use a firearm to defend himself.

I asked if he'd let his wife (no children) be killed if he could defend her life with a firearm and he simply clammed up, looking rather pouty as did so...

I don't know what to think of a guy who'd assume the life of a criminal is somehow elevated above his own and presumably his loved ones.

No, he's not a Hindu, or belong to any particularly passive type religion or cult. Actually, he Jewish, but I guess he'd never make it as Israeli soldier either.

Apparently, when it comes to anti-gun folks, thinking about such common sense things as self-defense for yourself or loved ones, ideology is more important.

This perspective is undoubtedly considered "noble" by those who follow this path. Sadly, a huge percentage of our national policy makers think the same irrational (we are not worthy) way.

I think there are many who identify themselves as pacifists, but that take it to the extreme of they will not defend themselves against violence. That is not the original pacifism, but I believe it has evolved to that in some peoples minds.

[pbwalker]

cool story bro

[Fire1141]

I wish I had an anti neighbor so I could put up a sign like that. That's hilarious

[TxKimberMan]

I wish some pro-gun business owners would post a similar sign for any 30.06 posting neighbors of theirs!

[Drewthetexan]

A lefty acquaintance and I were speaking recently and he informed me that: He's so anti-gun that if confronted by a bad guy he'd simply let himself be killed before he'd use a firearm to defend himself.

I asked if he'd let his wife (no children) be killed if he could defend her life with a firearm and he simply clammed up, looking rather pouty as did so...

I don't know what to think of a guy who'd assume the life of a criminal is somehow elevated above his own and presumably his loved ones.

No, he's not a Hindu, or belong to any particularly passive type religion or cult. Actually, he Jewish, but I guess he'd never make it as Israeli soldier either.

Apparently, when it comes to anti-gun folks, thinking about such common sense things as self-defense for yourself or loved ones, ideology is more important.

This perspective is undoubtedly considered "noble" by those who follow this path. Sadly, a huge percentage of our national policy makers think the same irrational (we are not worthy) way.

I went on a date with a woman last year that had been mugged once. She was completely OK with being a victim, and looked rather pouty when I told her I didn't want to see her again.

[The Annoyed Man]

A lefty acquaintance and I were speaking recently and he informed me that: He's so anti-gun that if confronted by a bad guy he'd simply let himself be killed before he'd use a firearm to defend himself.

I asked if he'd let his wife (no children) be killed if he could defend her life with a firearm and he simply clammed up, looking rather pouty as did so...

I don't know what to think of a guy who'd assume the life of a criminal is somehow elevated above his own and presumably his loved ones.

No, he's not a Hindu, or belong to any particularly passive type religion or cult. Actually, he Jewish, but I guess he'd never make it as Israeli soldier either.

Apparently, when it comes to anti-gun folks, thinking about such common sense things as self-defense for yourself or loved ones, ideology is more important.

This perspective is undoubtedly considered "noble" by those who follow this path. Sadly, a huge percentage of our national policy makers think the same irrational (we are not worthy) way.

I've had similar conversations with similarly minded men. I always ask them, "if you walked into your home and found your wife being raped on the floor by a home invader, if you had access to a gun would you use it to defend her?" Everyone of them has said, of course they would. So my next question is, "then why is it wrong to have a gun in your house?" They usually start stuttering about guns being taken away and used against the owner, etc., etc., etc. But at least they are man enough to answer that they would use one to defend a love one.

I swear that, if I am ever confronted by someone who either refuses to answer the first question, or answers that, no, they would refuse use a gun if they had access to one, I'm going to tell them that they don't love their wife, and their wife deserves better than a man like that. That's no kind of man.

[Abraham]

I don't think this guy's a pacifist.

When we first met, we'd started to discuss politics and he promptly and quite proudly told me his parents had been American communists. I took this news calmly and he seemed vaguely disappointed in my response.

At one point, I'd offered my viewpoint regarding my dismay at growing federal control impacting individual rights, upon which he started to get hot under the collar. Initially, I let his disagreeable and quite heated manner go by the wayside, but soon his behavior and words were so over the top as to be insulting. I put my hand up in the universal stop gesture and he paused. I asked him, in a low tone, if he was getting angry. He bluntly replied, he was. I told him "DON'T"! He visibly paled and quickly started acting like an adult once more.

He'd been trying to intimidate me with his red faced anger because I disagreed with his political views. I doubt that real pacifists act bellicose as their fall back position when disagreed with.

Like this guy, I think those who buy into the far left viewpoint are basically unable to confront common sense when it's discussed and dream up irrational responses they hope might be seen as noble, when in fact their bizarre view is as nonsensical as their political perspective.

[karder]

if confronted by a bad guy he'd simply let himself be killed before he'd use a firearm to defend himself.

I suppose that if someone wants to live that way it is their choice, but to try and force that philosophy on the rest of us seems unreasonable. I agree with TAM that person who would refuses to protect their own family, needs to do a little self evaluation.
People seldom react they way they think they will when faced with a stressful situation. I have seen some tough talkers turn tail and run when trouble actually came knocking. I wouldn't be surprised to see one of these peaceful hippie leftist types defend their lives with a viscousness that would make Eastwood cringe if they were actually threatened with violence. It is easy to be a pacifist when you are not in any real danger.