tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post5604132504429502799..comments2023-09-06T22:30:02.061+10:00Comments on The Knight & Drummer: Guns and RosesAmfortashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-88224097708016379332013-08-12T21:52:59.535+10:002013-08-12T21:52:59.535+10:00The Tavern is well enough defended against evildoe...The Tavern is well enough defended against evildoers, nonetheless. <br /><br />Imagine that bike would get you away pretty quickly. :)James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-43683486944748440372013-08-11T17:14:16.542+10:002013-08-11T17:14:16.542+10:00I have to agree. The English used to have personal...I have to agree. The English used to have personal arms as a matter of course. But the 'right' has been severely limited these days. It is fortunate that a hand gun is quite limited in accuracy over any distance further than 30 feet - regardless of Hollywood hype. I was once a Marksman with short and long guns, automatics too. But now I simply keep my sword. Oh, and a Kukri given to me as a gift by a man to whom it was issued as his personal and traditional weapon. I earned it.Amfortashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-6934078247009254332013-08-11T17:04:43.718+10:002013-08-11T17:04:43.718+10:00I was never a Troubador Knight. I can play the CD ...I was never a Troubador Knight. I can play the CD player. I did however beget a fine musical son who is a guitarist - and keyboard man and much more in the techno bizzo - and a daughter who when young could take almost any wind instrument and make it produce magical melody.<br /><br />My name is unique. My Role has been undertaken by many but they were never as wounded as I. I bore the agony of my own failings. But, I am cured now. Amfortashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474382097575605017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-57029041536306068812013-08-11T16:27:46.117+10:002013-08-11T16:27:46.117+10:00I agree with Anon here about needing to arm oursel...I agree with Anon here about needing to arm ourselves against the government. <br /><br />Your quote reminds me of the history of the handshake which evolved from grabbing one's wrist in greeting to ensure they did not have a dagger up their sleeve[which also spawned the magician's cry" see? Nothing up my sleeve!'] I love learning how words/phrases originate and evolved into what we know them to be today.<br /><br />That guitarist was amazing,but that was not western playing was it? I regret not being able to play ANY musical instrument[not even a bazooka haha]. The drums always appealed to me. Do you play the guitar, Amfortas?<br /><br />BTW I looked up the meaning of your name,very interesting! :)UBERMOUTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428848028109037855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-776872662073607566.post-31174858856135611402013-08-11T15:50:03.599+10:002013-08-11T15:50:03.599+10:00This is an absolute truth! When the average pers...This is an absolute truth! When the average person is able to bear a firearm then the average person is safe, not just from the errant madman or criminal that might want to harm him, but from his government. Governments that have a monopoly on arms ultimately become totalitarian and citizens that live under these governments become vulnerable first to the outlaws, who are the only non-government people who have guns, but to the government itself. History is filled with examples: Mao's China, Hitlers Germany, Stalin's Russia. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com