Survival Arts

Response to SF Chronicle's "Everybody Must Get Armed"

Author Dale Seago runs the San Francisco Bujinkan Dojo. - Ed.

I don't normally sound off on firearms issues because, even though I have a history as a pro-gun activist, these days I just don't really care that much. People are gonna do what they're gonna do, with or without help or opposition from NRA, GOA, et al. I'm more concerned with ensuring my ability, and that of my loved ones and students, to survive no matter what the circumstances. I have no particular personal interest in being legally able to carry a firearm, and no particular fear of not being legally able to carry one; and I figure that if I ever really need one, the chances are that a "bad guy" will have brought one for me, so I'll just use his.

That being said, this article is one of the most incredible pieces of closed-minded drivel I have ever seen in my life. There is no meaningful response possible to something like this, because there is nothing rational in the diatribe. Looks like a classic example of "projection".

I can't help wondering how he'd feel about the skills we learn. Perhaps it's a very good thing that we're not hiding, yet not exactly out in the open either.