Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
Regular Member
I see the quote of "An armed society is a polite society" a lot.
For the sake of discussion/argument, why is this so? My wife was born and partially raised in Africa which we travel to alot to visit family. In Somalia (yes, I've visited there), everyone is armed but I do not see any of the politeness as mentioned above. I think the quote by Robert A. Heinlein needs to be changed to "An armed society is a polite society if there is a functioning government/rule of law. Discuss.
For the sake of discussion/argument, why is this so? My wife was born and partially raised in Africa which we travel to alot to visit family. In Somalia (yes, I've visited there), everyone is armed but I do not see any of the politeness as mentioned above. I think the quote by Robert A. Heinlein needs to be changed to "An armed society is a polite society if there is a functioning government/rule of law. Discuss.