Speaking of guns, "I’d like to see her try it. "

[George K]

"I’d like to see her try it. Really. Some stupid needs to learned the hard way.

The baton, retention holster, blue uniform pants, matching blue jacket, and black uniform shoes, then that she says she is in Manhattan where civilian carry is essentially illegal, she’s taken a picture of a cop.

That’s a cop.

She wants to sound all big and bad like she’s picking on some idiot open carrier for internet likes.

I actually want her to try it.

Grab an NYPD officer’s gun out of his retention holster in a Starbucks and see how well that goes.

I’ll wait for the bodycam footage of that encounter."

[Mik]

Empty virtue signaling. Nothing more.

[Doctor Phibes]

Who is she? She doesn't look like a Brit, more like one of your lot.

[George K]

@doctor-phibes said in Speaking of guns, ""I’d like to see her try it. ":

Who is she? She doesn't look like a Brit, more like one of your lot.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/166783.Bee_Lavender

[Mik]

She's a Brit, alright. Notice how she smiles with her lips closed to cover her teeth or lack thereof?

[LuFins Dad]

“Bee Lavender is an activist, author, entrepreneur, and expat. Her contributions as a social media pioneer caused Time Magazine to call her a “reigning mother superior,” and she was the CEO of a startup acquired by Facebook. She is currently the founder and CEO of a tech security company.

Bee is the critically-acclaimed author of Lessons in Taxidermy and editor of the anthologies Breeder and Mamaphonic. She has written for The Guardian, Salon, Catapult, Bust, Bitch, and appeared on many NPR and BBC Radio programs. Her writing regularly appears in anthologies in both the United States and the United Kingdom.”

[Aqua Letifer]

That's hilarious. Quite obviously a cop's holster.

[Doctor Phibes]

@mik said in Speaking of guns, ""I’d like to see her try it. ":

She's a Brit, alright. Notice how she smiles with her lips closed to cover her teeth or lack thereof?

"Bee Lavender was born and raised on a peninsula west of Seattle."

Admittedly, it's very rare for an American to learn how to shut their mouth, but she seems to have managed it - presumably a skill learned while living abroad.

[Jolly]

Ok, how many of you have tried to draw a gun from a retention holster?

[Copper]

That smug look is just asking for it.

[George K]

@copper said in Speaking of guns, ""I’d like to see her try it. ":

That smug look is just asking for it.

Reza Aslan might call it "punchable."

[Doctor Phibes]

@jolly said in Speaking of guns, ""I’d like to see her try it. ":

Ok, how many of you have tried to draw a gun from a retention holster?

How many of you have tried grabbing a British policeman by his truncheon?

[George K]

@doctor-phibes said in Speaking of guns, ""I’d like to see her try it. ":

his truncheon

So that's what you call it.

[Aqua Letifer]

@jolly said in Speaking of guns, ""I’d like to see her try it. ":

Ok, how many of you have tried to draw a gun from a retention holster?

I have. It's not as simple as it seems, especially if you're not the one wearing it.

[Doctor Phibes]

@george-k said in Speaking of guns, ""I’d like to see her try it. ":

@doctor-phibes said in Speaking of guns, ""I’d like to see her try it. ":

his truncheon

So that's what you call it.

It was either that or his helmet.

[Loki]

Why is she weapons trained? That comment was weird given her context.

[Horace]

@loki said in Speaking of guns, "I’d like to see her try it. ":

Why is she weapons trained? That comment was weird given her context.

Because she's a badass, while condemning actual badasses. It's a thing, watch for it.

[LuFins Dad]

This appears to be a post from 2015

[Doctor Phibes]

@lufins-dad said in Speaking of guns, "I’d like to see her try it. ":

This appears to be a post from 2015

Well, Twitter's certainly not had any stupid shit at all on it since then, so it's definitely worth discussing.

[Jolly]

@aqua-letifer said in Speaking of guns, "I’d like to see her try it. ":

@jolly said in Speaking of guns, ""I’d like to see her try it. ":

Ok, how many of you have tried to draw a gun from a retention holster?

I have. It's not as simple as it seems, especially if you're not the one wearing it.

You, sir, are correct.