Trump 45 |
Colt .45 |
They are both:
Prototypically American
Old-fashioned
Loud
Blunt-spoken
Domineering
Rough around the edges
The cause of strong positive and negative emotions
Attention-getting when speaking
Intimidating until one becomes familiar
There when needed
Heavy to carry but worth the effort
Dangerous to enemies
Protective to friends
A source of strength in a dangerous world
Impossible to ignore
Called upon only in the gravest extreme
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Author’s Note: The phrase “in the gravest extreme” is borrowed from the title of a book by Massad Ayoob, a firearms trainer and expert witness on use-of-force. He was referring to the perception that human life is at risk. I am referring to the perception that the life of our constitutional republic is at risk, a perception I share.
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