Gun Laws

[adamark]

Originally Posted by Azisien

Well, I guess you should be happy to have your life, provided you like living, and it sounds like you do. Are you saying your only satisfaction can be derived from killing the robber?

I once got the shit kicked out of me on my own driveway. Not exactly a lethal fight, but things can turn lethal in a split second or without people wanting them to. It's a shame I couldn't just have pulled out my gun and blown the other kid's head off. Except no, I don't feel justified at all in doing that.

If you are about to get robbed, mugged, raped, kidnapped, etc. you can pull out a handgun and it will scare them away. You must not have watched the video I posted so I will post it again: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qyoLuTjguJA

You can pull out a gun and make a citizen's arrest or at least point it at them with your finger off the trigger and slowly back away, or tell them to get on the ground and then call the cops. Gun owners don't automatically shoot people for the fun of it. You've characterized citizen gun owners as if they are crazy cowboys that just want to run into criminals so they can blow them away.

Less than 3 weeks ago someone high on angel dust broke into a home less than 10 miles from where I live. The homeowner told the guy to get on the ground. The guy was so high and aggressive he tried to attack the homeowner, who promtly shot the son of a bitch. Who do you side with? If the owner didn't have that gun he would have gotten fucked up because the intruder was super aggressive because of the state he was in. Then he could have done anything he wanted: rob the place, rape his wife, burn the house down. In fact, not too long ago THAT is exactly what happened in Cheshire. A defenseless family was robbed, raped, and the house burned down. A gun in the hands of the innocent family makes it more of a fair fight.

EDIT: And to ANYONE who tells me to use tae kwon do or karate or any form of martial art on someone coming to victimize me or my family.... NO. The criminal is trying to trample on MY rights. I will not make things sporting for them. They deserve to get shot for what they are doing. And no, they are not robbing me because they are poor and starving.