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Originally posted by unregistered
bigben2k
Is that true? Is it the least of all possible evils?
I don't have a gun, and I do insist that my kids don't play with toy guns either. That being said, I have entertained the idea of getting one for some time.
2 things:
1-One must be prepared to shoot at another human being. It's hard to tell if one could, until faced with the situation. It's hard to do, for anyone.
2-I would not shoot down an unarmed person. That would be an unnecessary use of force. I may threaten to shoot, while calling the authorities, but if he decided to run off, then I'd let him. Either way, I doubt I'd ever see him/her again.
Of course sometimes it's not possible to tell if an intruder is armed, but the importance of "property" does not come to be as being above the life of others, no matter what they do. The "shoot first, sort them out later" mantra doesn't fly with me.
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Originally posted by unregistered
Ben
to say that your post exhibits imprecise, confused, circular, and irrational 'thought' would be an understatement
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The world according to Bill, eh? I would not categorize what Ben said as anything you described nor do I think he is a fool. Maybe where you live your kind of justice flies. Some folks like to think you can shoot anybody in your home, regardless of circumstances. They entertain ideas of going to the kitchen to put a knife in their hand if they are unarmed. Where you live in the US determines the scrutiny you come under when deadly force is used. The type of weapon you use, the bullet you fire, was the perp armed, can come into question. Your way just doesn't work for everyone, everywhere, everytime.
And what’s wrong with a human being not wanting to use deadly force unless absolutely necessary? There are times when the mere presence of a firearm deters a crime. The NRA publishes a page full monthly. Sure there are times when it needs to be used and one should be mentally prepared and trained, but most are not.
I've always had guns and taught my wife to use them. She didn't care for them and could barely cock and lock a .45 Colt. Till one night I wasn't home about 20 years ago and she deterred a break in through the window just by pointing it at the masked, would be intruder. Maybe being a woman alone she could of shot him and not been charged, but she didn't want to shoot because she wasn't at a point of fearing for her safety and would of had to live with it. The what if's go on, what if he came back with a gun, what if he went to another house and harmed someone in the future arguments can be debated, but what if she shot him and she wasn't the same person after that?
If one wants to set themselves ahead of time to be the judge, jury and executioner when someone breaks in fine. But if a guy admits he has doubts about using deadly force there is nothing wrong with him in my eyes. We all have to live with our actions.