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LadyHibiscus -> RE: Blanchard woman shoots and kills intruder (1/4/2012 7:52:25 AM)
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ORIGINAL: hardcybermaster
this time I am not fucking with anyone, I am anti gun, and I usually pipe up when there is a "shoot the fuckers!" thread.
As usual its the yanks who are pro gun and the brits who are anti gun. Guess it's just about how and where you were brought up. I am personally very happy to live in a country with hardly any guns and hence much fewer dead people regardless of whether they are good or bad eggs
That's the thing, Hard. Here in the states, you can be nearly certain that the bad guys have serious ordnance. MOST citizens have never even seen a gun in real life outside its holster, and that's not an exaggeration. Television gives this skewed idea that every American is packing heat, but they really don't hand out guns with the voter registration cards.
Aswad had some great ideas about protecting your home, but EVERY ONE assumed that the invader didn't have a gun. You've heard that phrase, "bringing a knife to a gunfight"? Really, if I was awakened to the sound of a bullet hitting the chamber I can assure you that I would not be prepared to grab my knife or bludgeon (and yes, I do have those to ready access in my room).
Most of us, when bad people approach us with guns, give up our stuff, and are very glad if we are not killed or injured. (and here I do not speak from experience, but family members have had this happen, and a neighbor has lifelong PTSD from it). Every day there are stories of people being murdered somewhere, of homes broken into, of kidnapping, of innocent people being harmed, and the bad guys getting away. When the story comes of someone managing to defend themselves against the forces of evil, well...yes, we are happy, and it's not just schadenfreude.
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