Nnanji
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ORIGINAL: ifmaz I'm not following your "logic", are you attempting to say a table saw is a better defensive weapon than a firearm or that the mere act of carrying a firearm means one wants to use it? If the latter, does that mean by owning a fire extinguisher I am looking forward to putting out a fire? Does an alarm system on a vehicle mean one looks forward to it being stolen? Does health insurance mean one looks forward to being ill? If the former, you should have no problems citing articles extolling the virtues of table saws for self defense. I look forward to reading those articles. No, I am not, it is just that you read an interchange, without seeing it and have a knee jerk reaction. Wilbur said they are for self defense, now I never said anyone looks forward to anything, that was your pathetic strawman. However, you carry to use. And this has nothing to do much with the OP other than, you carry to use, just in case, however you want to spin your asswipe, and therefore, in domestic violence situations, the weapons should rightfully be removed, because they are there to be used. You can extoll the virtues of carrying a gun, to never use it. Not ever, for any reason. You say it's my "pathetic strawman" yet you continue to say one carries "to use". So, again, does the mere act of carrying a firearm mean one wants to use it and actively seeks out situations to use it? Does that mean by owning a fire extinguisher one looks forward to putting out a fire? Does an alarm system on a vehicle mean one looks forward to it being stolen? Does health insurance mean one looks forward to being ill? You've conveniently avoided answering these questions. The answer, of course, is no: merely having a fire extinguisher does not mean one seeks out fires in order to use said fire extinguisher. Likewise, one does not carry a firearm looking for a reason to use it. If you have taken any CCW courses (again, you say you have a CCW permit) you would know this. In the case of being accused of domestic violence, or any crime, I'd hope one would want an indictment before extinguishing any Constitutionally protected right(s). However, the people that wish for civilian disarmament make up these "common sense" arguments in order to advance their agenda -- and, unfortunately, lots of Americans who are clearly unfamiliar with our country's history buy into it believing various (and repeated) encroachments on their rights somehow guarantees their safety. If I was to accuse you of domestic violence, please list the rights you would give up before being found guilty. It doesn't matter what you accuse me of, we dont live together. The law is, and has been, if you are accused (and there are cops and prosecutors and so on that believe there is enough evidence of your crime) of domestic violence, you may not possess guns. If you are subsequently found guilty, the show is over, if innocent the guns returned. And all the rhetoric good and bad, it makes no difference, it is the law, and it is constitutional. Now, various and repeated encroachments are always with us, some are ignorant and some are enlightened, liberties, in a free society are not without let or hindrance. Life is not now, and has never been, nor never will be an allie allie in free. If you are accused of murder, you will at hindrance to your liberty, be spending the weekend in the slam, as detrimental as that is to the notion of liberty. You said that you carry to use, in answer to my why, I bolded it, dont put words in my mouth. You said it. Own it. One walks into the ice cream store with ones gun to protect oneself, but quiver at the thought of a transvestite, an inter-sexed, or sex changed person shitting next to you in two different locked stalls. So, freedom is always a one way street for someone. Oh undertail, post 72 you began the assertions of carrying with the intent of finding danger in which they can use. The rest of your argument is an affirming the consequent fallacious argument. Not worth paying attention to really. And to think you're the pillar the other nasties here bedrock upon.
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