InvisibleBlack
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ORIGINAL: OrionTheWolf I am going to put this here as it will wind up political. Orion, you were right. It did, and fairly quickly, too. However, it's Sunday night and things are slow so what the heck... quote:
ORIGINAL: Brain I'm not interested in learning how to use a gun because I have other things to do. I don't like risking my life because somebody wants to steal things from my garage. That's the beauty of freedom, you don't have to. You can make the choice to trust in the goodness of humanity or the effectiveness of your local law enforcement. However, as a suggestion - not everyone who commits a crime is looking to steal. Some criminals are violent. What if instead of a 19 year-old thief it had been an armed 30 year-old sociopath? quote:
ORIGINAL: Brain I still don't want or like people having guns. Ah. This is where things come unstuck. That's not up to you. The whole point of "rights" is that you don't get to choose for other people. quote:
ORIGINAL: Brain Additionally, the police could have handled what you did. You said yourself they were there in three minutes. In my real-life experience, the police respond amazingly faster to "shots fired" than they do to "possible breaking and entering". Three minutes is also a superb response-time. Several years ago, I had my girlfriend at the time call 911 and report shots fired and it took about ten minutes for the squad car to show up. I, personally, wouldn't rely solely on law enforcement. Even a highly capable,well-trained, and fully staffed and funded police department can't get there in time to save you if you get attacked. quote:
ORIGINAL: rockspider Sleeping safe in your bed is a human right, but you are not safe, when your neighbor is shooting at shadows out of his window. It is a far cry from reality that all gun owners act as calm and collected as the OP. Home accidents with firearms are statistically very rare. Incidents of violence with a legally purchased handgun are also very rare. To repeat the old saw, there are thousands of deadly risks you blithely accept every day that are much more likely to occur than being shot with a legally owned firearm. In my entire life I have never once had an issue with a legal gun-owner. Twice I've had incidents with armed criminals. Both times I was glad I owned a firearm. quote:
ORIGINAL: tsatske I encourage people to think twice before owning a gun, because gun ownership is a responsibility that should not be taken lightly. Every gun owner I personally know is incredibly responsible, but, one is always reading about the other kind. Way back when, I and a bunch of my friends decided to get handgun licenses. We spent a long time discussing responsibility and safety. Here in New York, when you get a license, you are required to read through the laws on the use of deadly force and sign that you have read and understood them. We spent (and still sometimes do spend) a fair amount of time discussing what is and is not justified and when you should and when you should not be using a gun. It was made very clear to all of us that owning a firearm is a serious responsibility and every gun-owner I personally know treats it that way. quote:
ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda I don't understand what relevance that would have. By far, most burglaries and home invasions happen in metropolitan areas, just minutes from the nearest police station. Very true. One of the two incidents in my life happened in a very "good" neighborhood with almost no crime on a quiet dead-end street. It seems a bunch of drug dealers decided this was the perfect neighborhood to execute someone since it was so quiet and the police weren't very alert. They pushed the guy out of their car and shot him seven times with a 9 mm. Thinking you live somewhere safe, where things like that "just don't happen" isn't a realistic assessment unless you happen to have something like the Kennedy compound. quote:
ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda 15 pellets of OO buckshot from 10 feet away would probably have been more than any emergency room staff could have overcome. Most likely, I would've used the shotgun, too. The buckshot generally doesn't go through walls so there's less risk to the neighbors. It would probably make a mess, though. quote:
ORIGINAL: rockspider And you with your peashooter can do nothing the day you face 5 of them with an AK 47. Just to be silly... In the unlikely event I had my .45 in hand and was up against 5 guys with AK-47s I wouldn't even attempt to throw down. I know what my limitations are. Historically however there have been some guys who, armed with a revolver, could probably have killed all five of them and walked away unscathed. quote:
ORIGINAL: OrionTheWolf Everyone in the house has settled down quite a bit, and I will be fine after a few days. Glad to hear it. Take it easy for a few days and just unwind. I hope that from here everything is smooth sailing.
< Message edited by InvisibleBlack -- 12/6/2009 6:11:57 PM >
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