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Originally Posted by hannukah harry
what i think is really telling is that a lot of the kill him comments have to do with 'blowing him away' or some other euphemism. for all intents and purposes, most of those posters don't really have a choice to do less than kill. guns are made to kill, can wound, but if someone's trying to rob you you don't try to just wing them.
maybe this just goes to show that people really need to start to learn real self-defense, where they have more options than to just kill.
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The poll is worded very clearly. Our two choices are to kill or to allow a mild to moderate amount of damage to ourselves plus property loss. That boxes us in fairly effectively. Honestly, to me it seems manipulative.
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and i'm curious, how many of you gun-totters (sp?) really think that if some one suprised you and tried to rob you that you'd be able to draw and successfully fire on the mugger before they managed to get the first few hits in, possibly even taking your gun from you and using it on you? it's not as though they're gonna come from in front of you western style where you can draw like in a gun fight.
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If someone's going to attack me I already put them in the inscrutable category. It can go any way we might imagine, based on capabilities and motivations. It isn't unusual for a concealed carry victim do sustain injury before drawing and defending themselves.
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