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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
Don't confuse what I've said. The weapon isn't going to give you a better chance of responding, better awareness will. The weapon betters your chances of surviving if something happens.
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Have you ever pulled a gun during an attack? Did you know that sometimes
other people have guns, too? UIf you pull your gun are they
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a) less likely to pull their gun
b) just as likely to pull their gun
c) more likely to pull their gun
d) none of the above
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
I've taken martial arts as well, but why should I jump in to risk getting stabbed or beat when I can shoot first and save someones life?
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You'd shoot first and ask questions later. That's the scariest thing I've ever read on this board. What if you misinterpret a situation and end up killing someone who was just roughhousing? I realize that's not likely, but is it impossible?
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
If someone is going to attempt to use deadly force against me, no court in texas will EVER convict me of manslaughter.  Also, the way I shoot, I'm not worried about the criminals odds. |
We're talking about Wisconsin, not Texas.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
wow, its absolutely terrifying to believe that you think its legal to outlaw defending your home. Taking the knife to a gunfight comes to mind. Also, a Ball Bat against a gun? What you're advocating is a defenseless populace at the mercy of criminals. does that make sense to you?
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It's legal to outlaw anything, as long as it's done legally. If congress inacted a law tha said no more lollypops, you'd have to stop eating lollypops until the legislation could be reversed. It doesn't matter if you think the law is wrong, absurd, illogical, or whatever. You have to abide by the laws you live under, or face the consequences.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
Why should I be forced to turn my home in to a prison? There is absolutely no good reason to force law abiding americans to become prisoners of society because YOU want to disarm them.
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I am basing this on YOUR perceptions of danger, not mine. Also, it would be a fortress, not a prison. Prisons keep people in, and fortresses keep people out.That's the strawman I was talking about. If you call what I reccoment a prison, suddenly it's unreasonable. What I see as unreasonable is to put a divice intended to harm or end life in your house, just because of some phantom menace. I'll bet you $5 that between now and when you duie, you will never have anyone break into your house.
Do you have meteor insurance? I mean the odds are you'll never be hit by a meteor, but it could happen. Why do you have a gun, but not meteor insurance?