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Originally Posted by jorjelito
Thanks for the link, it was very informative. Wow, I am pretty speechless. I don't want to threadjack but, that case, I really don't get. It's completely different than the aforementioned robbery. Those guys had guns.
I appreciate your link but what is your opinion (about either case)? What questions did you have to answer?
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First, let me say I believe that regarding the OP, the delivery man was absolutely right to take the steps he did. I'm not sure what state he was in, but if he was in Tennesse (where I'm at), he could have had a carry permit, and would have been completely justified by law in what he did. My brother in law has a carry permit, and it saved his and my sister's lives once. He didn't have to shoot, but he did scare a silly a-hole into backing down from further beating up his own girlfriend in my brother-in-law's and my sister's presence. This guy was nuts and was out of control - who knows what he would have done if not for the appearance of my b-i-l's Sig...
As far as the questions I had to answer in Japan - they were the basic ones; how can a normal citizen have a gun like this? Why would they shoot someone just coming up to their house? In Japan, firearms are regulated, and only hunting guns are sold and must be registered. Crime rates are low there, and it is difficult for them to conceive that someone coming up to their door would be dangerous. Ususally, they're safe in their homes.
But they don't live in a place like New Orleans or LA, where such gang activity exists. They can't comprehend it, so it's hard for them to see why someone would feel unsafe seeing an Elvis impersonator coming to the door on Halloween.
It was hard to explain and I don't know if I did a very good job of it.