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Originally Posted by willravel
I'm not arguing that you don't have the right to defend yourself. Neither is Ch'i. No one is. Defend yourself if you are in danger. Just don't go Rambo and kill everyone.
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Will, I like what you say here, it is very reasonable and I think a good point that everyone on all sides of the debate can agree on. However, I would just like to add, please don't assume that all gunowners are hell bent on going Rambo or does it mean that gunowners are automatically going to go out and kill everyone. I think that's where the debate keeps breaking down.
Guns aren't the end all be all. Just because someone chooses to use a gun as their weapon of choice for self-defense, does not automatically mean "shoot to kill". Same for any weapon. If someone is using a sword, kitchen knife etc as defense it would still be pretty gruesome if not more so.
A gun doesn't have to kill, it just has to stop or incapacitate the attacker. I feel better knowing my mom and grandma have small guns in their purse for defense rather than some hunting knife (hypothetically speaking- assume they are properly trained).