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I have extensive martial arts training, and have been in fights where people were maimed for life-
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Would you mind if I asked what you're trained in? I'm just curious.
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I plan to get my ccw soon, because I have seen myself what unreasoning violence can do to a person- Family members of mine have been murdered, and might have lived if they had a gun to fire back with- that said, carrying a weapon requires a responsibility to train with it, be able to use it with excellent proficiency, and accept that it is a killing tool- with all that that statement entails- a claw hammer will kill you as dead as a gun, but guns allow killing at range, quicker-
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It's difficult to respond when you don't use periods. I think that it's important for everyone to have combat training, even if you're a pacifist. It's about keeping your options reasonably open. Though I've never fired a gun that I can think of, I've received training in hand to hand combat and many weapons training. I know that if there were ever a reason for me to defend myself, I could do it in a way where I was safe. I would hope that we would live in a society that if we need guns, would require very serious training before issuing.
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banning guns in my view just makes my 5'2" wife unable to effectively defend herself against a 6' 3" 250 lb male attacker.
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This assumes that a gun is the only tool to even the odds in that hypothetical situation. I'm sure you would agree that there are a plethora of other tools that are not anywhere near as deadly as a gun that she could use to defend herself with no less of a success rate than a gun. I would ask if you've ever been tased before. Or maced.
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For those of you who advocate avoiding bad situations, note that my mother in law was murdered just after grocery shopping,after being shot in her driveway, by a crazy ex who violated his parole, traveled from missouri to idaho to find her, aquired an illegal gun,
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I'll have to interrupt briefly. How did he get the gun?
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... and then shot her- totally disregarding the restraining order, and various other legal restraints- her gun was in the house, she did not have a carry permit, but the trial and crime scene indicated that she was killed with a second shot about 10 feet from the gun case- to those that would say that if he had not had a gun then he would not have shot her, that is correct, but he was significantly larger and would have certainly managed to overpower her- once again, a gun in her hands could have saved her......so I will soon carry a gun, because I believe that while I will likely never ever need it, If i do then it is very much needed...
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I wonder how many people bring snake venom antidote with them next to their gun. It's highly unlikely one will need it, but if you are ever in that highly unlikely situation you'll definitely need it.