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Originally Posted by Suave
The legal system considers the use of a firearm akin to chopping off someone's head with a sword. You're not going to get a more lenient view on things because you just stab some dude in the gut instead of slicing his jugular open. In either case you will, in all likelihood, be considered to be using "lethal force" to defend yourself, as you used a lethal tool to do so. So long as the object is sharp, fires a high-velocity projectile, or really fucking big and heavy (e.g. a sledgehammer) I think it's safe to say that even one shot/jab/slice will be legally considered lethal force.
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Sweet! Disagreement. I feel like I've been here before.
I know very little about the murky Jello that is the law. I'm not a lawyer. Yet.
I'd go and reference my previous comments as a response, but I'm lazy.
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Fruitless Rehash Tirade Time!
Facts from earlier:
A: (Useful) guns are more lethal and require minimal effort to use. Point and click.
B: Swords are not instantly lethal (operator dependent) and require physical effort to wield, they also require intimate contact and some level of physical ability.
I'm not talking about end results, I'm not talking about "experts" using them... I'm talking about the initial stance during a confrontation. Can a sword kill a man from across a room? No. A gun will do it every time. Controlled pair.
Anybody can use a gun. The bullet from grandma's gun is the same hard-hitting lethal projectile as the one from a Green Beret's gun. Inner city kids and senior citizen rednecks throw the same blows with their .357s.
Guns bring near equality to the self-defense table through ease and range.
This may change the opinion of the court / jury in a home defense situation.
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It's all opinion anyway. I'd consult "On Killing" by David Grossman if I was feeling all nitpicky, but I think this thread has really run a good course.
IMHO: Anybody that defends their house with a sword in the age of the Glock is a douchebag that deserves to be shot. Hell, haven't they seen that sword scene in that
Indiana Jones flick? Get with it, people. Use a baseball bat, use a table leg, use a gun... don't try to be a ninja.
Unless you
are a ninja and then just use your handy shuriken.