As I'll never regain control of this thread.
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Originally Posted by willravel
A nutjob breaking down your door isn't natural. It's rare... as rare as being hit by lightning. Spending money on guns in order to JUST prepare to defend your home means that you fervently believe that those odds still are enough to warrant preparedness. The problem, though, is that dangers are are far more likely are not prepared for. You're more likely to be hit as a pedestrian by a drunk driver, but you don't see people avoiding sidewalks. This strongly suggests that preparedness for this unlikely home invasion is an excuse, not a reason. It's a weak excuse that covers for the real reason. '
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Think of it then in terms of convenience. How convenient is it to get from here to there without walking down some street? It wouldn't be. Once one has a gun.. that is all they need and they are prepared. I am not for the "kill he whom dares enter unlawfully" mentality, but I do believe in:
- If the threat is clear and immediate, neutralize it
- Neutralizing the threat with as little harm as possible (I'd only be willing to shoot the intruder in the arm if said intruder became hostile towards me)
- Teach the point that breaking in to my family's home is wrong and there are immediate consequences.
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I'm doing just fine. I've been in big business since I was 21, when I graduated from a great private college early, and I make 3 times what all my friends from high school make (except my friend that opened a Karate school... turns out that's REALLY lucrative). I'm also putting things in motion in order to get into law school. I don't drink coffee because I view caffeine as a crutch and I don't like the taste.
I'm a business leader today and if I've got anything to say about it, I'll be a community or possibly even governmental leader in the future.
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Exclude yourself from this any look around you at mostly everyone else.
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Originally Posted by samcol
Does it even matter what they're for? They aren't killing people so what's the problem.
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I agree. Again, guns are not the issue. Whatever is fucking over our culture and society is the problem. Again:
Guns don't kill people, they just help.