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Originally posted by seretogis
Don't try to make my choice for me, and we have a deal.  If you seriously think that you can talk a druggie with a knife out of injuring you or your family, pleasant dreams. People who don't like guns shouldn't own them, as they probably will misuse them if forced into a situation such as the one I suggested above.
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I'm surprised you finally got around to answering.
I didn't make your choice for you. You are the NRA. *huggles*
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Originally posted by seretogis
I asked a simple question, there's no need to jump to ridiculous conclusions. If you, oh benevolent one, have absolutely no need to ever defend yourself against anyone with the use of violence, I am really interested in finding out how you would do so. If your stance is just an idealistic one, then I sincerely hope you are never in a life-threatening situation which requires a violent method of self-defense.
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Yes, you're right. Asking me how I would defend my wife from being raped and murdered isn't at all an incredibly negative and horrible way to argue gun freedom. "Oh benevolent one" comment noted.
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Originally posted by seretogis
Newsflash. Police presence/protection is not assured anywhere. Response times are generally horrible, as are police-to-citizen ratios. As has been stated many times, police do not generally stop crime, they investigate it after the fact.
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The presence of police is intended to deter crime as well as investigate it after the fact. And news flash, it does. But let's not fucking argue any more. You like your guns, and that you can have them. I like not having resorted to guns. We both hope we are never in life-threatening circumstances, whether we have guns or not. That's called "goodwill toward your fellow man." I consider this topic between us closed, barring a dramatic change in either's ethos.