Two slight problems: The White House is only a few blocks from a high crime area in Washington and not every one has the money to move to a ‘nicer’ lower crime area, Oh, by the way, what provents the gun-totting criminal’s hunting grounds changing from ‘high crime’ area to the ‘rich folk’s’ area?
Maybe we should mske tire irons and pipes illegel.
Guns are good.
A small minority of people misuse them.
I’m happy to see that most people here know the truth.
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Where I shoot that’s the target hanging in the firing lanes.
It is exactly like those things in that it is neither good or evil in and of itself. It is the purpose behind its operation and what is done with it that defines its morality. Timothy McVeigh killed far more people with a truck, some fertilizer, and racing fuel than would be possible by anyone with a firearm, no matter what type it was.
I didn’t assign morality to gun.
Reagan was surrounded by multiple Secret Service agents who were far better trained than the typical concealed-carry civilian would be, and who were focused on identifying potential threats in a way that a civilian probably would not be, yet he and others still got shot. I’m just suggesting that, realistically, unless you’re going to conduct yourself on the street like you’re a soldier on patrol in Afghanistan, you may be overestimating the protection that a firearm will provide against a criminal who will typically have the element of surprise on his side.
Yes. I’ll also beg to differ that in most cases the attacker has an advantage. There are many cases when the attacker can be easily warded off by even the sight of the to-be victim with a gun. Not that the person with the gun is invincible, but they are most certainly much safer in most circumstances.
Or the sound of a firearm. The “kerchunk” of my shotgun being racked saved me from a break-in one time.
Police officers need guns. Banning guns only makes the innocent defensless against violent criminals since they will end up getting a gun anyway or just find some other weapon to use. There weren’t any guns around when Cain killed Abel. There may not have even been any swords around that time either.
The point being (if you misted it) was even if you have the means to be in a nicer place does not mean you will meet nicer people then those in the 'hood.
Living in a nicer place dramatically reduces your chances of encounters with violent criminals. Sure, criminals can show up anywhere, but putting distance between youself and the threat concentration is a sound first step toward increasing your safety. The only criminal encounter you have a 100% chance of winning is the one that doesn’t happen.The point being (if you misted it) was even if you have the means to be in a nicer place does not mean you will meet nicer people then those in the 'hood.
That’s just like arguing with the wife! The only argument you win is the one you avoid!
He is right until the woman shows up;-)That’s just like arguing with the wife! The only argument you win is the one you avoid!
BTW if a man says something in the forest and no woman hears is he still wrong?
Just don’t tell her that.
Really, it would have ended quickly? You do know the guy had body armor, a smoke grenade, head protection, a semi-automatic weapon and the element of surprise. You tell me which person has the overwhelming advantage there.
5.7mm from a FN Five Seven would have done it. Same with 7.62x25 Tokarev from a $150 CZ-52.
