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As messed up as this country is with guns, it's downright tranquil compared to the Middle East. Do they sell those Toyota pick-up trucks with machine guns already mounted in the back, or is that an option?
The USA came out of WWII smelling like a rose compared to the rest of the world. Maybe we don't have a healthy fear of guns because we haven't had a war on our turf since 1865. You forget how hard life can be.
In the USA you get to name not only YOUR poison, but the guy's next to you. If 51% of the country wants machine guns, then the other 49 has to live with it. I guess the theory is what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. You can't vote til your 21, that's why abortion is legal
voting age in USA is 18.
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Originally Posted by fred41
thanks for the edit, Fred.
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Originally Posted by trish
Tragedy for all involved. He should have called 911, kept the door shut, and stood ready with his firearm.
Lessons to be learned on both sides. If you drive under the influence of alcohol and drugs, crash your car, go to a strangers house in the wee hours of the morning, pound on the door to the point of damaging it (as testified in the court trial), you could be putting yourself in a bad situation. I have only seen two reverends mention this during discussions about this ordeal.
This is just outside of Detroit and B&E's happen all the time. People's guards are up especially at night. You do this at my house 911 is called and there's ammo waiting on the other side of the door.
The first quote was a response to classroom incident that took place in Idaho. Not a tragedy for all.
The lesson in the second incident is this asshole would shot Ms. McBride regardless of whether she was under the influence or not. Did Mr. Wafer ask himself, "What kind of burglar knocks loudly and yells for help?" No. He quakes in his bedroom slippers like some kind of ammosexual. He's the kind of asshole who keeps ammo waiting behind the door, opens the door and shoots blindly.
I actually had a drunk pound on my door at 1:30 in the morning a few years ago. It was a teenager who could barely stand up. I drove him to his house. Of course I made him hang his head out the car window the whole trip for fear he'd throw up.
Pound on my door at night and I fucking guarantee I won't shoot you.
New Years Eve 1970, it's blizzard conditions. Sometime after midnight a teen, drunk and disoriented, kicks in our front door. My dad who had a gun didn't shoot him. Rather, he calls the authorities.Quote:
Originally Posted by 95racer
See how easy that is?
Are b and e's perps usually females who are by themselves who knock on the door? Ridiculous. If I were really scared, I might not answer the door. Or I might ask questions and make someone stand outside while I call help for them. If I saw the only problem was that she was drunk I'd let her in. I don't have a gun to shoot anyone with. Seems like 95racer is a fucking horrible human being, but I hate to sound judgmental.
Edit: I notice Trish and I make some similar points. I only read what she and Timmartin had to say after I posted.
A football coach in Kansas is accosted by five or six irate parents after a game a few days ago. One of the mob lifted his shirt revealing a firearm. They proceeded to punch, kick and beat the coach until the coaches wife fired her gun into the air. The coach then scrambled to his car and retrieved his own gun. Of course ammosexuals are billing this as a case where a couple of good guys with guns saved a man from getting a beating. I just think people are lucky nobody got killed. This is incident is just an example of the fun activities you can look forward to as more and more people carry lethal weapons. I wondering how long before a referee is shot dead in the field.
http://www.kansascity.com/news/state...le2098586.html