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02-13-2006, 02:09 AM #11Senior Member
Guns
oh yea, as for the argument going on... there are points to both side....
first, yes it could protect you IF someone breaks in... but how often has your house been broken into? is some 300 dollar dvd player or 1000 dollar ring really worth taking someone's life for? if so, this is a sad world indeed where one's possessions are worth anothers life.... next... go look up break-in statistics of your area, then of that find the ones that end up in the death of the home owner or others that DIDN'T break in... then compare this number to the statistics of all the suicides/accidental shootings/homocides commited with a gun in your area... the only way you can truely justifiy keeping a gun for safety if the number of non-burglary deaths/shootings DOESN'T out number burglary related shootings... as for saftey (gun wise as in keeping it away from your family) sure you may take precautions... to keep it away from those who shouldnt' be messing with it, but what happens when you're burryign your 12 year old because he thought it was a toy and accidently shot himself? or thought it wasn't loaded, or just plain out didn't listen to warnings you may of improvised? it's only human nature to be forgetful and make mistakes, so there's no way you can garuntee that it will always be kept safe away from those who shouldn't touch it...
however, yea if someone breaks into your house with a gun, you need a way to even the playing field (assuming they have a gun and are ready to use it) becasue you stand next to no chance of being able to fight off someone with a gun... unlike movies and shit that's on tv... you usually can't trick the person to get their attention off you for a second so you can pick up a heavy object and beat them with it til they're no longer a danger. in real life, if someone breaks in with a gun, and are ready to use it.. they aren't going to be quite so easily fooled, they will be ready to pull that trigger if they even THINK you're about to pull something, if you even sneeze they may get so jittery they'll shoot you right there... even if they only brought the gun as leverage and possibly use it if they're life is in danger. i dont' really have a side in this all, because i woudl look at all statistics involved and make my own decisions... more so, if i had nothing really worth it all, i woudlnt' care what they took, i have a conscience.. i won't shoot someone cause they break into my house and try to take 1000 dollars worth of stuff, that can be replaced, a human life can't... and that's all there is to it... the only way i'd kill anyone, is if me, or my family (atleast the ones i care about) are in danger... even if it was just risking them getting a slight cut on their arm that could be cured with gauze and medical pads.. no one will touch my family, nor harm them.. and if you do... you better have a contingency plan, because i'm coming after you.... and i'm coming after you like a fuckin bull... you harm my family, and don't have a way to stop me, y ou might as well say goodbye to the daylight... because i won't stop beating you until you're literally just a bloodspot on the floor, or the police come and put me in cuffs..
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