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Dude pulls into wrong driveway by mistake, home owner shoots and kills him
- Jan 29, 2013 12:58 pm GMT
What is love? Baby, don't hurt me. Don't hurt me. No more.
[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]So what happens if I have to knock on someone's door to call the police because I my car broke down the road? People sure are getting antsy quite easily now-uh-days.[/QUOTE]Seems like fear is a central aspect of gun culture. Whether it be fear of the government, fear of strangers, etc.
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Some people just go way overboard with it. I used to live in a really nasty, ghetto part of town, and I had a loaded gun in the house at all times. I still wasn't shooting the door every time there was an unexpected knock. Worst case scenario, like if there was a knock, and no one aswered when I yelled "who is it?", I'd take a peek out the window, if it was someone shady looking (or no one at all), I'd just make sure my gun was within reach, and wait. The only time it ever went any farther than that, this guy knocked extremely hard like 10 times, then started trying to turn the knob (it was locked), then he started tapping on the window by the door. So I opened the door, with my .45 colt revolver in my hand, but out of view of the doorway. The guy started saying something incoherently (he was a meth addict. I've seen more than enough to recognize it), so I told him he had 5 seconds to get out my sight. He started saying something else, so I brought out the gun, cocked it, and started counting down from 5. He was gone by the time I hit 2.
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- Jan 29, 2013 12:59 pm GMT
What is love? Baby, don't hurt me. Don't hurt me. No more.
[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="Namgis"]
[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
]Sure but I'll still be safe in the closet. I don't care if they steal material objects enough to risk my life.
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And if they have a taste for murder?
[/QUOTE]That would be an extraordinary circumstance. No burgular is dumb enough to try and commit murder AFTER they got what they wanted.
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that actually happens alot. Burglars break into a house they thought was empty, take a bunch of sh!t, then, on their way out, they hear someone. Fearing the idea of witnesses, they go on a hunt.
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- Jan 29, 2013 1:00 pm GMT
That's a terrible situation. I hope they charge him the maximum amount of charges possible.
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- Jan 29, 2013 1:36 pm GMT
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That guy is an idiot and a murderer but that still doesn't invalidate my right to defend myself.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 29, 2013 1:47 pm GMT
Well, he's going to be even more paranoid in jail now.
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- Jan 29, 2013 1:55 pm GMT[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="Namgis"]
[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
]Sure but I'll still be safe in the closet. I don't care if they steal material objects enough to risk my life.
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And if they have a taste for murder?
[/QUOTE]That would be an extraordinary circumstance. No burgular is dumb enough to try and commit murder AFTER they got what they wanted.
[/QUOTE] I remember 1st day of 06 someone did exactly what you said,robbed the house and killed the whole family,then they did the same thing to another family a few days later- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 29, 2013 1:57 pm GMT
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[QUOTE="Necrifer"]
Obviously race-related.
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- Jan 29, 2013 1:58 pm GMT
[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="Namgis"]
[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
]Sure but I'll still be safe in the closet. I don't care if they steal material objects enough to risk my life.
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And if they have a taste for murder?
[/QUOTE]That would be an extraordinary circumstance. No burgular is dumb enough to try and commit murder AFTER they got what they wanted.
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Have you SEEN America, lately?
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- Jan 29, 2013 2:02 pm GMT[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]So what happens if I have to knock on someone's door to call the police because I my car broke down the road? People sure are getting antsy quite easily now-uh-days.[/QUOTE]Seems like fear is a central aspect of gun culture. Whether it be fear of the government, fear of strangers, etc.
[/QUOTE] Hmm, I don't know anyone that owns a gun out of fear. I'm not sure that is accurate.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 29, 2013 2:03 pm GMT
[QUOTE="thegerg"][QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]So what happens if I have to knock on someone's door to call the police because I my car broke down the road? People sure are getting antsy quite easily now-uh-days.[/QUOTE]Seems like fear is a central aspect of gun culture. Whether it be fear of the government, fear of strangers, etc.
[/QUOTE] Hmm, I don't know anyone that owns a gun out of fear. I'm not sure that is accurate.[/QUOTE]That's a cool anedcote, please tell me more.
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- Jan 29, 2013 2:04 pm GMT[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="thegerg"][QUOTE="Aljosa23"]Seems like fear is a central aspect of gun culture. Whether it be fear of the government, fear of strangers, etc.
[/QUOTE] Hmm, I don't know anyone that owns a gun out of fear. I'm not sure that is accurate.[/QUOTE]That's a cool anedcote, please tell me more.
[/QUOTE] It's cooler than your's.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 29, 2013 2:08 pm GMT[QUOTE="double_decker"][QUOTE="Crazyguy105"]
Another life needlessly lost.
Why are trigger happy people allowed to use weapons again?
[/QUOTE] Because if not they'd just find other ways to kill, people have been doing that since the beginning of time.[/QUOTE] Perhaps, but why make it easier for them?- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 29, 2013 2:09 pm GMT
[QUOTE="thegerg"][QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="thegerg"] Hmm, I don't know anyone that owns a gun out of fear. I'm not sure that is accurate.[/QUOTE]That's a cool anedcote, please tell me more.
[/QUOTE] It's cooler than your's.[/QUOTE]I never said it was I said it seems like it. From all the news reports and media trying to stir up fear to Alex Jones saying guns are needed to protect from the tyranny of the government and so on.
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- Jan 29, 2013 2:11 pm GMT[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="thegerg"][QUOTE="Aljosa23"]That's a cool anedcote, please tell me more.
[/QUOTE] It's cooler than your's.[/QUOTE]I never said it was I said it seems like it. From all the news reports and media trying to stir up fear to Alex Jones saying guns are needed to protect from the tyranny of the government and so on.
[/QUOTE] I never said that you said it was. Owning a gun for protection (be it from a break-in or from the state) is about preparedness, not fear.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 29, 2013 2:16 pm GMT
What is love? Baby, don't hurt me. Don't hurt me. No more.
[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="thegerg"][QUOTE="Aljosa23"]That's a cool anedcote, please tell me more.
[/QUOTE] It's cooler than your's.[/QUOTE]I never said it was I said it seems like it. From all the news reports and media trying to stir up fear to Alex Jones saying guns are needed to protect from the tyranny of the government and so on.
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You're not going to get an objective view of any subject if all you know of it is what the media portrays. As someone else just said, it's preparedness, not fear. Although there certainly are some who do it out of fear, and they're doing it wrong.
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- Jan 29, 2013 2:18 pm GMT
[QUOTE="thegerg"][QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="thegerg"] It's cooler than your's.[/QUOTE]I never said it was I said it seems like it. From all the news reports and media trying to stir up fear to Alex Jones saying guns are needed to protect from the tyranny of the government and so on.
[/QUOTE] I never said that you said it was. Owning a gun for protection (be it from a break-in or from the state) is about preparedness, not fear. [/QUOTE]What do you mean "from the state"?
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- Jan 29, 2013 2:18 pm GMT
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[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="thegerg"] It's cooler than your's.[/QUOTE]I never said it was I said it seems like it. From all the news reports and media trying to stir up fear to Alex Jones saying guns are needed to protect from the tyranny of the government and so on.
[/QUOTE]
You're not going to get an objective view of any subject if all you know of it is what the media portrays. As someone else just said, it's preparedness, not fear. Although there certainly are some who do it out of fear, and they're doing it wrong.
[/QUOTE]Yeah, I know. I live in Canada and we have no gun culture so it's hard to get an idea on how it really is.
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- Jan 29, 2013 2:19 pm GMT_______________________________________________________________
[QUOTE="the_bi99man"][QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="thegerg"] It's cooler than your's.[/QUOTE]I never said it was I said it seems like it. From all the news reports and media trying to stir up fear to Alex Jones saying guns are needed to protect from the tyranny of the government and so on.
[/QUOTE]
You're not going to get an objective view of any subject if all you know of it is what the media portrays. As someone else just said, it's preparedness, not fear. Although there certainly are some who do it out of fear, and they're doing it wrong.
[/QUOTE] Why do they feel the need to be prepared? People prepare out of fear of the uncertain and fear has always been the emotion to drive preparedness. Fear isn't a bad thing as being prepared isn't bad but to say fear is not an aspect of this is a clear misunderstanding of motive.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 29, 2013 2:22 pm GMT[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]
[QUOTE="thegerg"][QUOTE="Aljosa23"]I never said it was I said it seems like it. From all the news reports and media trying to stir up fear to Alex Jones saying guns are needed to protect from the tyranny of the government and so on.
[/QUOTE] I never said that you said it was. Owning a gun for protection (be it from a break-in or from the state) is about preparedness, not fear. [/QUOTE]What do you mean "from the state"?
[/QUOTE] I'm referencing the reason for gun ownership you mentioned in your post.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jan 29, 2013 2:24 pm GMT
kk.
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