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originally posted by: TheAmazingYeti
I didn't say anything about disarming people. I just said you're coward if you NEED a gun.
originally posted by: scojak
originally posted by: TheAmazingYeti
I didn't say anything about disarming people. I just said you're coward if you NEED a gun.
Ya, pulling a shotgun on a couple of armed home-invaders is cowardly. You go ahead and stay brave, though. Use your kitchen knife or baseball bat and let me know how that works out for you.
Despite the widely held belief that guns are effective for protection, our results suggest that they actually pose a substantial threat to members of the household. People who keep guns in their homes appear to be at greater risk of homicide in the home than people who do not. Most of this risk is due to a substantially greater risk of homicide at the hands of a family member or intimate acquaintance. We did not find evidence of a protective effect of keeping a gun in the home, even in the small subgroup of cases that involved forced entry.
James Holmes, Jared Loughner and Dylann Roof
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: TheAmazingYeti
Oh well.
Break into my house at night, you will be facing a 'coward' protecting his children.
Call me what you may.
originally posted by: vor78
I guess so, but the only cowards I see are those who have so much fear of their own law-abiding neighbors and fellow citizens and their right to use an inanimate object to defend themselves and their families from criminals.
originally posted by: TheAmazingYeti
originally posted by: vor78
I guess so, but the only cowards I see are those who have so much fear of their own law-abiding neighbors and fellow citizens and their right to use an inanimate object to defend themselves and their families from criminals.
Maybe you should shed the fear and try on a little love and compassion with a dash of empathy. It's a great way to live.