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Everyone has rights, until society strips them. You as an individual don't have the right to take them away from others just because you disagree with what the person is doing.
If you decide to strip rights from the criminals just because, then what makes you any different from them?
originally posted by: hounddoghowlie
a reply to: Aazadan
you know what they say about law enforcement, When Seconds Count, The Police are Just Minutes Away.
it is not your responsibility to render aid to someone that was trying to harm you and you beat them to the draw.
in fact had it been me i would have been adding insult to injury.
____ around, lose around.
is that painful, looks that way to me.
what kinda of bird don't fly, a dead sh@@bird.
maybe later i'd feel bad about it, but probably not.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Aazadan
If the criminal is trying to kill me, I sure as hell have a right to stop them.
What you are suggesting is everyone just laying down and getting killed because it might "offend" a criminal if you resist.
originally posted by: Aazadan
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Aazadan
If the criminal is trying to kill me, I sure as hell have a right to stop them.
What you are suggesting is everyone just laying down and getting killed because it might "offend" a criminal if you resist.
No it's not. I said several times, shoot back. Incapacitate them and stop the threat. Sometimes that means they'll die, but killing the home intruder shouldn't be the goal. Getting them into a condition where you're safe, and then getting them to trial should be the goal.
originally posted by: BASSPLYR
a reply to: DBCowboy
I agree with you.
Those thugs were lucky they got dispatched by 556.. I practice Filipino sword and machete art. I always have my talibong within arms reach at night. Those guys had gotten into my apartment theyd have an unpleasant 20 seconds of staring down in abject horror and shock at their severed limbs before sucumbing to exsanguination. Id rather get waxed with a ar15 than hacked or thrusted to death by a 18 inch long machete.
If I were on a jury when that's the case. I would find you guilty of murder then. Or much worse in the case of the previous poster who fantasizes about people breaking in so that they can disable and then dismember them. Self defense is one thing, and guns sometimes kill people. If you did what you could reasonably do to get the person to the hospital and authorities alive, then I don't see a problem. Everyone gets a right to trial, in most cases trial by jury in order to tell their side of the story. Doing what you can to impede that process is vigilante justice.
originally posted by: Aazadan
originally posted by: hounddoghowlie
a reply to: Aazadan
you know what they say about law enforcement, When Seconds Count, The Police are Just Minutes Away.
it is not your responsibility to render aid to someone that was trying to harm you and you beat them to the draw.
in fact had it been me i would have been adding insult to injury.
____ around, lose around.
is that painful, looks that way to me.
what kinda of bird don't fly, a dead sh@@bird.
maybe later i'd feel bad about it, but probably not.
If I were on a jury when that's the case. I would find you guilty of murder then. Or much worse in the case of the previous poster who fantasizes about people breaking in so that they can disable and then dismember them.
Self defense is one thing, and guns sometimes kill people. If you did what you could reasonably do to get the person to the hospital and authorities alive, then I don't see a problem.
Everyone gets a right to trial, in most cases trial by jury in order to tell their side of the story. Doing what you can to impede that process is vigilante justice.
originally posted by: hounddoghowlie
a reply to: Irishhaf
they make 12ga semi auto /auto loaders that work just as well.
930™ Tactical
also if 12ga hurts you to much they make em in 20ga, and a 20ga can kill just as dead as a 12ga.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
Stopping them is the goal. Practical measures would be a torso shot because it is the largest target and a home invasion is a high stress environment and not conducive to target practice.
Plus, with our current court system, you might find a surviving criminal suing you for damages if that person is kept alive.
Far better just to kill the person than suffer a home invasion and paying for the criminals hospital bills.
originally posted by: hounddoghowlie
and another thing, what if someone doesn't know anything about first aid. you know your not suppose to move people that are hurt unless their in grave danger, you take the chance of making there injuries more severe. chances are they are gonna die on the way to the hospital if you take them. if you called 911 and told them you shot someone the the ambulance is already on the way. if you don't know what the hell your doing you can do even more harm, like putting on a tourniquet. i'm sure some have put on a tourniquet on someones neck for a head wound.
you can cause the loss of a limb and then the sh@@bird will get a lawyer and sue you.
freaking liberal whiners just don't got a fricking clue.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Aazadan
In stressful conditions, anyone will just pull the trigger until the ammo is gone and will probably keep pulling the trigger afterwards as well.
Unless you're Chuck Norris or GI Joe, you won't be behaving like a Hollywood rendition of a homeowner. You'll probably be screaming louder than the scumbag your shooting.
That's real life. You'll probably piss yourself and be a wreck for quite a while.
originally posted by: vonclod
An AR15 for home defence?..how many walls will that go through?, sounds like a dumb suggestion.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Aazadan
Jesus.
Use harsh language. Throw a bag of herbal tea at the bad guys.
You obviously have no clue about real life.