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Originally posted by TheAvenger
It's better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it. .
Our conclusion from the available data is that suicide, murder and violent crime rates are determined by basic social, economic and/or cultural factors with the availability of any particular one of the world’s myriad deadly instrument being irrelevant.
Originally posted by Blueracer
Richard Lopez is lucky he escaped with his life. Maybe that will be enough to make him change his ways for the better.
Originally posted by mrvalleyboy
Yes Political Correctness gone stark raving bonkers. Next the criminals will be able to sue if theres nothing in our house worth stealing or if we refuse to show them where the safe is for example
Originally posted by turbokid
Originally posted by Ismail
Well I do find it kind of weird how some americans think it's ok to kill a guy for trying to steal their TV... It's kind of frightening because it shows how much some of you value life. (I.E. less that a TV, whats that, 100 $ for a good one ? )
oh boy, the classic, "let them steal your things" nonsense.
www.cbsnews.com...
dont give me that all they want is a TV crap, you have no idea what people have in mind once they enter your home. What if this happend to YOUR wife or mom, daughters?
Originally posted by george_gaz
I understand that it may make him change his ways, being faced (no pun intended) with such a situation as he was but would it also not make these criminals in future turn up at a house armed prior to robbing it?
Originally posted by Thistled
The stats in the UK for death by gun crime is a microcosm in comparison to the US.
We don't have the PROBLEM.
28 gun crimes committed in UK every day
The spiralling problem with gun culture was highlighted by figures that show 28 firearms crimes are committed in England and Wales every day.
Home Office figures showed gun crimes rose by four per cent last year, the largest increase for three years.
The new figures indicate that in the year 2007-8 there were some 277 deaths from stabbings in England & Wales alone (the highest recorded figure for 30 years). This represents an average death toll as a direct result of stabbings of over 5 for every week of the year!
Originally posted by Reaper106
Respectfully, how do you know what the intent of the intruders was?
Originally posted by Ismail
Well I do find it kind of weird how some americans think it's ok to kill a guy for trying to steal their TV... It's kind of frightening because it shows how much some of you value life. (I.E. less that a TV, whats that, 100 $ for a good one ? )