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Originally posted by masterp
Given your hypothetical, I would take that shot. Sorry hostage but your dead either way. And you never know, I am a pretty good shot.
It's nice when you talk from your confy house, but reality is different. Shooting an innocent person is very difficult, even for police veterans.
And even if you killed one terrorist, there would be other terrorists that would fire right at you, and without second thoughts.
Then no one would dare make another shot.
Originally posted by keholmes
and you just posted the reason that the LP stance on gun control should be a positive.
Originally posted by build319
But this shouldnt be up to the govt. to make this decision, it should be up to the airlines. I think as a whole, guns should be kept legal.
Originally posted by elaine
I'm not against people owning guns either. We have guns here for hunting. It's just that in situations with crowds of strangers I would'nt feel very good knowing they all have guns. Who knows which one is psycho or something?
I trust myself with MY gun, but can I trust YOU with yours?
Originally posted by BeingWatchedByThem
On another note, you shouldn't be one to speak your beliefs regarding the Libertarians success, the American people will decide, not the British.
Originally posted by elaine
................. It's just that in situations with crowds of strangers I would'nt feel very good knowing they all have guns. Who knows which one is psycho or something?
..................I trust myself with MY gun, but can I trust YOU with yours?
Originally posted by build319
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Originally posted by Nerdling
"You people" smell more and more like vigilantes every day.
Originally posted by TrueLies
"Nineteen thugs with boxcutters hijacked four aircraft.
Originally posted by Nerdling
Then who the hell are you to stand up and shoot who you think is a terrorist, These guys are NOT going to stand there and be shot, everyones going to be standing firing guns and nobody will know just who the terrorists are. As i said, they dont come in standard models.
Impardonable stupidity.
Originally posted by Nerdling
Impardonable stupidity.
Originally posted by Nerdling
The list of scenario's are endless. It wouldn't be hard for one of them to shoot the pilot and copilot... then you're all dead anyway.
"We" are not ones to shy away from a fight, we just like to be sure what we're fighting rather than charging in with all guns blazing like some kind of cowboy.
Originally posted by cavscout
*SNIP*
As to Brits telling us how we should run America, I think this is pure stupidity. We kicked your asses all the way back to your little island last time you tried to that. What, your history book dosn't go back 200 years? Here, I can break it down for you. Brits try to tell Alericans not to keep guns and give them money, Americans shoot Brits, leading to Gen. Washington making British Royalty look like asses in front of the entire world. Even France laughs at them. Brits stop trying to tell Americans how to run America (with the exception of ATS members.)