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Originally Posted by halfpint
Guns do not stop mass murders. Guns do not stop somebody from beaking into your house.
Just like guns did not stop farmers from being mudered over in former Rhodesia, All farmers owned both hand guns and rifles but it did not stop so many of them from being murdered.
My dad owned a gun and it did not stop us from being burgled 5 fucking times or my mom from being mugged.
Until you are put into a situation where somebody enters your house whether they are armed or not you have no idea how you will react or what the outcome will be, and more than likely they will kill you first no matter how many guns you own.
The USA or South Africa or Mexico will not get any better until they take guns away from people.
I lived in a gun culture for 18 years and I would never want to go back to living like that again.
I am glad we now live in a country where gun crime is very very low and I dont have to have bars on the windows or high security fences and gates.
Do yourself a favor go and live in SA and take all your guns with you and see how far it gets you if you ever get into trouble over there.
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take the guns from the criminals, then we can talk. Until then, not going to wait for thne cops while the alarm is going off. Put an NRA decal in your front window and you have just lowered your chance of a break in. Put a silhouette target with a bunch of holes in it and the phrase, Burglars wanted, Inquire within, now your chances of a break in have lowered even more.
About 10 years ago, there was a fire near my folks house in Northern California, My step dad was driving to the house where my mother was. The cops had a road block up that prevented my stepfather from getting to my mother. He had a 4X4 Dodge and drove around them and they chased him, when he rolled down their drive way, the cops saw my mother loading guns into the back of her car, they decided to let my mother and my stepfather stay on the property till they wanted to leave, which they did and the cops pressed charges, THEY LOST. The cops think they are the power out there but they are public servants. No one has the right to take you off your property like that. Just glad they didn't shoot at my mother.
Same neighborhood 32 years go, the I-5 killing hit 2 doors down while my stepfather was working nights. My mother was a mess for a while after that and walked around the house with a shotgun at night for a few years. They live in the country.
If you feel safe from all the evils of the world and don't like guns, no one is making you get one, unless you live in that county down in the south. I had an asshole walk up behind me a couple months ago and smash a beer mug in my face. While they were stitching me up, the cops asked for a description of the guy. I gave it to them and they arrested him two beds over in the ER, his hand was all cut up from the glass. I went to the arraignment, called him a coward and told the judge he was safer in jail. He was out on parole for two other acts of violence, one to his wife. He was 6'3" , just as big as me. You really want to know what the fucking problem is? It wasn't guns, it's about a fucked up system we have! Banning guns will do nothing but make people hide their guns.......