Er... personally I am always amazed that conservatives heads don't explode from the massive cognitive dissonance.
A kid raped by her father who gets an abortion is a despicable murderer. But... we should arm more people with guns whose only real purpose is to kill another human being.
Life is sacred 'till you're born. Then you're fair game?
But... we should arm more people with guns whose only real purpose is to kill another human being.
This Pandora's box has been open for a very long time. I'm afraid that even hope will escape it should we try to close it.
The mere existence of these weapons in the population makes them a deterrent for some crimes against the elderly and disabled. Even if it isn't a deterrent for some criminals, I would rather see the scumbag criminal breaking into an old person's home die than the old person getting killed, robbed, or otherwise abused. Dead criminals don't commit additional crimes.
Or you could just accept the fact that society creates (for whatever reason) a certain percentage of people with malicious intent, and focus your efforts on trying to get this percentage as low as possible. And insure yourself against burglary so you don't _have_ to shoot them or risk your own life for some materialist artifacts.
Seriously, the 'when a burglar with a gun comes into your house' argument is laughable. If you think taking someone's life because he wants to take your flatscreen is ok, that's alr
How do I insure myself against being dead when someone breaks in would rather not have me whining to the cops with their description etc... in your world? In mine, it is with self defense using whatever force necessary to neutralize the situation until law enforcement arrives. If the necessary force is a gun pointed at the guy till the cops arrive to cuff him and haul him away, fine. If the necessary force is a bullet in his brain, fine. I am not the one who decided to commit a criminal act.
Gun, knife
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I want to see liberals' heads explode when they realize that Socialized medicine is being used to buy people guns.
LK
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A kid raped by her father who gets an abortion is a despicable murderer. But... we should arm more people with guns whose only real purpose is to kill another human being.
Life is sacred 'till you're born. Then you're fair game?
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But... we should arm more people with guns whose only real purpose is to kill another human being.
This Pandora's box has been open for a very long time. I'm afraid that even hope will escape it should we try to close it.
The mere existence of these weapons in the population makes them a deterrent for some crimes against the elderly and disabled. Even if it isn't a deterrent for some criminals, I would rather see the scumbag criminal breaking into an old person's home die than the old person getting killed, robbed, or otherwise abused. Dead criminals don't commit additional crimes.
If guns were banned t
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Or you could just accept the fact that society creates (for whatever reason) a certain percentage of people with malicious intent, and focus your efforts on trying to get this percentage as low as possible. And insure yourself against burglary so you don't _have_ to shoot them or risk your own life for some materialist artifacts.
Seriously, the 'when a burglar with a gun comes into your house' argument is laughable. If you think taking someone's life because he wants to take your flatscreen is ok, that's alr
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If *that* is your world, you could argue your civilization has failed to be just that, a civilization, miserably.
All I can say is "Good luck to you and your guns", and not bother with your country. I wouldn't want to live there.
And lo and behold, I don't, never have and likely never will.
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