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From: sunny@sun.uucp (Sunny Kirsten)
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Subject: Re: Re: Merry Christmas from the NRA
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> > No, I'm not that stupid.  The burgler alarm will let me get the
> > drop on him and perform a citizens arrest. 
> >
> > {ucbvax,decvax,ihnp4}!sun!sunny
> 
> 	Ahh yes, the armed homeowner v.s. the unidentified intruder.
> 
> 	Let's assume for the moment that it is an intruder, not your
> child, or a guest you forgot you had.
> 
> 	Scenario number 1:  You shout "Freeze buddy, I've got a gun,
> and I'm making a citizens arrest!"  The intruder, also armed, given
> your kindly warning about your gun, turns and blows you away.
> 
> 	Scenario number 2:  Not wanting to be shot, you shoot the
> intruder at first glance.
> 
> 	Could you handle number 2?  Really?  Becasue it's the only
> way you'll get him.  He's prepared to kill, or he wouldn't be in
> your house with a gun.  Are you?  Really?
> 
> 	
> "Christ never carried a gun."		Chuck Jones
> "Christ was never mugged!"		...mgnetp!ll1!cej
> 
> "...Oh..."

Yes, I really am prepared to pump 7 hollow-point slugs into the guy.
It may cost me an incarnation or two of bad karma, but I really would
blow-away anyone who trys to deprive me or mine of life, or the
property required to sustain that life.  And those who live in my house
and who have keys to legally enter it, are well known to me, and are
well aware of the need to not sneak around in the dark, and are also
educated in the ways of firearms.  The way to prevent accidents with
firearms is not to keep them away from {the spouse,children}, but to
educate them in their useage and their dangers.  Yes, I understand the
need to either appear unarmed or immediately blast away.  You never
point a gun at anything you wouldn't hesitate to kill.  Otherwise you're
only increasing your chances of death by escalating to deadly force
an otherwise non-deadly confrontation.  The laws are very clear that
there are no restrictions on carry or concealment of weapons at your
office or on your property (home).  You may see fit to re-re-re-release
criminals onto the streets, but I ain't takin' no shit from no-one on
my property or in my home.  I ain't the fastest draw nor the surest hit,
but I ain't yielding to threat of force neither.
			... down on the farm
			... in the wild west
				Sunny
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