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In reply to the discussion: Why I won't allow guns in Keefer's Restaurant [View all]Bazinga
(331 posts)and Pres. Obama who both recognize an individual right to bear arms (2012 Democratic Platform). Unless of course you are claiming that SCOTUS disagrees with a right to self-defense, in which case I don't know how to respond to something so obviously wrong.
My right to self-defense couldn't possibly be forfeited in a government building or a school, but government buildings are a perfect example of a transfer of responsibility from the individual to the government.
The court house requires that I disarm before I enter, thus inhibiting my potential to react to a life threatening situation. In return they provide metal detectors at the door to greatly reduce the risk of an incident, and they provide armed security to respond to a threat should it arise. I would like to see this be the case at elementary through high schools as well, but curIrently there is only voluntary disarmament and we can see how well that is working.
Twice now you have elected to ignore direct questions, so I'd like to give you another opportunity.
Why is no guns while intoxicated not enough?
And what is your definition of threatened (or in other words, what level of threat justifies the use of lethal force)?
Sorry this is so long, but I'd also like to add a quote from a man I admire greatly, Gordon B Hinckley. "Foul talk defiles the man who speaks it."