The .223 A Very Deadly Bullet

[sav99]

92. Thats interesting. Thanks for answering.

You made a fine point about a possession or passion defining a person. That certainly isn't the best way to center ones identity. I disagree though, that I believe a person should be willing to defend themselves and/or loved ones should a situation arise that would warrant that. And that would include meeting lethal force with lethal force if the situation deemed it necessary. The victims at that movie theater had no reason to think that shooting might happen that night. But despite their expectations it did still happen.

I live in a nice sub urban middle class neighborhood. Break ins are not at all common here. Yet I still have a home security system. It wasn't real expensive to have installed, and only $45 a month. I have no reason to think that a break in might happen, but I do get peace of mind knowing that in the unlikely event that someone should try to break in, my alarm will sound and call the police.

Again, I do like your point about sport nuts and such defining themselves in terms of their particular passion or possessions. I have met people like that. Hippies come to mind. Unfortunately gangsters do the same thing. You made a good observation that I'll enjoy to ponder.