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In reply to the discussion: Most Back Ban on High-Capacity Clips [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Two of the examples that have been cited for you required no violence on the part of the resistance. The mere appearance of a person with a gun caused the shooters to terminate themselves.
Every single one of those examples, people acted to protect human life. Precisely the same action any on-duty law enforcement officer would take in the same situation.
I'm curious why you feel this thread has changed your perception that CPL holders are law abiding and intend no harm.
Maldonado? The Tacoma mall shooter I told you about? The man that opposed him and was crippled for life for it, had the drop on him. Could have gunned him down without question. Instead of shooting him, he asked the kid to put his rifle down. A man with a pistol, going up against a kid with a rifle, and he tried to get the kid to surrender. He'll be in his wheelchair for life, barring some medical breakthrough. Because he valued human life, even the life of a kid who just went on a shooting spree. If you ask him, he has no regrets. His action saved lives. Didn't take any lives himself. Didn't even fire his gun. Shot through the spine with a rifle, in payment.
He has no regrets.
Some of us value human life in ways that are difficult to explain. Carrying a firearm is one small way in which I work for that. I work for it on social causes, like workers rights, SS and Medicare, not just to keep people alive but to preserve quality of life. I spend weeks every year re-upping my search and rescue, triage, first aid, CPR, AED, and other certifications. All tools in service of my desire to preserve human life.
Not a single person in this thread has demonstrated a shred of bloodthirstiness, or disregard for the law. So, can you explain this objection you just raised?