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Gun Control & RKBA

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)

29. actually I do

Reply to ellisonz (Reply #19)

Mon Dec 26, 2011, 01:53 PM

Dec 2011

and most of my life in the US has been in rural areas. Did not see a bank guard until I went to Japan. Went to a jewelry store in Thailand where the guard had a sub machine gun. In the Philippines, even book stores and McDonald's had armed guards.

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Guys Rob Store with Ak-47, Get Laughed At (Video) [View all] ellisonz Dec 2011 OP

If he had tried this and gotten shot and killed for his trouble... krispos42 Dec 2011 #1

Did you watch the video? ellisonz Dec 2011 #2

he was good at reading people gejohnston Dec 2011 #4

really? nasser209 Jan 2015 #46

It all depends on the situation... spin Dec 2011 #5

I'm not that much of a fatalist.... PavePusher Dec 2011 #11

"the stupidity of armed resistance" PavePusher Dec 2011 #12

So why does just about every major business in this country... ellisonz Dec 2011 #13

I never seen a bank guard in the US gejohnston Dec 2011 #16

It has to do with the safety of both employees and customers. ellisonz Dec 2011 #19

It has nothing to do with the safety of employees and customers... pneutin Dec 2011 #21

That's your cynical opinion. ellisonz Dec 2011 #22

I agree, they don't want to get sued by a criminal, or criminal's survivors MicaelS Dec 2011 #31

actually I do gejohnston Dec 2011 #29

"It's becoming rare to even see an armed guard in a bank," rl6214 Dec 2011 #34

Where do you live? ellisonz Dec 2011 #36

Far west Texas right on the Mexico border. rl6214 Dec 2011 #42

Me too...well, sorta sir pball Dec 2011 #43

Two words: liability and cost Atypical Liberal Dec 2011 #38

They reason companies discourage resistance DissedByBush Dec 2011 #32

I don't think you can prove they don't care about the employees or customers. ellisonz Dec 2011 #33

I don't need to prove DissedByBush Dec 2011 #35

Very good, effective summary. Thanks. nt SteveW Dec 2011 #39

No one would say that. I will say, there are a lot of folks thwarting criminals without a gun. Hoyt Dec 2011 #3

I'm all for law abiding folks resisting criminals. aikoaiko Dec 2011 #6

Amin is lucky he's not full of 30 cal holes. ileus Dec 2011 #7

What if it were you being robbed? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #8

He's going to get all Clint Eastwood. ellisonz Dec 2011 #14

Robbery is immaterial. AtheistCrusader Dec 2011 #28

Luck counts too. nt rrneck Dec 2011 #9

Tackling the criminal wasn't an "escalation"? PavePusher Dec 2011 #10

He took the gun away before he pinned him the ground.. ellisonz Dec 2011 #15

And if he'd done it with a gun? Union Scribe Dec 2011 #23

The crook might have panicked and shot him... ellisonz Dec 2011 #24

"I'm advocating the gun culture as it currently exists" How? nt SteveW Dec 2011 #40

not* ellisonz Dec 2011 #41

And all due respect to him. Nerves of steel, that one. PavePusher Dec 2011 #30

I love that you can't post some potentially informative event AtheistCrusader Dec 2011 #17

Should I just post with no comment... ellisonz Dec 2011 #18

Your facts are correct. AtheistCrusader Dec 2011 #27

I have been told to not resist if I get robbed. safeinOhio Dec 2011 #20

The big chain companies Glassunion Dec 2011 #25

Many large companys have life insurence on their employees oneshooter Dec 2011 #26

Take on an armed criminal while armed or disarmed? Atypical Liberal Dec 2011 #37

Dumb and dangerous E6-B Jan 2012 #44

Ok. ellisonz Jan 2012 #45