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Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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45. While it may sound harsh...

Reply to GreenStormCloud (Reply #44)

Mon May 7, 2012, 12:39 PM

May 2012

...I find that considerations of relative value only lead to further confusion. For me, defense and preparation comes down to threat abatement.

My last recourse will be a lethal reaction. By "last recourse" I mean either, the last thing I will try, or what I will try if I suspect that action may be my last.

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Stand Your Ground or Duty to Retreat [View all] SoutherDem May 2012 OP

If you're a christian fundamentalist...you stand your ground.....if you're an... Namvet67 May 2012 #1

There should be NO Duty to Retreat MicaelS May 2012 #7

On the outside, back away if you can. Inside the home........ wandy May 2012 #8

100% agreement Namvet67 May 2012 #30

Excellent post, welcome to DU. safeinOhio May 2012 #9

I am a Christian... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #13

Rules? Where did you get your #26? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #26

thanks for the link discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #29

beautiful Namvet67 May 2012 #31

Thanks for the good word :) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #35

Real life, of course, is never as binary as you claim. PavePusher May 2012 #17

I disagree with your comment that ... spin May 2012 #24

I agree...go STEELERS Namvet67 May 2012 #32

Its not about honor or wild west scenarios aikoaiko May 2012 #27

There is also a difference between tactical and required ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #46

You have very little understanding of Christianity. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #28

I repectfully disagree.....I have studied christianity ...forced on me for 12 years...on my own for Namvet67 May 2012 #33

There is another forum for theology. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #41

I'll let you be the doctor, but I'm an attorney... Callisto32 May 2012 #37

It's difficult to enforce any law rrneck May 2012 #2

I recall that... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #4

:D. nt rrneck May 2012 #11

Does the law adjust the mentality? SoutherDem May 2012 #5

Maybe. rrneck May 2012 #10

For me Oneka May 2012 #15

You kill to prevent killing.......again.....I don't see the logic....the life you take is final..... Namvet67 May 2012 #34

The logic is very simple... Clames May 2012 #36

clever but not helpful Namvet67 May 2012 #39

Helps me. Clames May 2012 #42

"You kill to prevent killing" Oneka May 2012 #38

So according to your philosophy oneshooter May 2012 #40

So we simply watch criminals kill innocents? hack89 May 2012 #43

Not all lives have the same value. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #44

While it may sound harsh... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #45

If you are convicted of imprisoning someone illegally, TPaine7 May 2012 #47

The law by itself does not adjust anyone's thinking. ManiacJoe May 2012 #20

Excellent set of questions. ManiacJoe May 2012 #3

Thank you for the reply! SoutherDem May 2012 #14

Follow ups. ManiacJoe May 2012 #18

What's a "warning shot"? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #21

No. If you miss, that is called poor marksmanship. ManiacJoe May 2012 #22

To scare may be the intent... Clames May 2012 #23

Agreed, AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #25

I choose not to be an easy target... Clames May 2012 #6

In your home, at night, common law allowed you to use deadly force against a dwelling intruder. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #12

Remorse is the answer? SoutherDem May 2012 #16

No. "Expressed" remorse. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #19