Man killed in Rite-Aid shooting had history of conflict

[Atypical Liberal]

25. You don't have to be Rambo to stand up to bad people.

Well, that's the Rambo mentality for you. Judge jury & executioner. Instead of running away, prove you're tougher than the other guy.

Self-defense is not about proving anything, and you don't have to be Rambo to do it.

Listen to this woman on the phone with 911 as she shoots a home invader:

Does she sound like Rambo to you? Does it sound like she was out to prove how tough she was when she says, "Oh dear God I think I've killed him"?

When good people stand up to bad people it doesn't mean that they had a hero complex. It just means they were good people at the wrong time at the wrong place who made a decision to stand up to the bad people.

Not everyone has it in them to do that, and that is fine. But we should not denigrate people who do and call them Rambos who just want to prove how tough they are. They deserve our respect.

Since it's a proven fact that having a gun increases the likelihood of a person dying because of guns, I'll stay safer than the Delicate Flowers and avoid them.

And I respect your choice to do that. Odds are you will never be a victim of violent crime, and if you are, I hope you have the physical ability to run, submit, or run away.

I hope you respect the choices of other people to accept the risk and responsibilities of owning firearms so that we have another choice besides relying on our physical abilities in the face of violence.