Well, I don't want this thread to get out of hand so bear in mind that I'm just playing "devil's advocate" to a great extent but I think my example was not truly fictional. I recall a news story from a few years back where a foreign student who did not speak much english went to a house by mistake while looking for a party (or something like that) and got shot for his trouble. Frightened people with guns in hand can make poor choices. I know I would be real polite if ever I got in a fender bender south of the border, even if it was the other driver's fault. I wouldn't have a gun but they well might and if they were angry and perhaps drunk, who knows what might happen to me.
I'm sure that there are lots of responsible citizens who keep guns and never misuse them. One of them might even come to my rescue if I were threatened by some goof with a gun. However, I am concerned about the less than responsible citizens who also have firearms and may well lack the common sense required to make good decisions. Randy ----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:44 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Supreme Court upholds gun rights R A Bennell wrote: > Yeah, I suppose so, but I better not have car trouble at night and try to get > help at someone's home either. They > might have to protect themselves or their country if I knock on the door, > right? You come up with the most wild fantasies and present them as logic... Your mounties seem just as likely to shoot somebody for no good reason as our cops are, yet I haven't seen you advocating for mountie disarmament, or pissing your pants because there are armed mounties running around. Standard USA statistics: When a peon shoots somebody with defensive intent, 98% of the time they needed shooting, according to the police. When the police shoot somebody, 89% of the time they needed shooting, again according to the police, who in cases of police shootings have an extreme pro-shooter bias. Example: a military policeman (out of uniform) is a passenger in a motorcar. San Diego cop stops the car and holds the occupants at gunpoint. He yells "get up" at the MP, who is on the ground. MP begins to rise, so the cop shoots him dead. This murder was ruled justifiable, when I believe it should have been added to the 11% in which the cops had no business playing with dangerous weapons in public. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
