How did a forum on guns turn so political and moralist? Fact: The U.S. Supreme Court finally ruled last year that the 2nd Amendment covered every citizens' right to own and possess a gun except those legally so prohibited.
Fact: In the vast majority of crimes committed with guns, those guns were acquired illegally -- usually theft or purchase on the black market. Fact: There is no way to prevent tragedies such as Columbine other than the family, friends and authority figures seeing the devolution of the perpetrator's mental condition before the tragedy and treating him or her. Fact: Anyone who wants a gun can lay their hands on one, legally or illegally. Fact: In most states in the U.S. -- the only country I can speak for with some credibility -- self defense is a viable defense in the use of a weapon against another -- but only until the threat is removed or quashed. In other words, if someone breaks in your house and when you confront them they turn and run, the threat is removed and the resident no longer has the availability of self defense as a defense should he (or she) shoot the intruder in the back. In other words, self defense is only viable while the threat exists. Once the threat is removed, self defense is no longer viable. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
