Dominic Burford wrote:
<< Because the criminal will always have the gun and only the
law-abiding would turn their's in.
That is not the point you were making. You posted a link to an
article which you indicated described how a gun saved a life. The
story describes how a burglar is killed by the home owner. So your
gun hasn't really saved a life has it? It has resulted in the death
of a burglar (which I am sure some may argue is a good thing), but
that is *not* the point you were making. The point you were making
was that a gun saved a life, which it has not.
Hi Dominic!
Every lawfully owned gun has saved many lives, and will continue to save
more lives, usually by deterrence. Every burglar is a murder waiting to
happen, the sooner each burglar is killed, or scared straight, the
better. It would be nice if the police would kill them at the station
house and save the homeowners the trouble but we can thank the idiot
left for that.
There was an estimate printed a while ago in the local dead-tree paper
about how many crimes each criminal commits prior to being returned to
prison. I forget the exact figure but it was staggering. With the drug
habits, the prices of stolen goods and the cost of illegal drugs - the
burglar has to hit many victims each day, each one in peril of his/her life.
If someone is home when the burglar strikes that person is simply
another unexplained dead body in the morgue. Killing burglars is as
essential as killing dangerous wildlife - bears, wolves, snakes in your
home - you get them or they get you, it is just that simple. Yes, the
gun saved a life, and many more lives.
Regards,
Pete
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