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Originally posted by *\Conan/*:
Neb, not a good idea...people have tried that and have ended up dead for it. If you pull a gun on someone it better be real and you had better know how to use it.
450 or so people die in one year just in the DC. from gunshot wounds. The latest thing the scumbags are doing now is breaking into peoples houses while they are still home. Yes, while they are home! They will shoot you for the jacket off your back...and for nothing but a 20$ bill.
This is a generation of live for the minute punks, preying on anyone, anywhere and not caring about the concequences. If you lived in a violent place you may understand a little better. I think homeland security is a good idea as long as it doesn't get carried away. The sad part about it is that say someone does break into your home and you have set snares to entangle him, he gets diabled on your property, your in for a law suit. Kinda set up to punish you. So I say dont let them walk out alive to do it again. That sounds cold but its the truth. These people are desperate and have no problems capping you in the process. The penaltys have no impact on in their thought process and they do not value life what-so-ever. Its like a family reunion when they get arrested so they just keep going. Sometimes posing as utility workers, policemen or cable workers.
Our veiws on this may be different and I understand what your saying. But I for one will at least be prepared to counter somehow. If it comes to taking someone down with me then so be it sadly enough.
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Very true Scott - dumb idea to pretend you've got a gun, quick way to end up dead. In fact here in the UK it's not just the danger from criminals if you do that - the police will shoot you if they *think* you have a gun so no replicas, or you'll end up dead. There was a recent case of a local man who was shot and killed because the police thought the piece of wood he was carrying home for his DIY project was a gun. I certainly wouldn't point anything at anyone just in case.
You don't need a gun to injure or kill someone and there are a lot of psychos about - my ex-lodger was stabbed on the doorstep for £5 - fortunately he put his arm out and they missed any major blood vessels, but it required several stitches. Another guy I know from my hometown (a quiet rural backwater) was stabbed in the stomach and nearly died - attacked as he was leaving the pub (and it wrecked his life, he was a professional football (soccer) player and the damage meant he couldn't play any more and he's now slowly drinking himself to death). It's not really about what weapons you have access to IMO.
[ 04-27-2002, 08:33 AM: Message edited by: Epona ]