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Originally Posted by jamesinaz
A lot of people have been fortunate enough to never meet violent or desperate people. They live in a bubble that says civilization will always protect them. And I hope it does for them because if they ever need to protect themself they are likely screwed. Boxing gloves and big dogs won't work.
Reality is perhaps a gun will fail. Perhaps you don't get to it in time. Maybe your aim sucks. Maybe it jams. it is just a tool.
For those who suggest working out, karate, dogs etc I submit many people can not use that route. Small elderly women are not going to be able to fend off an attacker with kung fu regardless of how cool it looks in the movies. Even a bad ass is in trouble against 3-4 attackers that have been hit before. And what if one isn't born large, strong and fast? Or is aging with medical issues?
There are no perfect answers. It does seem like those on the side of gun bans don't care about the weak amid us. How about that divorcee whose ex is a violent felon that WILL visit her in the middle of the night on a meth rage? Dial 911? Sure. It will take him all of 60 seconds to smash down a cheap apartment door and kill her. If she was lucky the cops will be there to arrest him 5 minutes later.
I'm OK with those who choose to let the system protect them. Just don't try to force me to abide by the opinion that the system will always protect me. I do not share that opinion.
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Firearms are a tool as you said. And I agree with you there are no perfect answers. Even if you do have a firearm in the house, there might be a situation where you can't get to it. But it's an option that one can exercise and it's not for me to make that decision for someone else.
I dated a woman briefly that had an out of control ex-fiance. From what I remember of the story, the ex wanted in to the house and broke the door in. This despite her having a friend there with her of equal size as her ex. Fortunately, the ex left on his own accord but that situation could have escalated big time while the police are responding. Because of that situation, she was able to get a protective order against her ex and also qualified for a CCW which is extremely hard to get around here as in pretty much don't bother to apply.