Run-in changes lawmaker's stance (about guns)

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

Better that than giving into someone's intent to kill you.

Sure. Because maximum violence is the way to solving all of life's problems

yeah, we should just issue everyone full body armor suits instead

[Scott & Lai 12]

Better that than giving into someone's intent to kill you.

Sure. Because maximum violence is the way to solving all of life's problems

Ok, fine, I'll kill my attacker before he can kill me, you go ahead and let your attacker kill you as he plans to anyway. Then it will be a wash, no increase in violence, just equilibrium

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Better that than giving into someone's intent to kill you.

Sure. Because maximum violence is the way to solving all of life's problems

Ok, fine, I'll kill my attacker before he can kill me, you go ahead and let your attacker kill you as he plans to anyway. Then it will be a wash, no increase in violence, just equilibrium

Why do you always equate not wanting to own a gun with allowing yourself to become a victim?

Personally speaking, I'd sooner keep an escape tool in my car in the event of a car accident. Much more likely scenario there I think.

[Scott & Lai 12]

Better that than giving into someone's intent to kill you.

Sure. Because maximum violence is the way to solving all of life's problems

Ok, fine, I'll kill my attacker before he can kill me, you go ahead and let your attacker kill you as he plans to anyway. Then it will be a wash, no increase in violence, just equilibrium

Why do you always equate not wanting to own a gun with allowing yourself to become a victim?

Personally speaking, I'd sooner keep an escape tool in my car in the event of a car accident. Much more likely scenario there I think.

Someone threatens you with a gun. You are unarmed. Running simply determines which side of your body the bullet will hit first. How will you avoid being a victim?

My simply having a gun isn't going to increase violence. It will, however, give me a fighting chance to survive violence.

[SteveLaura 0]

They say the definition of a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged.

Was mugged. Still Liberal.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Better that than giving into someone's intent to kill you.

Sure. Because maximum violence is the way to solving all of life's problems

Ok, fine, I'll kill my attacker before he can kill me, you go ahead and let your attacker kill you as he plans to anyway. Then it will be a wash, no increase in violence, just equilibrium

Why do you always equate not wanting to own a gun with allowing yourself to become a victim?

Personally speaking, I'd sooner keep an escape tool in my car in the event of a car accident. Much more likely scenario there I think.

Someone threatens you with a gun. You are unarmed. Running simply determines which side of your body the bullet will hit first. How will you avoid being a victim?

My simply having a gun isn't going to increase violence. It will, however, give me a fighting chance to survive violence.

Someone threatens you with a gun, more than likely you won't have yours to hand to be able to use it -without pushing events down a path that you can't control, that almost certainly guarantees violence. Also depending on the laws of your area of residence it may be illegal to carry a gun your person, however justified you might feel in wanting one.

As I recall - your relating the experience of being the (apparently unresisting) victim of childhood bullying - you can surely relate to the idea that resisting in theory is a lot different to the practicality...?