If you outlaw guns, then only....

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

Why wait for other people to protect you from her? You actually have the right to do it yourself. That's the whole point. We have really become European in this sense -- it's like we are completely unable to fend for ourselves. "Someone should do something about this" is a pretty weak-ass replacement for "I am doing something about this."

Why do we have a police force and legal system? So that cooler heads can make a decision based on established laws and give a suspect due process and punishment fitting the crime? Maybe? If I "protected myself" from Maggie, how would that end? Is it wise for me to take those steps? What if your armed neighbor felt that your mom was a threat to him, and "didn't wait for other people to protect him from her"? Not a pleasant outcome to think about, is it? But that's your method for resolving conflict, right?