If you outlaw guns, then only....

[mrnoodle]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

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?

I'm not advocating anarchy. There are laws aplenty. You can't walk over to your neighbor's house to shoot their mom, for example. Your attempts to redefine the argument using wildly improbable scenarios is failing miserably, by the way.

And yes, cooler heads make decisions based on laws and give the suspect due process. But you've already been victimized at that point. If you protect yourself from an attack within the established law, that is......get ready for it..........

A GOOD THING.

The justice system is reactive. It cannot act until the crime has already occurred. You can prevent the crime from ever occurring in the first place by having a proper defense already in place: keep your things secure, walk away from trouble when possible, don't expose yourself to danger unnecessarily, and as a defense of last resort, be prepared to repel physical threats that have surmounted your other defenses. Or, sit quietly mewling in a corner while a criminal does what he wants with your family, your home, and your life. If you survive, I'm sure you will have a stirring testimony to give at the totally unnecessary trial of a person who you *allowed* to victimize you.