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Originally Posted by themossman
LOL...your endless need to paint the gun carrying person as the 'hero' and EVERYONE else as the 'cowering, sniveling person' is not doing much to bolster your argument...in fact, quite the opposite.
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Oh really? You don't like the taste of your own medicine? What about on page one of this thread when you said:
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Originally Posted by themossman
LOL...
I used to work with a guy that carried just about everywhere...I made him pretty mad one day when I walked into work and said..
"Hey, I figured out who you are....you're that guy in movies whose face down in the bank and slowly reaches for his gun...and the robbers shoot him."
when I read that comment..this was the 'voice' I heard it in...
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Why paint people out as "the guy who gets shot" or a cartoon character because they want to excercise their rights of self-defense?
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Originally Posted by themossman
And who said I would hide? If one does not carry a gun, you automatically assume that they would 'hide'? What does that say about you? That you need a gun to stand up for your rights?
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You are severely limited in your options if you haven't got the means to defend yourself. Are you trying to say you're some martial arts master who would disarm the attacker? I seriously doubt it. That leaves you two options, hiding or running and screaming.
And I've seen countless news articles about what happens when someone simply 'complies' with the attacker and ends up dead anyway.
I want a fighting chance in that situation. You apparently don't. Hey, that's fine. Criminals need sheep who will give into their demands. It's why they become criminals in the first place -- the easy buck. Taking what's mine will not be so easy.
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Originally Posted by themossman
Best of luck to you. I hope you never need to wield your firearm, regardless of whether that need is actual or perceived.
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That's the same thing every person carrying a firearm hopes. Whether they're a cop, a soldier or some random guy with a CHL license. No one WANTS to use their weapon on another person (well, no one except for criminals). But we carry because we know bad guys are out there and we're not going to make their "jobs" easier on them.