If you're against gun-ownership, how would you deal with this situation?

Question

As posted in the 'Winston-Salem Journal', Winston-Salem, N.C., 06/06/06:

"Unable to fend off an alleged intruder on her own, a woman ran to the home of her neighbor, Roger Ledford.
But, police say, the suspect continued to pursue her, even shooting the lock off Ledford's side door. As he tried to breach the door, Ledford shot him with a shotgun, killing him.
Police also said the assailant had poured a flammable substance inside the woman's home.

I'm curious to know what those who are against gun ownership would have done in Ledford's place, given there was no time to call & wait for the police to arrive because the guy alread shot the lock off the door and was coming inside.

For "blovdubb" below, go to www.nraila.org.
Then, look up "Britain's gun laws" in their search window.
You will find just how much person-to-person violent crimes have gone up since their gun ban.

And, just like anti-gunners, you fail to answer the question directly, but merely post platitudes like you have.

"hichef", just exactly how would you have "fended off" this armed intruder?
And, I'm not the one giving the "thumbs", there are other readers on here, you know.

I think "hichef" has seen one too many 'Charlie's Angels" movies.

>>And he wouldn't have had a gun, if there was no gun ownership.<< - spoken like a true anti-gunner who hides herself saying she "really supports 2nd Amendment rights", like Hilary Clinton, et al.
Would "hichef" feel better if she were beaten to death with a baseball bat?
Wait, then she'd have to ban baseball bats so criminals cannot use them.
Check out England's & Australia's laws that prevent people from using even an umbrella to protect themselves, lest they injure an attacker.

That's hardly a threat, "hichef" merely an example of people like you who parrot sayings the anti-gunners spew out.
And, "hichef", you were the one I quoted, which you've since amended your reply.
"hichef" claims she's for gun rights & possession. Yet, she forces her fiance to keep his guns away from the house.
Keep thinking like that, and your husband, along with millions of other American citizens, will lose their 2nd Amendment rights by acts of Nancy Pelosi, Hilary Clintin, et al.

"andrew", you seem to believe violent crime would end with all firearms being banned and confiscated from evryone in the world.
Go to the websites and read up on how much violent crimes have increased in England & Australia since their all-out gun bans & confiscations.
Not everyone lives within the city limits. Not everyone has the time to call 911 when they're being attacked in their own homes.
And, "andrew" people can make "zip guns" from pipes & duct tape.

Answer 1

Politicians who fear your right to own a gun should be the one's we fear.

The truth is that a gun is a tool like any other; in the hands of a good person a gun is a tool to protect, in the hands of a criminal, it is one to fear.

Answer 2

I agree that more gun laws are not the answer, not necessarily anyway. It might help after the fact for law enforcement. I think the existing gun laws should be reviewed and enforced. We lack $$ to enforce the laws as it is very expensive to enforce laws across the board. None of those scenarios have ever happened to me. The odds are pretty low that they will happen to individuals. I think you really need to examine where you live and how secure your residence is. If you know anything about criminals then you know that they are lazy and will go to the most vulnerable house first. If you do drugs then you are more likely to get into trouble. My parents home was almost broken into about twice but our alarm system stopped them both times. Once they saw the wires, they stopped. A friend of mine - her house was not so lucky but they didn't have an alarm system. No one was injured. No one was home at the time. I've never owned a gun. I think it increases your risks of being shot just by being near one. Just because you have a gun and know how to use it - there are still other factors that come into play. Can you be cool in a tense situation? Can you control everything that might happen?

Answer 3

Two things - one example of someone being defended with a gun.

#1 - Care to see how many people were killed by careless and negligent use of guns since early June?

#2 - You seem to feel the assailant shooting the lock off justifies defense with a gun. Fine. What did this person shoot the lock off with? Pretty sure it wasn't a slingshot.

If guns aren't so rampant and unregulated, this guy is outside, pounding on the door and yelling like Fred Flinstone, and the police arrive and arrest him.

The urgency that required the use of a gun was the direct result of someone else having a gun. Maybe if gun ownership were more tightly regulated, that's not the case.

Answer 4

I am not anti gun but I am anti violence. My feelings are this would have happened if there was not guns involved anyways only in a different way. The true problem to anything is not a gun it is people that cause the problems. The gun owners in America feel threatened to have there guns taken away from them and that is what the NRA wants you to think. The NRA is a problem in themselves they want to tell you how to vote only republican because the democrates want to take your guns. This is pathetic and they have gotten out of control. By the way I have guns and I do not need nor do I want to be a member of the NRA we do not need them to protect our rights. Everything seems to be a threat to people and the goverment loves that. In Ledfords case though he and the woman should be happy to be alive today. What was not in the story that you showed though was how this came about. Was it a marriage dispute boyfriend girl friend something happened here that you did not disclose to get a true answer to a one sided story. The point you are trying to get across could be turned against you if I was to say he would not have a gun either then and this might have not been a death situation.

Answer 5

I am not against Gun Ownership. I believe that we should have the right to own a gun as well as other rights that some of our foreign neighbors only dream of having. However, I do not own a gun because I am a Christian and do not believe that I could shoot another person. I believe that they would probably PRAY! Have a great holiday season... Spend it with FAMILY.
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Answer 6

That's great.

I am liberal, but I am fine with gun ownership, although I do think background checks are necessary, and if you are/have been a violent criminal, you lose the right. I also think people with guns need to be a bit more careful if they have kids...I don't know how many people I know with little kids and a loaded handgun in an unlocked drawer.

Answer 7

I guess if the anti-gun crazies had this happen to them. They could always throw scented candles at the attacker. But, you gotta get the big heavy glass ones. Not only are you protecting your home and family. You are spreading good cheer by dispersing candle scent through out your home.

Answer 8

If there was no legal gun ownership the suspect would not have had a gun to shoot the lock off in the first place. Look at statistical rates of murder in countries were gun ownership is not legal... I too am from NC and there were more Murders in my City then there were in England all last year!!!!

Answer 9

Most anti-gunnists are the exact ones that expect someone else,anyone else to protect them from the bad guy...that's one of the things wrong with this country right now....Too many Talkers., Not enough Doers.....

Answer 10

I suppose that those who are against private ownership of firearms would think that it would be OK for the woman to be killed rather than violate the rights of the suspect to kill her.