I mean really, if you see someone committin' a crime, just shoot em'!
2007-04-18 11:39:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Sociald - sarcasm, my friend. Please don't be so literal.
2007-04-18 11:47:02 · update #1
I hope you're joking. In a civil society, we don't take the law into our own hands for the obvious reason we may not have all the facts. It's pretty easy to sit back in your living room and fantasize about what a hero you'd be if you had been packin' at Norris Hall, but quite another thing to find yourself in a life threatening situation and try to make a decision about the best way to respond when the guy in front of you is pointing a gun at the clerk in Circle K. I'm only 5'1 and 120 lbs but I've found that whenever I've been harrassed on dark streets or parking lots by creepy men trying to intimidate me, an assertive "you better stay the hell away from me", has always immediately done the trick. It happened about 3 times in my life and no gun ever needed. Life will never be 100% risk free. A society where everyone is packin' because everyone is afraid is no solution.
2007-04-18 11:56:04 · answer #1 · answered by kvcar2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, if we ever outlawed gun-control laws which I think we should, the penalty for killing someone uneccessarily or who is not a direct threat to you would and should be punishable in the severest manner. We still need cops to keep the law, but incase someone goes ona killing spree there is a first responder on the spot to stop him.
2007-04-18 18:44:43 · answer #2 · answered by impeach_pelosi_now 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow! What a great idea!! Too late, Longhaired.
Oh, wait. What about those late night business burglaries? Should we have vigilantes manning the silent alarms?
2007-04-18 18:55:56 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't give conservatives any ideas!
They're just big fans of privatization, they'd probably want to replace the police and the legal system with private armies to protect the rich.
2007-04-18 18:48:09 · answer #4 · answered by Longhaired Freaky Person 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The best use of a firearm does not include its discharge. It simply allows the person "using" it to detain someone until the "cops" arrive.
2007-04-18 18:43:18 · answer #5 · answered by netjr 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Brilliant!
2007-04-18 18:46:40 · answer #6 · answered by Nunya B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
personal firearms are for personal safety. The police will always need to be ehre to enforce laws as all crimes do not threaten personal safety. A police officer is also needed to access the shooting of a criminal/would be murderer in the event that a CHL holder has to fire his/her weapon.
You anti-gun nuts. Please save us the trouble of having to defend our homes nd put up a big sign on yours that lets the criminals know that you are against personal protection through firearms....make it safer for the criminals as well.
2007-04-18 18:46:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
That is the kind of statements that give validity to gun control advocates... instead of someone responsible, they see wild west cowboy and vigilante mentality people such as you are protraying yourself and want to take away everyones right to have one.
2007-04-18 18:45:28 · answer #8 · answered by sociald 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ya, ya...I recognize sarcasm when I see it; even the 5¢ version like yours.
Question: why throw more gas on a fire that's already out of control?
Entertainment?
2007-04-18 19:27:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Vigilante justice often makes mistakes.
2007-04-18 18:44:58 · answer #10 · answered by Raven 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋