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Re: New Web Page
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Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:49:43 GMT
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Mike Stanley wrote:
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> Richard Dee <richard.dee@virgin.net> wrote:
> > > If someone breaks into my home with the intention of taking what is
> > > mine or harming me or my family, he will more than likely be shot to
> > > death, as he deserves. If someone smashes my car on the road
> > > (happened twice now) he won't even get a rise out of me - my insurance
> > > company will take care of it.
> >
> > To death? Someone's life is worth a yellow lego castle or a television?
> > Even an "eye for an eye, life for life" philosophy would suggest
> > that as being "over-kill" for something as trivial as theft. (Trivial
> > when compared to murder). The car, what if they deliberately rammed you?
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> If I were a mindreader and could know what I was dealing with was a
> petty thief who wanted nothing more than my television or my toys,
> then MAYBE, just maybe I wouldn't shoot him to death.
Right. Just pop a cap in each knee and let the f@*#er get away easy. :-)
> Given the fact that I would more than likely be relying as much on
> instinct and reflexes as anything else, I don't think I'd take the
> time to have a little chat with the scumbag to determine if he was
> going to a) rob me, b) kidnap me or my wife, c) rape me or my wife, d)
> kill us, or e) any or all of the above.
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> No, I'd just blow him away. Thieves are scum just like rapists or
> murderers.
>
> So is a scumbag's life worth any of my possesions? Nope. My
> possesions are worth a lot more to me. If the scumbag's life meant
> something to him, he should have picked another line of work.
Right. Ya pays ya money ya takes ya chances. The burgler chose a line
of work that was likely to be short-lived.
> May sound harsh, but who is to tell me that I owe some loser who would
> violate my home anything?
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> > A relief that you claim to be a responsible gun owner. No
> > doubt instilled in you from your army service. Of less
>
> Well, I actually don't "claim" to be a responsible gun owner. I've
> owned firearms for 6 years now, never used them on another living
> thing even once, even when presented with angry people and when
> feeling a little bit of anger myself. I am a responsible gun owner.
Oops, maybe I was wrong in my earlier note.
--
Sincerely,
Christopher L. Weeks
central Missouri, USA
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