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In article <374E1DB5.A81FFD61@bga.com>,
  Jim Herring <mustang@bga.com> wrote:
> USA_First wrote:
>
> > An intelligent person might consider all the possible scenarios and
> > plan accordingly.  For instance, if I were to encounter a large,
knife-
> > weilding subject standing 15 feet away who looks at me and begins to
> > close that space, I think pulling the trigger might be justified.
> > However, discovering a 12 year old crawling back out my window with
my
> > 27" RCA would be legally and morally irresponsible.  Don't you?
>
> 1. You wake up in the middle of the night, see a bugler and you're
going to
> consider all possible scenarios and plan accordingly. It's too late
to be
> considering scenarios and  planning.
>

That is why I suggested that one plan accordingly.  So that one would
be prepared for an instance where there is no opportunity to consider
options.  Any fool (almost any fool) would realize that given the above
scenario (a hard sell at that), you would not have time to make many
decisions.


> 2. 15 feet is a long distance is a home. Think 7 feet. In either case
if
> he's moving toward you with a knife it's too late to grab the gun.
>

Another reason to plan ahead of time.  What good is a gun that is far
from reach while you are most vulnerable?  Such as while in bed.


> 3. Believe it or not a 12 year old bugler is more likely to be
carrying a
> gun than a experienced 25 year old bugler. Most experienced buglers
know
> better (it really ups the jail time). And, the kids think it's macho.
>


Please list your source (statistic, credible cop websight, university
study) for this fallacy.  Are we to believe your expert commentary on a
subject that you can not even spell correctly?



> 4. You yell stop at the kid. He drops the TV, runs and gets away. Are
you
> going to chase him with you in your pj's, underwear, or naked? Now
he's
> free to do it again and come back better prepared. Or, go after other
> homes, again better prepared.
>


> 5. How moral is it to let a thief escape and steal from someone else?
Sure
> you will feel bad if you shot the kid. But, he is the one who put
himself
> in that position.


So now you stand behind the principle that murdering (and that is the
legal definition of such an act) a 12 year old is valid in order to
insure that he does not steal another $250 television.  Nice.  This is
why so many people want to limit gun rights.  Thank you.  You do *our*
cause wonders.


 He doesn't respect you, so why should you respect him?


Murder has little to do with respect.


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