Weapons for self defense? Canada vs USA
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So curious - for all those who said make all weapons available with background checks.
What happens when a person owns a gun because they passed background checks but then 10 years later has a nervous breakdown, gets into serious addictions, life goes to helL and they do things that would make them no longer pass the background checks, do the guns then simply get taken away??? I don’t get how that works.
What happens when a person owns a gun because they passed background checks but then 10 years later has a nervous breakdown, gets into serious addictions, life goes to helL and they do things that would make them no longer pass the background checks, do the guns then simply get taken away??? I don’t get how that works.
If theft is deserving of death, I wonder if our macho-men also think that applies to white collar crime.
Except breaking into somebody's home isn't theft. It is invasion. If it happens, according to your doctrine you shouldn't panic or second guess their intent. They have only broken in to your home. So far no harm has been done.
Wife and kids are there. Sure. But why not give them the benefit of the doubt until they start raping the wife and kids. Just play along until they play their cards.
For those of you who would like to arm yourself with a firearm for protection ask yourself the question.
How many times in your life have you needed a weapon to defend yourself?
For me the answer is zero.
How many times in your life have you needed a weapon to defend yourself?
For me the answer is zero.
Do not twist the words. Noone is advocating for the death penalty. But if the only way to stop a crime is to shoot, people have the right to shoot.
Why U.S. has nuclear weapons? How often they have used it? Same with guns: a few use at the beginning will make future wannabe criminals think twice.
Ask most police officers in Toronto how often they've had to use their gun. Almost all of them will say never.
I still want them to be armed. How about you?
Of course police officers should be armed, Who said they shouldn’t be.
The average citizen does not need to be armed. Take yourself for instance how many times have you needed a gun to protect yourself.
I see you missed the point, which already answered your final question.
Regarding a "need" to be armed. Nobody said you need to be armed. You choose not to be armed and that's your prerogative.
I haven’t missed any point.
The question to you is how many times have you needed a gun to protect yourself?
Whether I have or have not is irrelevant. That is the point. Nobody thought they'd run out of toilet paper pre-covid either. But in life, shit happens.
Again, do you. If you don't want a gun then don't have one. Nobody cares about what you do. It's your life to live how you see fit.
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You posted about a robbery in response to my comment about home invasion murders and you're confused why I pointed out the difference?
It's very rare in Canada to have your home broken into and almost unheard of for their intent to be murder. In those rare occasion where someone is trying to rob your house and you happen to be home, it's far more sane just to get out of their way, call the cops, and your insurance company instead of wanting to get a gun and killing them.
How many cases in Canada where you've seen a home invasion with the intent of killing someone? I'm sure there are some drug dealers getting ripped off and I'm sure there are a few cases where someone got hurt trying to confront a robber but invasions where murder was the intent are essentially unheard of. Only one I found is some girl in 2010 hired someone to kill her parents.
The problem is that such robbers are not the most rational man. Often high/drunk. You do not want to be close to them, so, sometimes, simply going outside the house is not easy (you cannot fly through the window). Sometimes they may change their mind about why they are there and decide to rape your wife/daughter. Sometimes they may simply do not like how you look. I would rather shoot than try to figure out how sane the person who broke into my house is. What if he is a basketcase?
What he said.The problem is that such robbers are not the most rational man. Often high/drunk. You do not want to be close to them, so, sometimes, simply going outside the house is not easy (you cannot fly through the window). Sometimes they may change their mind about why they are there and decide to rape your wife/daughter. Sometimes they may simply do not like how you look. I would rather shoot than try to figure out how sane the person who broke into my house is. What if he is a basketcase?
In Toronto alone, 2800 homes were broken into last year.
I posted an article about three “home invasions” as stated in the news headline. The inhabitants were @ home, the perps invaded with a weapon and slashed/stabbed the victims.
“Home invasion is a sub-type of burglary in which an offender unlawfully enters into a building residence while the occupants are inside”.
I’m not the one who’s confused.
