And in 2nd Am territory, two other Walmart employess draw their weapon and shoot the SOB dead.
The very scenario you describe occured in Texas where a criminal thought he could take down a waitress. The owner saw what was happening and drew a shotgun on the perp. Of the five patrons, two were carrying and drew their weapon the perp. The perp very slowly put his revolver on the counter and was arrested soon thereafter. The issue isn't that you can imagine a guerrila scenario where a perp has the advantage. What IS important is that the situations in which the perp will be advantaged become vanishingly small as more and more people carry. The Reality Factor is what is important here -- what really happens when people carry is that they are not victimized and prevent others from being victimized. At a certain point, the smart criminals don't play Texan Roulette and the dumb ones end up dead. After a fair number get lead poisonings, attempting to hold people up except under the most advantageous conditions, is just a losing -- and deadly -- proposition. ----- Original Message ----- From: Zack Bass To: LibertarianEnterprise@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:05 PM Subject: [LibertarianEnterprise] Re: Albinos uninsurable in Tanzania --- In LibertarianEnterprise@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Statistics to date are that defense is a much better > deterant than retribution. > The very _possibility_ of defense is a better > deterrant than retribution. > I don't get it. Seriously. Self-Defense? Guy walks up behind you at the WalMart checkout line. His intention is to shoot you in the back of the head and take your wallet. This is how he makes his living every day. So now he's pulling out his gun, and quick as a wink he positions it an inch away from the back of your head. Explain your Self-Defense strategy.
