This is one of those arguments that can go round and around in circles, sure this scenario can happen but it can also be argued that by the time you get the weapon out of it's storage, find the ammo and load it, the baddies have you overpowered and (in case they where not already) are now armed with your weapon. Also most people don't shoot or shoot and miss when it comes to the crunch, the British army did a study a few years ago and found that less than 5% of it's soldiers are capable of killing. Thankfully I live in a civilized part of the world and the worst crime that happens around here is that some bored kids steal a wheelie bin or spray graffiti around the place. Of course we do get home invasions but 99 out of a hundred it is to do with drugs or payback between criminals. I don't know but don't you folks over there ever wonder why you need to be armed to the teeth to supposedly defend yourself from bad guys? Is it a hang over from the wild west, is it a greed thing or just a freak of nature that there are so many weirdos wanting to harm decent citizens?
Hendrik LarryT wrote: > Hi Hendrik, > Just curious, suppose a couple of bad guys (or just 1) decide to kick > in your door - they aren't the sympathetic type and > not inclined to be nice and take what they want and leave. You and Fay > are at their mercy for the > 4-60 (or more) minutes it takes the law to arrive. Wouldn't you like to be > able to grab a gun from its lockbox and > defend yourself and Fay? Do you really want to depend on the benevolence > of 1 or more bad guys who may > not like you or Fay? > > The above happens every day and sometimes, those involved are able to > retreive a gun and run the bad guys off - > > Did you know there are between 700k and 3 million occurances of guns > being used (typically merely by exposing the gun) to stop or prevent an act > of violence? The estimates are courtesy of the GAO and other groups - it > is very hard to determine the actual number since they are never reported > unless something actually happens. Many groups think the number is closer > to 2 million annually. > > My D-I-L was against having a gun in the house - until a neighbor was > assaulted in her home and it took 35 minutes for the police to arrive. > > Take care - > > Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
