Re: The adventures of Disarmament Man

"Seb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> 
> "Melissa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> "Seb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  doth postedeth:
>> ...
>> > Perhaps that is our difference. As far as I am concerned only my
>> > life and that of my friends and family only becomes more valuable
>> > when he is intent on taking one of their lives. The thing is
>> > however, I'm not convinced such a judgement could possibly be made
>> > in a situation such as a domestic.
>> >
>> > I don't believe a person stealing my property even slightly gives
>> > me the right take their life or even harm them. Until they threaten
>> > life, I cannot do the equivalent to them.
>> >
>> > ~Seb
>>
>> By the time you figure it out, they can have the upper hand and it
>> could 
> be
>> too late. But keep up the good work as being prey. At least if
>> someone kills you first, your neighbors could see it as a warning and
>> arm themselves. Sort of like staking out a sheep for the wolf, as a
>> warning to the tribe.
>>
>> --
>> Yours In Liberty,  Melissa  - Colorado, U.S.A.
> 
> I believe it is that mentality that has caused such a high crime rate
> in the US, not the availability of firearms. There is no secret
> conspiracy of violent criminals roaming the streets in Australia. I
> live in arguably one of the most crime ridden places in NSW and yet I
> feel completely confident in walking to the mall down the road from me
> in the middle of the night and am proud of myself and my society that
> I don't feel the need to be armed. 
> 
> I've only ever had one confrontation and it was with a drug addict, it
> ended peacefully with both of us going our separate ways.

IMO,you were just lucky.Did you give him what he wanted?
> 
> The only place I feel the need to be armed is in my home merely as a
> precaution, not because I'm convinced I will be attacked. In Australia
> it is illegal to have a firearm in your home for defence and this I
> simply don't agree with, however being law abiding I do not keep one
> for that purpose. I do however have several swords which would also
> make short work of an attacker.

Never bring a sword to a gunfight. 
Or,use the best possible tool for the job.

> 
> GOOD LUCK with living your life in fear convinced that the only
> barrier between you and death or some other terrible fate is your
> trusty 9mm. 
> 
> ~Seb
> 

It's no different htan having a fire extinguisher in case of fire.


-- 
Jim Yanik,NRA member
jyanik-at-kua.net