Quote:Yes you did miss something. A lot, actually.

 

You missed the fact that although I do carry a sidearm and shoot regularly, it's never at anything living. I come from a family of hunters, but gave it up almost 25 years ago. I didn't think it was right to kill something I didn't eat. I never liked wild game. I have no problem with those who do, but won't do it myself because it crosses the line within myself over killing, and why killing is righ or wrong.

 

Now, all that said, I stand by what I said, and do so for one simple reason. I will likely never kill anyone. I hope that is the case. HOWEVER, if I do, there's going to be a darn good reason for it. It's not going to be anger, retribution, or anything of the sort. It's going to be for one and one reason only. That reason is this: I am going to see someone violating another person in a violent and lawless manner. I won't ask to be put into that position. However, if fate decides to place me there, my response will be immediate and unquestionable. If I should ever see someone violating another person in a violent way, I will not hesitate to end it with any means at my disposal. Hopefully it won't be a life and death decision for me and the person I'm confronted with. It won't end well. I would rather avoid it.

 

I will not, however, stop and try to rationalize what is happening. If someone is criminally violating another innocent person, I will do what I have within my power to stop it. Not because it's a power trip or anything of the sort. It's because it's the right thing to do. An innocent person never deserves to be assaulted or violated. I will defer back to my explaination of Switzerland and how most people think similarly to me. In that country, crime, especially violent crime is almost nonexistent. It's that way because good people don't stand by and watch bad people do bad things. 

 

Correlation does not imply causation. The low crime rate in Switzerland has less to do with the populace and their attitude to guns and more with the fact they have an incredibly high standard of living with almost no outright poverty and a social safety net which takes away a large part of the motivation why someone would go out and rob a store.

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