Quote:You probably shouldn't be allowed near weapons if your first thought is to kill somebody.

 

Did I ever say that it was my first thought?  NO.

 

Quote:Exactly...Probably shouldn't be in control of weapons. Be shooting everyone who approaches.


The guy wasn't even armed was he?

 

Did I say that I would have shot him just for approaching?  NO.

 

Quote:His first thought when somebody approaches him...


I dont think he would have shot the guy in the car for a traffic offense.


Crikey you are touchy.

 

Did I say that I would have shot him for a traffic offense?  NO.

 

I said that once he started being combative I would have stopped the action.

 

In my younger years I worked as a Deputy Sheriff.  I'm not a big guy and if confronted by a much larger guy that starts assaulting me, I had the power to stop the action by whatever means.  If I felt that his assault put my life in danger, then escalating up to deadly force is justified in order to stop the action.

 

The fact that he was unarmed has no bearing on it.

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