Date: 25 Mar 2006 15:10:43 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: Well, the convertible is on Ebay now.
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 23:56:32 GMT, Johannes <johsnospam-spam-sizefitter.com> wrote: > > Dave Hinz wrote: >> >> Right to keep and bear arms. Honest citizens are allowed to have guns, >> which keeps criminals in fear and doubt, to an extent. That citizen >> doesn't need to have a gun, themselves, just that the guy thinking about >> breaking in the house knows that they legally can, and might. About the >> same thing with government abuses; I'm of the theory that civilians >> owning guns is a good reminder to our government how the country was >> founded, and by what mechanism that was reached. > > The problem is psychological limitations that everyone have. Nobody is 100% > rational 100% of the time. Nobody can concentrate 100% or they would never > lose a Tennis match. Our emotional state vary and people can sometimes snap. > If there is a loaded gun lying around, people may make the wrong choice that > they might later regret. While that seems to make sense, look at it this way - 100% of the time, the criminal with a gun is a danger. 0.00something percent of the time, a good person with a gun becomes a danger. That other 99.99something percent of the time, I'd rather be able to defend against that 100% dangerous criminal in an effective way. > That is why there are different gun laws in the UK, > very sensibly. It's a cultural difference, to be sure. Which I suppose is why I should have stayed with my original thought to avoid the topic. Put it this way - I trust me, more than I trust an armed criminal.
