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How many lives is your flatscreen worth?

Trias11 5y ago
My life and well being of my family worth more than the worthless lowlives who going around robbing, shooting and hurting people.
- rbanffy 5y ago
  My point being that, if they suspect you have weapons, their lives are worth more to them than yours and your family's and they'll not think twice before making that choice before you make yours. If they enter your house when your family is in, they are prepared for it. You are not. Remember, it's a violent criminal we are talking about. Were it not a violent criminal, they'd stalk your house and wait for it to be empty. And still it'd be wise for them to expect whoever they find inside to be armed.
  - Trias11 5y ago
    "if they suspect you have weapons..." - they (bad guys) will move out into cities or jurisdictions where citizens are unable to protect themselves. Armed citizens are not worth fooling with.
    - rbanffy 5y ago
      If everyone does as you propose, there will be no easy neighborhood.
leesalminen 5y ago
How do you know the criminal who just entered your house uninvited is only there to take your flatscreen? Think quickly, your and your family’s life depends on your decision.
- rbanffy 5y ago
  If they expect people to be armed, it's much simpler to just kill them before they can mount a reaction. From the point of view of a criminal who already committed crimes sufficient for life imprisonment, that's a very easy choice.
  - Trias11 5y ago
    Regardless of what criminal think - armed citizen has much higher chance to survive the attack. If criminals expect people to be armed - they'll move on to easier targets.
    - rbanffy 5y ago
      > armed citizen has much higher chance to survive the attack. That’s objectively wrong and goes against every single study on the subject. The best overall strategy for survival is to be cooperative and not surprise the attacker. Armed victims have a lower chance of survival because, again, they are not expecting the attack. If the victim starts a reaction, they usually get shot.
      - Trias11 5y ago
        Please understand that the robberies and crimes are flourishing in the cities where citizens are not allowed to protect themselves and local judicial system coddling criminals. And criminals ARE WELL AWARE of that. When every single citizen CAN be carrying a gun - the criminal WILL think twice before engaging in stupidity. If not the victim, then the random bystander or nearby family member can make a colander out of criminal engaging in active crime. When possibility of this is present and political and legal system is supportive to keep our streets clean - the crime will cease or be reduced to minimal levels.

My life and well being of my family worth more than the worthless lowlives who going around robbing, shooting and hurting people.

rbanffy 5y ago
My point being that, if they suspect you have weapons, their lives are worth more to them than yours and your family's and they'll not think twice before making that choice before you make yours. If they enter your house when your family is in, they are prepared for it. You are not. Remember, it's a violent criminal we are talking about. Were it not a violent criminal, they'd stalk your house and wait for it to be empty. And still it'd be wise for them to expect whoever they find inside to be armed.
- Trias11 5y ago
  "if they suspect you have weapons..." - they (bad guys) will move out into cities or jurisdictions where citizens are unable to protect themselves. Armed citizens are not worth fooling with.
  - rbanffy 5y ago
    If everyone does as you propose, there will be no easy neighborhood.

leesalminen 5y ago

How do you know the criminal who just entered your house uninvited is only there to take your flatscreen? Think quickly, your and your family’s life depends on your decision.

rbanffy 5y ago
If they expect people to be armed, it's much simpler to just kill them before they can mount a reaction. From the point of view of a criminal who already committed crimes sufficient for life imprisonment, that's a very easy choice.
- Trias11 5y ago
  Regardless of what criminal think - armed citizen has much higher chance to survive the attack. If criminals expect people to be armed - they'll move on to easier targets.
  - rbanffy 5y ago
    > armed citizen has much higher chance to survive the attack. That’s objectively wrong and goes against every single study on the subject. The best overall strategy for survival is to be cooperative and not surprise the attacker. Armed victims have a lower chance of survival because, again, they are not expecting the attack. If the victim starts a reaction, they usually get shot.
    - Trias11 5y ago
      Please understand that the robberies and crimes are flourishing in the cities where citizens are not allowed to protect themselves and local judicial system coddling criminals. And criminals ARE WELL AWARE of that. When every single citizen CAN be carrying a gun - the criminal WILL think twice before engaging in stupidity. If not the victim, then the random bystander or nearby family member can make a colander out of criminal engaging in active crime. When possibility of this is present and political and legal system is supportive to keep our streets clean - the crime will cease or be reduced to minimal levels.