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Originally Posted by gimpy117
no, I'm terrified of the idea of everyone who keeps a pistol by their bed thinking their Rambo, and shooting away at anyone when comes around.
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Then you are naive indeed, or only see what you already believe, rather than what is true. Pretty much everyone I know has a pistol handy, and not one of them has ever shot anyone, though I know of three separate intruders who heard a .45 rack-slide and were halfway down the block before the homeowner could draw a bead. We do have an ethos: never shoot anyone in the back.
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It scares me even more when people are so paranoid that they suggest even cops should be fair game. I think the combination of people with guns and the idea that the bogey man is around every corner or sound in the dark is a bad one.
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And even more naive, or else making it up as you go along. Not one of my friends believes in the bogeyman or sees anything around any corners. We do, however, investigate noises in our own homes, and do so armed, just in case. On the other hand not too long ago I was waiting for a bus, and the other guy at the bus stop had a pistol in an open holster on his hip. I noticed it, and didn't give it a second thought. I'm not in the least paranoid. If I'm stopped by a cop I'm very polite and tractable. If someone breaks into my home at night, not so much.
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also steve, "Chance to come quietly but often don't"? How many times have you been arrested? you know this for a fact? do tell...been seeing a lot of arrests lately?
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Personally? I've never been arrested. Stopped and questioned more than a few times, but never cuffed, never taken in and never charged with anything. My comment was directed at the earlier comments about cops breaking into a place because someone they were chasing ran into said place. And yes, I've seen a few arrests lately. Almost every one involved cops doing their jobs. I like cops. I don't like unidentified strangers invading my personal space.
I also don't see the government as my lord and saviour, or even as my friend. You trust government officials to make it right. I trust them to make it wrong.