I offer you a non-lethal weapon that can be used to defend yourself. You reject the offer because you want an 'equalizer'. I suspect revenge feelings and mention that unethical. Then you claim that it's not unethical to defend oneself.
Sure, that's not unethical. But my initial offer gave you that right and you rejected it. Tell you what, why not indeed allow all people to own a weapon (or twelve weapons) that far exceeds the capacity of the criminal's weapon? Or should it be a fair fight?
I look out of my window and can easilly count 50 houses. I feel relief knowing that none of them have a gun in their bedroom. Okay, I suspect there will be two or three who do have one, but I tell you I'd feel far less safe if I'd know for sure that they all have one, notwithstanding the one in my own bedroom.
>Whaaaat??? How in the world could it even be remotely unethical to want to defend myself and
>my family?????
>
>Honestly, you gun control fanatics are WAY WAY WAY over the top. I'd like to see your position
>after some thug attacks you or your family.
>
>
>>Is THIS your argument? I'm really surprised here. It means you're as bad as that criminal, in the ethical sense.
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>>>Because I want to be armed at least as same as the criminal. The gun is the great equalizer.
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>>>>How about before Cain & Able? <g>
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>>>>The above question was not serious. Here is the serious one: How about a weapon that can be of use to temporarilly disable a criminal?! Why is this focus on a gun that sends a killing bullet? We might allow people to carry a weapon that has a less severe impact.
>>>>
>>>>>Your whole argument is premised on the assumption that if there were no guns, there would
>>>>>be no murders, or even less murders. Well here's a historical factoid for you: People have
>>>>>been killing each other since Cain & Able. It has always been, and always will be. Guns
>>>>>are just the tool of the trade that criminals today choose to use. If you take them all
>>>>>aways, they'll just pick up a baseball bat or knife. Do we ban all them too?
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