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HI Redux! :) |
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It was not anatomically correct. Shoulda worked for the NRA where size matters. And hi to you :D |
Some consider a gun prophyl-active
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The way I look at it, you have two choices...
1. Choose to keep a gun for home protection (or carry it with a permit) and protect yourself. 2. Dial 911 and PRAY the police get to you in time...which probably won't happen in most cases. Police response time is several minutes. Your response time is several seconds. It's your life, do what you want. I know what I do. |
Mine is probably the last home in my neighborhood someone should attempt to enter illegally - just sayin.
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Or you can get yourself an iPhone. And a security system.
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4. Put bars on your windows and get a dog. Lookout stated that his philosophy was not to pull out his gun unless he was going to shoot, but recently he did just that. When Wolf found a snake (IIRC) in her apartment, she wasn't packing so she didn't shoot it, and she didn't go get her gun and shoot it. Guns might not be the panacea you're looking for. |
Repeating myself with this link
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England did away with guns and the stabbing rates skyrocketed. What's your point?
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I can run faster than a knife?
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self-defense spousal abuse children killed by accident suicide prevention on and on... 37-39. Overestimates of self-defense gun use We use epidemiological theory to explain why the "false positive" problem for rare events can lead to large overestimates of the incidence of rare diseases or rare phenomena such as self-defense gun use.We then try to validate the claims of many millions of annual self-defense uses against available evidence. Major findings: The claim of many millions of annual self-defense gun uses by American citizens appears to be invalid. |
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Your first statement about community policing and crime prevention is accurate. They are proactive methods for deterring crime but they are not 100% successful in eliminating crime. Taking personal responsibility for you and yours is the next obvious step. |
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But that does not in any way detract from the need for a well-staffed and well-trained police force and one that focuses as much on prevention and deterrence as it does on apprehension....programs that are currently facing severe budget pressures. An armed populace will not replace a civil police force accountable to the public. The wild west concept of vigilante justice does not play well today. |
I agree the police force should be fully staffed and supported, as should fire and other emergency services. Budget problems should not ever put those areas at risk.
That is exactly why I voted against the recent Phoenix food tax that was packaged and presented as the only viable means of saving police and fire jobs. That is complete and utter bullshit. Those vital services should be among the first expenditures and nearly untouchable in budget negotiations. Once the necessities are paid then come back and ask for more money for optional programs and services. You pay the absolute necessities first and then make the hard choices with things that may not be absolutely necessary. Cutting vital services in a budget crunch strikes me as ludicrous. If I lose my source of income and the future looks dire, I don't quit buying food and paying the electricity. I cut out unnecessary dining out. Cable. Try to lower the water and electric bills. Maybe sell some of my unnecessary luxury items. I cut out every last discretionary item I have before I even think about touching the items that materially affect my family's health and well-being. If none of that works then I rob the neighbor because that dumb fucker probably doesn't have a gun. |
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