Parker wrote:
getting shot is still cruel....i dont need a definition to tell me that.
Oh it is definitely cruel, I am referring strictly to the legal definition of cruel and unusual punishment. I wouldn't want to be shot, and I wouldn't want to place anyone else in a situation where they would be shot...but in my opinion those two idiots voluntarily placed themselves in a position with a much higher likelihood of being shot, and they just hit the jackpot.
Parker wrote:
guns are made to efficiently kill people?
holy shit!
are you serious? i own quite a few, and i have NEVER shot anyone.
in fact, they arent that efficient....something like mustard gas is pretty damn efficient.
sight alignment and trigger squeeze is much more difficult than dropping some gas.......
Guns are made to kill. That was there original purpose, and that is still what they are used for today. Other things considered lethal objects, like knives and pipes, were originally conceived for some other purpose than killing, but guns? Not so much. You never
have to use a tool for what it was originally intended for, but it must always be kept in mind what its real purpose is. It's not just a toy to be shot at the range. I think you know that as a responsible gun owner.
More efficient than a knife or other personal weapons. I suppose more importantly in this situation they are less personal, making it easier emotionally to kill someone.
Parker wrote:
i bet you would.
lol, I knew that would be taken the wrong way. My point is arguing this from a gun ownership point of view is detrimental to the pro-gun argument.
I think you or someone else stated that this guy gives gun owners a bad name, which he does, but this isn't really about guns. If he ran these guys down and stabbed them, it would still be in question whether or not he was within his rights to kill people not absolutely directly endangering his life.
Parker wrote:
not central?
i put money on the fact he wouldnt have gone out there and closed ANY distance with the BIG SCARY burglars!
hes a cunt. he shot people in the back....he would just as soon as told the police they could deal with it, than go out there and get in a knife fight.
GUNS HAVE EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THIS.
captain cuntface makes people like me look bad.
I just wrote the above and then read this, practically could be a response to the above haha.
Look, this guy isn't young, he knew exactly what he was doing, and he had ten minutes to mull it over. The intent was there, perhaps to some degree a gun enabled him, but isn't the intent just as bad as the action itself? He's the exact same person with the same feelings, whether there was a gun in his hand or not right? If he didn't no one might ever know what a horrible person you guys think he is, but he would still be that same person. The tool just allowed him to put his intent to practice, as every good tool does.
Honestly, if he had a tranq gun I think he would have used that. Because he called 911, because he waited, it seems to me he didn't particularly want to get involved, but he wasn't going to let them get away. It seems to me the best outcome in his opinion was if the police just showed up and took care of it, I don't think he was itching to use lethal force. He could have done that as soon as they broke in, without ever calling the police.
Parker wrote:
i am attacking the situation.
i constantly defend myself about my RIGHT to own firearms (notice i didnt say right to shoot people), and its cause of jackasses like this. it is a gun ownership rights....I WILL HAVE TO DEFEND MYSELF CAUSE OF HIS ACTIONS.
promise.
Well first of all you shouldn't have to defend your right to own firearms at all with the second amendment. Some people might whine and bitch, but they aren't in any real danger of being taken away. People can be ignored.
Why would you own a firearm if you in no case intended to shoot someone? The question is where the line is drawn about shooting someone. You would shoot to defend yourself right? What about shooting to defend your family? A good friend? An okay friend? A stranger on the street? A neighbor? What if the attacker didn't have a gun? What if he didn't have any weapons at all? What if someone was stealing your most valuable possessions? We can go through these what ifs all night, but the fact is everyone draws a line somewhere. His is drawn further than most, but not that far. People were committing a crime right in front of him, possibly right in front of his house.
Parker wrote:
and if we were all as lucky as captain cuntface, we could all shoot whoever we feel like!
you know, i just had an epiphany.
why the fuck did i bother with a divorce?
i should have just gotten my in laws to trespass...then i could have been scared!!!
FM, we usually agree on most things....but this is just too far out there man.
we, as civilians do NOT possess the right to shoot people cause they are thieves.
its just not the way the world works....maybe in texas, but not in the rest of the world.
So what situations do you have the right to shoot someone in?