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2011-08-21 09:39:15
M.O.A.B
'Light 'em up!'
+1,220|6462|Escea

lowing wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:

lowing wrote:


Awesome! Nothing like bringing a fist to knife or gun fight!! Go get'em tiger...
/facepalm
funny, that is what I was thinking of you when you told me you were gunna turn hero and hit someone you know nothing about.
And how is that any different to shooting someone you know nothign about?

Why would my attempt to defend my home, in a country where firearms are in limited use, be considered unnecessary heroics (bearing in mind I would give them a chance to break off without confrontation first), as opposed to you blowing somebody away or threatening them with a gun?

The situation is no different.
2011-08-21 09:40:06
jord
Member
+2,382|6918|The North, beyond the wall.
I'm not debating this because I'm going to my new house soon and I won't have internet. What I will say is all the hypotheticals regarding getting a shotgun out of a locked safe and then loading it are all moot. When applying for a firearms license "self defence" isn't a valid reason, hunting and target shooting are. If I had a license trying to get my shotgun out of a safe and load it would be stupid, because if the burglar doesn't find you trying to load it and gets scared and leaves/tries to stop you by force you're going to shoot him and end up with a lengthy court battle. Like this guy:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/apr/2 … n.ukcrime3

Although that's a tad different because he shot someone in the back as he was leaving, either way I wouldn't risk the legal implications.

My stance on firearms in this country is this. Most people, regardless of nationality, are fucking stupid. The current system works for us because it's been this way for many years, and there are less guns in circulation than the US. If I lived in America, I'd probably have a few guns too because of the amount in circulation (and because shooting is fun). However I don't live in America, and despite me wanting a firearm I'd rather give it a miss if it means the vast majority of idiots don't get to have one.

Last edited by jord (2011-08-21 09:40:48)

2011-08-21 09:48:48
lowing
Banned
+1,662|6891|USA

M.O.A.B wrote:

lowing wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:


/facepalm
funny, that is what I was thinking of you when you told me you were gunna turn hero and hit someone you know nothing about.
And how is that any different to shooting someone you know nothign about?

Why would my attempt to defend my home, in a country where firearms are in limited use, be considered unnecessary heroics (bearing in mind I would give them a chance to break off without confrontation first), as opposed to you blowing somebody away or threatening them with a gun?

The situation is no different.
Ok ya do know I listed KNIFE first, right? YOU are allowed to have knives I will assume. and you just told me you would try and hit someone not even knowing if he is armed. Well done. You are a criminals ideal victim.

if he broke into my home all bets are off as to what he is doing there and what his intentions are. MY intentions are what matters next.
2011-08-21 09:56:54
M.O.A.B
'Light 'em up!'
+1,220|6462|Escea

lowing wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:

lowing wrote:

funny, that is what I was thinking of you when you told me you were gunna turn hero and hit someone you know nothing about.
And how is that any different to shooting someone you know nothign about?

Why would my attempt to defend my home, in a country where firearms are in limited use, be considered unnecessary heroics (bearing in mind I would give them a chance to break off without confrontation first), as opposed to you blowing somebody away or threatening them with a gun?

The situation is no different.
Ok ya do know I listed KNIFE first, right? YOU are allowed to have knives I will assume. and you just told me you would try and hit someone not even knowing if he is armed. Well done. You are a criminals ideal victim.

if he broke into my home all bets are off as to what he is doing there and what his intentions are. MY intentions are what matters next.
Where did I say I would try and hit someone without knowing whether they were armed or not? I've got eyes you know, and lights in my house. I can size up the person during the 'fuck off' phase. Most burglars will run, regardless of whether they have a knife or not, especially when faced with three people, two of them (me and my brother) who are over six foot and wielding lumps of very hard wood that have considerbly more range than a knife. Would I needlessly throw myself into a fight? No. But I would fight them if I have to. You don't need a gun to fight someone successfully.

Last edited by M.O.A.B (2011-08-21 09:57:27)

2011-08-21 10:04:56
lowing
Banned
+1,662|6891|USA

M.O.A.B wrote:

lowing wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:


And how is that any different to shooting someone you know nothign about?

Why would my attempt to defend my home, in a country where firearms are in limited use, be considered unnecessary heroics (bearing in mind I would give them a chance to break off without confrontation first), as opposed to you blowing somebody away or threatening them with a gun?

The situation is no different.
Ok ya do know I listed KNIFE first, right? YOU are allowed to have knives I will assume. and you just told me you would try and hit someone not even knowing if he is armed. Well done. You are a criminals ideal victim.

if he broke into my home all bets are off as to what he is doing there and what his intentions are. MY intentions are what matters next.
Where did I say I would try and hit someone without knowing whether they were armed or not? I've got eyes you know, and lights in my house. I can size up the person during the 'fuck off' phase. Most burglars will run, regardless of whether they have a knife or not, especially when faced with three people, two of them (me and my brother) who are over six foot and wielding lumps of very hard wood that have considerbly more range than a knife. Would I needlessly throw myself into a fight? No. But I would fight them if I have to. You don't need a gun to fight someone successfully.
"I would first tell them to fuck off, and if they didn't I would hit them." <------ this is what you said. You didn't say anything about sizing anyone up, or getting your brother or carrying a bat.

Basically you said you would get into a shouting match with him, then if that didn't work you would attack him.... Now you are dressing up your actions to include your brother, a ball bat and sizing someone up.
2011-08-21 10:16:06
Hurricane2k9
Pendulous Sweaty Balls
+1,538|5941|College Park, MD
Probably try and sneak out quietly and call the police. Unless it looks like I could beat him in a fight it's not worth risking my life by trying to go all Crouching Tiger on some thug. Now, if I had a gun, I'd confront him while aiming the gun at him and then call the police, telling him that if he moves an inch I'll make a rorschach test on the wall with his head.
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2011-08-21 10:16:22
lowing
Banned
+1,662|6891|USA
Lets face it, with all of your "I'll do" this and "I'll do" that. You only have 3 real defenses of your home.

Let him take your shit
endanger yourself with confrontation
and most of all, HOPE it never happens to you.
2011-08-21 10:17:43
lowing
Banned
+1,662|6891|USA

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

Probably try and sneak out quietly and call the police. Unless it looks like I could beat him in a fight it's not worth risking my life by trying to go all Crouching Tiger on some thug. Now, if I had a gun, I'd confront him while aiming the gun at him and then call the police, telling him that if he moves an inch I'll make a rorschach test on the wall with his head.
so honestly, which scenario would you prefer? the one where the criminal is in control, or the one where you are? Basically, that is all this is about.
2011-08-21 10:26:10
Hurricane2k9
Pendulous Sweaty Balls
+1,538|5941|College Park, MD
Where I'm in control. If the scenario is that I walk in to my house and see the burglar, then in the current state I reside in I'd probably have to let him ransack the place because in Maryland it is nearly impossible to have a concealed carry permit, so it's not like I'd be walking in to my house armed. If I slept with a gun near my bed and heard somebody break in, then I'd certainly grab my firearm and confront the crook.

Living in a good neighborhood doesn't hurt though.
https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/36793/marylandsig.jpg
2011-08-21 10:27:30
lowing
Banned
+1,662|6891|USA

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

Where I'm in control. If the scenario is that I walk in to my house and see the burglar, then in the current state I reside in I'd probably have to let him ransack the place because in Maryland it is nearly impossible to have a concealed carry permit, so it's not like I'd be walking in to my house armed. If I slept with a gun near my bed and heard somebody break in, then I'd certainly grab my firearm and confront the crook.

Living in a good neighborhood doesn't hurt though.
yeah Maryland, where the criminal has guns and the law abiding citizen does not. Not really the way it should be working.
2011-08-21 10:33:36
DrunkFace
Germans did 911
+427|6921|Disaster Free Zone
I walked in on a burglar. They bolted out the back door before I even saw them.
2011-08-21 10:34:25
Chou
Member
+737|7030

DrunkFace wrote:

I walked in on a burglar. They bolted out the back door before I even saw them.
You walked into them but never saw them, makes sense
2011-08-21 10:38:02
DrunkFace
Germans did 911
+427|6921|Disaster Free Zone
Sound is a powerful entity.
2011-08-21 10:38:08
M.O.A.B
'Light 'em up!'
+1,220|6462|Escea

lowing wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:

lowing wrote:


Ok ya do know I listed KNIFE first, right? YOU are allowed to have knives I will assume. and you just told me you would try and hit someone not even knowing if he is armed. Well done. You are a criminals ideal victim.

if he broke into my home all bets are off as to what he is doing there and what his intentions are. MY intentions are what matters next.
Where did I say I would try and hit someone without knowing whether they were armed or not? I've got eyes you know, and lights in my house. I can size up the person during the 'fuck off' phase. Most burglars will run, regardless of whether they have a knife or not, especially when faced with three people, two of them (me and my brother) who are over six foot and wielding lumps of very hard wood that have considerbly more range than a knife. Would I needlessly throw myself into a fight? No. But I would fight them if I have to. You don't need a gun to fight someone successfully.
"I would first tell them to fuck off, and if they didn't I would hit them." <------ this is what you said. You didn't say anything about sizing anyone up, or getting your brother or carrying a bat.

Basically you said you would get into a shouting match with him, then if that didn't work you would attack him.... Now you are dressing up your actions to include your brother, a ball bat and sizing someone up.
The fuck? Because I didn't type that I would size them up means I wouldn't? I also didn't type that I had to walk or blink, does that mean I wouldn't? What am I supposed to do, type a step-by-step guide? Christ, its like nothing can happen unless you specify it.

And how am I dressing it up because I included my brother? We live in the same fucking house. If anything happens in the house he's going to be as curious as I am, and as willing to protect ourselves and it as I am.
2011-08-21 10:45:00
lowing
Banned
+1,662|6891|USA

M.O.A.B wrote:

lowing wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:


Where did I say I would try and hit someone without knowing whether they were armed or not? I've got eyes you know, and lights in my house. I can size up the person during the 'fuck off' phase. Most burglars will run, regardless of whether they have a knife or not, especially when faced with three people, two of them (me and my brother) who are over six foot and wielding lumps of very hard wood that have considerbly more range than a knife. Would I needlessly throw myself into a fight? No. But I would fight them if I have to. You don't need a gun to fight someone successfully.
"I would first tell them to fuck off, and if they didn't I would hit them." <------ this is what you said. You didn't say anything about sizing anyone up, or getting your brother or carrying a bat.

Basically you said you would get into a shouting match with him, then if that didn't work you would attack him.... Now you are dressing up your actions to include your brother, a ball bat and sizing someone up.
The fuck? Because I didn't type that I would size them up means I wouldn't? I also didn't type that I had to walk or blink, does that mean I wouldn't? What am I supposed to do, type a step-by-step guide? Christ, its like nothing can happen unless you specify it.

And how am I dressing it up because I included my brother? We live in the same fucking house. If anything happens in the house he's going to be as curious as I am, and as willing to protect ourselves and it as I am.
Not talking about "blinking" or "walking"... Your post was what YOU would do, how am I supposed to know you are joined at the hip with your brother and you walk around carrying ball bats everywhere?
2011-08-21 10:45:42
lowing
Banned
+1,662|6891|USA

DrunkFace wrote:

Sound is a powerful entity.
thats why  I got a dog as well.


Uhhh does your govt. allow you to have dogs in England?
2011-08-21 10:49:09
Hurricane2k9
Pendulous Sweaty Balls
+1,538|5941|College Park, MD

lowing wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

Where I'm in control. If the scenario is that I walk in to my house and see the burglar, then in the current state I reside in I'd probably have to let him ransack the place because in Maryland it is nearly impossible to have a concealed carry permit, so it's not like I'd be walking in to my house armed. If I slept with a gun near my bed and heard somebody break in, then I'd certainly grab my firearm and confront the crook.

Living in a good neighborhood doesn't hurt though.
yeah Maryland, where the criminal has guns and the law abiding citizen does not. Not really the way it should be working.
Trust me there are a LOT of things I wish I could change about this state :facepalm: at least a short drive over the Potomac puts you in Virginia which has much better gun laws. You can even open carry if you choose to be so bold, although there have been incidents of law-abiding citizens being harassed because some yuppie freaked out when a dude with a gun holstered to his hip walked into Starbucks.
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2011-08-21 10:58:36
M.O.A.B
'Light 'em up!'
+1,220|6462|Escea

lowing wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:

lowing wrote:


"I would first tell them to fuck off, and if they didn't I would hit them." <------ this is what you said. You didn't say anything about sizing anyone up, or getting your brother or carrying a bat.

Basically you said you would get into a shouting match with him, then if that didn't work you would attack him.... Now you are dressing up your actions to include your brother, a ball bat and sizing someone up.
The fuck? Because I didn't type that I would size them up means I wouldn't? I also didn't type that I had to walk or blink, does that mean I wouldn't? What am I supposed to do, type a step-by-step guide? Christ, its like nothing can happen unless you specify it.

And how am I dressing it up because I included my brother? We live in the same fucking house. If anything happens in the house he's going to be as curious as I am, and as willing to protect ourselves and it as I am.
Not talking about "blinking" or "walking"... Your post was what YOU would do, how am I supposed to know you are joined at the hip with your brother and you walk around carrying ball bats everywhere?
I stated what I would do. I stated that I would first throw something (as a means of distracting and throwing them off balance), and then hit them with something (could that be the bat? or something similar? who the fuck cares? its a heavy dull object.) The scanerio remains the same whether I have my brother with me or not. Perhaps you'd like some character background next time when I have to introduce all the players in the scene for you?

The chances of this happening at all? Small. I live in a good neighbourhood and I have an alarm system. Your average criminal is just a frightened individual, and will bolt at the first sign that someone is coming to get them. It doesn't matter if they smash a window or get in quietly, the alarm will go off, and if they don't scarper quick then they will have three people on their asses.
2011-08-21 12:14:24
lowing
Banned
+1,662|6891|USA

M.O.A.B wrote:

lowing wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:


The fuck? Because I didn't type that I would size them up means I wouldn't? I also didn't type that I had to walk or blink, does that mean I wouldn't? What am I supposed to do, type a step-by-step guide? Christ, its like nothing can happen unless you specify it.

And how am I dressing it up because I included my brother? We live in the same fucking house. If anything happens in the house he's going to be as curious as I am, and as willing to protect ourselves and it as I am.
Not talking about "blinking" or "walking"... Your post was what YOU would do, how am I supposed to know you are joined at the hip with your brother and you walk around carrying ball bats everywhere?
I stated what I would do. I stated that I would first throw something (as a means of distracting and throwing them off balance), and then hit them with something (could that be the bat? or something similar? who the fuck cares? its a heavy dull object.) The scanerio remains the same whether I have my brother with me or not. Perhaps you'd like some character background next time when I have to introduce all the players in the scene for you?

The chances of this happening at all? Small. I live in a good neighbourhood and I have an alarm system. Your average criminal is just a frightened individual, and will bolt at the first sign that someone is coming to get them. It doesn't matter if they smash a window or get in quietly, the alarm will go off, and if they don't scarper quick then they will have three people on their asses.
actually you didn't. You said you would verbally abuse him, then if that didn't work, you would hit him...Thats it! and that is what I commented on.
2011-08-21 12:23:35
M.O.A.B
'Light 'em up!'
+1,220|6462|Escea

M.O.A.B wrote:

A) Tell them to fuck off.

Failing that...

B) Throw something and attack with something else.

Failing that...

C) Bail.
Actually, I did. I have said nothing different from what I would do here at any point.
2011-08-21 12:31:51
lowing
Banned
+1,662|6891|USA

M.O.A.B wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:

A) Tell them to fuck off.

Failing that...

B) Throw something and attack with something else.

Failing that...

C) Bail.
Actually, I did. I have said nothing different from what I would do here at any point.
you would verbally abuse them, (good one), then you would throw something at them ( would do little more than piss them off) then you would bail. ( (might as well save yourself the trouble and let him have at your house in the first place) Hence, give me strength.

face it, you have no real means of defending yourself, admit that and move on, because you do not know what you are up against and all you have is hope that your verbal abuses will do the trick. Get real. Then get a gun. Oh wait, your govt. said they are the only ones that are allowed to defend itself, the citizen is not.
2011-08-21 12:41:11
M.O.A.B
'Light 'em up!'
+1,220|6462|Escea

lowing wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:

A) Tell them to fuck off.

Failing that...

B) Throw something and attack with something else.

Failing that...

C) Bail.
Actually, I did. I have said nothing different from what I would do here at any point.
you would verbally abuse them, (good one), then you would throw something at them ( would do little more than piss them off) then you would bail. ( (might as well save yourself the trouble and let him have at your house in the first place) Hence, give me strength.

face it, you have no real means of defending yourself, admit that and move on, because you do not know what you are up against and all you have is hope that your verbal abuses will do the trick. Get real. Then get a gun. Oh wait, your govt. said they are the only ones that are allowed to defend itself, the citizen is not.
Can you not fucking read?

Throw something and attack with something else, i.e. beat them the fuck up. If it doesn't work as intended then you retreat. Jesus fucking Christ is that so hard to understand?
2011-08-21 12:46:56
lowing
Banned
+1,662|6891|USA

M.O.A.B wrote:

lowing wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:


Actually, I did. I have said nothing different from what I would do here at any point.
you would verbally abuse them, (good one), then you would throw something at them ( would do little more than piss them off) then you would bail. ( (might as well save yourself the trouble and let him have at your house in the first place) Hence, give me strength.

face it, you have no real means of defending yourself, admit that and move on, because you do not know what you are up against and all you have is hope that your verbal abuses will do the trick. Get real. Then get a gun. Oh wait, your govt. said they are the only ones that are allowed to defend itself, the citizen is not.
Can you not fucking read?

Throw something and attack with something else, i.e. beat them the fuck up. If it doesn't work as intended then you retreat. Jesus fucking Christ is that so hard to understand?
lol actually, yes. You are putting yourself in danger without knowing who you are attacking or what they are capable of. It is stupid. Better to let him have your shit and save yourself.

Which brings us full circle yet again, you do not have and are not allowed to have an effective means of self defense.
2011-08-21 12:48:35
M.O.A.B
'Light 'em up!'
+1,220|6462|Escea

lowing wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:

lowing wrote:


you would verbally abuse them, (good one), then you would throw something at them ( would do little more than piss them off) then you would bail. ( (might as well save yourself the trouble and let him have at your house in the first place) Hence, give me strength.

face it, you have no real means of defending yourself, admit that and move on, because you do not know what you are up against and all you have is hope that your verbal abuses will do the trick. Get real. Then get a gun. Oh wait, your govt. said they are the only ones that are allowed to defend itself, the citizen is not.
Can you not fucking read?

Throw something and attack with something else, i.e. beat them the fuck up. If it doesn't work as intended then you retreat. Jesus fucking Christ is that so hard to understand?
lol actually, yes. You are putting yourself in danger without knowing who you are attacking or what they are capable of. It is stupid. Better to let him have your shit and save yourself.

Which brings us full circle yet again, you do not have and are not allowed to have an effective means of self defense.
Oh right, no home invader was ever stopped short of a shotgun. Got it.
2011-08-21 12:54:10
lowing
Banned
+1,662|6891|USA

M.O.A.B wrote:

lowing wrote:

M.O.A.B wrote:


Can you not fucking read?

Throw something and attack with something else, i.e. beat them the fuck up. If it doesn't work as intended then you retreat. Jesus fucking Christ is that so hard to understand?
lol actually, yes. You are putting yourself in danger without knowing who you are attacking or what they are capable of. It is stupid. Better to let him have your shit and save yourself.

Which brings us full circle yet again, you do not have and are not allowed to have an effective means of self defense.
Oh right, no home invader was ever stopped short of a shotgun. Got it.
again, didn't say anything about actually shooting. It is about gaining control of the situation, and nothing you have mentioned accomplishes that decisively.  Hence you have no real means of self defense.  You are gunna yell at him and throw a something at him...PPAAALEASE.

 

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