Buyng a Gun

[Typhoid]

Okay, I will answer it to your liking covering every possible angle, then:

They are specific situations where you have a gun and your home has been invaded. Would you behave as described in the scenarios or not? If not, how would you behave differently in those situations?

If I was in a situation where I lived in a location where I was afraid enough for my families lives and well-being to the point where I needed to own a gun to shoot other people to keep them at bay, not only would I buy a handgun because it causes less collateral damage - and I won't want to miss what I'm aiming at and possibly blast through the wall behind them and hit my son our wife; is easier to store and less likely for my toddler son to get his hands on - but I would take every precaution needed to ensure I do not take another human beings life.


So if I lived in a shitty enough area where someone broke into my house with a gun with malicious intent and for some reason instead of buying an alarm system or moving to a safer location and I happened to own a gun instead of doing those two previous things, yes - I would defend myself and my family. But then after wards I would most likely either get to the realization of "Hey, this area isn't safe" or "You know what, I should buy an alarm system".

To be honest, your refusal to respond to what are really simple scenarios tells me more than your answer ever could.

Dude, okay - if you were the one breaking into a house, with a gun - and you were to murder and rape a family - how would you do it.
I expect an answer to this simple, likely scenario. Afterall, understanding the enemy is everything.

This isn't a US presidential debate. You don't get to rewrite my questions because you find their premise uncomfortable.

It's not that I find the premise uncomfortable. It's that I was saying "Burglars don't really have guns here, so I don't fear that, so therefore I can't see where you're coming from based on experience, therefore I don't feel I personally need a gun to protect from home invasion." I even proved that statement was true. 1 in 7 burglaries in Canada are commited with guns. And in all of Canada, there were roughly 275,000 break-ins in total. And only about 125,000 happened in residences. It's like me asking you about how awesome and useful health care is. You're not going to change my opinion to the point of me saying "You know what, owning a gun around a child is a brilliant idea." Just like I don't assume you'll suddenly think health care is a brilliant idea. I've stated my opinion on guns. They are for hunting, and war. They should be illegal for all other purposes. This is why I love Canada. The system works, as proven by the 1 in 7 burglary numbers. And I have also stated that I would not buy a gun instead of buying an alarm system. I also wasn't the one to mention getting a dog - that was Dylan.

[Xantar]

Look, people, I am pro gun control. On a philosophical level, I would like to rid our society of guns altogether (although I'm practical enough to know that's not happening in this country).

But let's take a step back and really think here. Professor S owning a gun is not the problem here. The problem is too many guns being sold second-hand without any documentation and guns being sold to people who have been institutionalized multiple times and are off their meds. I say as long as Professor S promises to store his gun safely and as long as he's not posting videos on YouTube about how he wants to kill Nancy Pelosi, I say let him have his damn gun.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Xantar

I say as long as Professor S promises to store his gun safely and as long as he's not posting videos on YouTube about how he wants to kill Nancy Pelosi, I say let him have his damn gun.

I'd never kill Nancy Pelosi! Her very existence is an argument for conservatism.