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It didn't say he was. If he did, though, I'd want to be able to
protect myself if he ran across me in a home he thought was empty
and he got it through his head that I had to die because I'd seen
his face. Or maybe he's desperate, and now he's willing to try
hitting a house that is occupied but looks like he could rob it
regardless.<br>
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It's a tool of preparedness. I'd rather not assume that he's
harmless if he's breaking into houses and robbing them. If my
assumption is wrong, I could die. I'd rather not throw away my
chance at survival because "OMG! Guns are bad!"<br>
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It doesn't mean, by the way, that I'd just shoot this guy for
breaking into my house. But a loaded weapon is a good deterrent,
and if it turns out my life is at stake, I'd rather have a gun
than a shoe I could throw at him, or whatever I happened to have
at hand.<br>
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This isn't rocket science. Be prepared. It's the good old Boy
Scout motto. I also have a smoke detector and a fire
extinguisher.<br>
<br>
Don't let the "guns are killing our kids!" narrative drive your
views.<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
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On 02/19/2013 10:43 PM, Sunil Ramalingam wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Paul,<br>
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Where does it say he's breaking into homes when people are in?
I had a lot of burglary cases, and my mistakenly charged
clients were usually alleged to have entered homes when no one
was there. Lots easier to leave with stuff that way, said the
authorities.<br>
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Sunil<br>
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From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a><br>
CC: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>
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What's paranoid about locking up when you're out and being
ready to defend yourself when you're at home when there is
a known burglar in the area? Being prepared is not the
same thing as being paranoid. If someone is crazy enough
to break into your home while you are there, you can go
ahead and classify that as a situation fraught with
danger, in which case having some means to protect
yourself might be called for. There are plenty of
reasonable scenarios where a would-be burglar happens upon
a member of the household when he thought the place was
empty that could end up very badly for the person he
stumbled upon. If the burglar knew you were at home and
invaded the home anyway, then you've definitely got a
problem if you are happily unarmed.<br>
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Better to have that gun when you need it than not. If
guns frighten you, which I find hard to believe because of
your military background, then at least pick up a good
aluminum baseball bat.<br>
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Do you think I'm paranoid because I keep a set of jumper
cables in my trunk in case my battery dies and I need a
jump from a kind stranger? Are you one of those people
that joyously flit from situation to situation relying on
the gods to keep you out of trouble?<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
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On 02/19/2013 01:18 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:<br>
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<div>Paranoia . . . self-destroya.<br>
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<div>Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .</div>
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<div>"<span style="font-size:medium">There's room at
the top they are telling you still</span><span
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<span style="font-size:medium">But first you must
learn how to smile as you kill </span><br
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<span style="font-size:medium">If you want to be like
the folks on the hill."</span></div>
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