justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/29/12 at 23:25:31: If only 15 or 20% carry, then a thug is gonna be very careful. If guns are outlawed, then a thug has a pretty good idea his mark is not armed,
Thugs are just going to up the anty...
Once again,.. I'll point out...
The thug has the advantage,.. he knows what's about to happen...
Unless you are a "Zimmerman".... and assume you are being confronted,.. you will taken aback... and the first strike will not be expected...
I'm only 140lbs,... but I guarantee,.. in an unfair fight, I have the ability to take you out, or at least severely disorient you in a single punch...
Now,.. your gun is mine...
What I'm saying is... it's not about equal, or superior force... it's the first strike... and, a law abiding citizen will not get that...
Whether you are carrying or not... in everyday life you just won't be prepared...
This is how grifters and con men get the mental jump on you...
... and this is how thugs, get in the first punch...
The criminal, knows why he is approaching, and has planned this all out...
You,.. are shopping for a garden hose...
It's not a fair fight...
... and it's not about having a gun... it's about acting first...
Admittedly,.. you might take a you-tube idiot... but, most criminals will have you down and bloody, before you know you are in a situation...
I've lived in some bad neighbourhoods... I know from which I speak...
Delude yourself if you wish...
It'll probably never happen,... and you'll spend your life toting a boat anchor in your waistband...
... in an uncomfortable state of delusion...
PS... once again,.. I remind... I own 9 guns... mostly for entertainment,...
I believe I might defend myself in my home,...
In this case,.. I do not come from a liberal, pacifist mindset...
...but in the day to day world... a gun is a fools comfort...
I'm not being a radical liberal here... just a realist...
Superior power, is only an advantage, if you have time to use it...
Unless you live your life on a tightrope,.. you just can't be prepared...
If you are,.. you're gonna' give yourself a stroke...
Does no one see the truth in this?...
Bruce Willis always wins,... that's Hollywood... he falls down a 100ft elevator shaft and only gets a cool scar on his cheek...
The very points this guy makes in his argument... contradict his thesis...
Instead of looking for some hole in my argument,... look at the simple truth of it...
You could likely take out an armed man, with your bare hands,... if you knew what was coming...
You just won't...
They will...
Not fair, but true....