Girls with Guns
Meryl Yourish has a post titled Girls with Guns. Good title, and it has pictures. But she blew the opening line. The best one has already been taken:
The other day I spent most of the morning with a .38 in my hand.
OK, so you can’t use that, Meryl. But you get the idea.
Another formerly liberal wakes up. The police can not be on your doorstep 24/7 to prevent a home invasion. The police and government aren’t liable for damages if they don’t answer a 911 call. You have to be able to defend yourself.
This brings up another FUBAR in US Society. That is protecting the criminal aggressor. Not only should a person not be bothered by an investigation for shooting a burglar in your home, they should be congratulated. Any lawyer filing a wrongful death suit for such an event should be permanently disbarred and forced to reimburse for any legal expenses caused by filing the suit.
PCD (09d6a8) — 11/28/2007 @ 10:07 amThat is protecting the criminal aggressor. Not only should a person not be bothered by an investigation for shooting a burglar in your home, they should be congratulated. Any lawyer filing a wrongful death suit for such an event should be permanently disbarred and forced to reimburse for any legal expenses caused by filing the suit.
I don’t agree at all.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/h/halloween/index.html?query=LOUISIANA&field=geo&match=exact
is just one example of why citizens shouldn’t be given carte blanche to kill someone in or around their home with no oversight. At the very least it makes a gun owner exercise some judgment. And a medal?? Come on.
Voice of Reason (10af7e) — 11/28/2007 @ 11:03 amhttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00E5DC133BF935A2575AC0A962958260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/H/Halloween
is correct link from above. sorry for bad one.
Voice of Reason (10af7e) — 11/28/2007 @ 11:04 amNice of you to apologize for the bad link. Now apologize for the non sequitur.
Xrlq (8b1564) — 11/28/2007 @ 4:10 pmVoice of reason, as Xrlq mentions that link ( gee, had to go back 15 years for an off topic example too ) has nothing to do with the commentator you pretend to be answering. No one thinks that was a reasonable shooting and no one has proposed any laws that would excuse it.
SPQR (26be8b) — 11/28/2007 @ 4:59 pm#4&5 and oversight has everything to do with the comment I replied to. PCD obviously feels no oversight is needed.
What part of
Not only should a person not be bothered by an investigation for shooting a burglar in your home, they should be congratulated.
doesn’t compute?
voiceofreason (83f66f) — 11/28/2007 @ 5:08 pmWhat doesn’t compute? It had absolutely nothing to do with the shooting you link to.
Other than that, it was a completely on topic comment …
SPQR (26be8b) — 11/28/2007 @ 5:33 pmI think it is highly likely I will at least buy a rifle for target shooting. As for home protection, I haven’t gotten that far yet.
A rifle is just fine for home protection. The attitude and habits are far more important, though.
nk (09a321) — 11/28/2007 @ 5:36 pmSPQR,
voiceofreason (36fd2c) — 11/28/2007 @ 5:41 pmI’ll be sure to email you with my draft comments in the future to get clearance.
I’m sure that would improve the quality and topicality of your comments greatly.
SPQR (26be8b) — 11/28/2007 @ 5:51 pmI look forward to being your new dependent.
voiceofreason (36fd2c) — 11/28/2007 @ 5:53 pmWouldn’t you prefer the term “protege” ?
SPQR (26be8b) — 11/28/2007 @ 7:37 pmNo, not really because that means that you must be wiser or more important than me. You fail on both counts but I’ll still be your friend.
voiceofreason (9b7a24) — 11/28/2007 @ 7:48 pmThe part about Yoshihiro Hattori supposedly being (1) a burglar (2) in Rodney Peairs’s home.
Xrlq (8b1564) — 11/28/2007 @ 8:00 pmI’m glad she wrote that. I want to learn how to shoot and buy some protection (my neighborhood is sinking fast, like most of SoCal) but didn’t know where to start. Maybe I could ask for one of those cute shoulder-mounted RPG thingies for Christmas…or maybe I should get some expert instruction first like Meryl.
Patricia (f56a97) — 11/28/2007 @ 9:37 pmPatricia– for real home protection? I suggest a shotgun.
Thanks to the movies, the sound is nearly as effective as a pistol in the face, if you put in birdshot it’ll hurt, but won’t go through walls, and it’s really hard to miss.
Foxfier (d50fce) — 11/28/2007 @ 9:49 pmThanks, Foxfier, a shotgun is what a friend of mine, a former cop, also recommended.
Patricia (f56a97) — 11/28/2007 @ 10:50 pm