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former-republican

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25. OP you don't know because you haven't been there

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 11:27 PM

Dec 2012

If you had you wouldn't be posting this because you would be dead or you would have killed someone.

Feeling threatened and knowing someone is going to kill you is not the same thing.

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Jobs aside, how many people here could honestly shoot a person. [View all] Skidmore Dec 2012 OP

If my family or my property were at risk? No problem. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #1

I don't think anyone knows until the situation actually arises. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #2

Not true, really. Daemonaquila Dec 2012 #5

what do you mean by less lethal targets. there is only one target its called center mass loli phabay Dec 2012 #10

I have. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #19

Deliberately shooting to wound is illegal. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #24

yup your trained that if a weapon is drawn then you have to be ready to kill loli phabay Dec 2012 #7

I could. Daemonaquila Dec 2012 #3

I can't honestly say that I could shoot someone. Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author jody Dec 2012 #6

"Jobs aside?" Deep13 Dec 2012 #8

I commend you sarisataka Dec 2012 #9

I don't think anybody knows for sure until the moment of reckoning... OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #11

Sure as I can be, knife and hands if I needed to as well. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #12

True evil exists in the world. cbrer Dec 2012 #13

I could, far too easily I suspect. Barack_America Dec 2012 #14

I'd aim for the center of mass, but that's just training. Selatius Dec 2012 #15

Adam Lanza? GeorgeGist Dec 2012 #16

I once had training that could have lead to a career in federal law enforcement freethought Dec 2012 #17

No sweat Old Codger Dec 2012 #18

I honestly don't think I could unless seriously provoked. a la izquierda Dec 2012 #20

I've been faced with the choice, and I was prepared to shoot. X_Digger Dec 2012 #21

Wouldn't have any problem with it - lynne Dec 2012 #22

To defend myself or my family? Wouldn't hesitate for a second. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #23

OP you don't know because you haven't been there former-republican Dec 2012 #25

Hunting JEFF9K Dec 2012 #26