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In reply to the discussion: As long as I can fight back, I will [View all]mvccd1000
(1,534 posts)24. You're right...
... there was a healthy dose of gratuitous sarcasm in my post.
I'm so constantly amazed by the parrot-like replies of some gun control supporters here that I'm often unable to come up with a more cogent response. Instead, I simply use sarcasm to illustrate the points I would have people take note of.
Having said that, I do agree with your sentence that, "it's silly to ask people not to engage in deadly force unless there is no reasonable alternative." I suspect we would only differ on what is "reasonable." (Retreating from any part of one's home or vehicle, for example, is not reasonable to me.)
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How ethical is it to fire blindly through a wall or ceiling into someone's apartment?
hack89
Mar 2012
#33
"The point-blank blast hurled the intruder backward through the doorway and onto White's driveway."
PavePusher
Mar 2012
#38
LOL! Glad I wasn't the only one who read that part and thought it was ridiculous.
eqfan592
Mar 2012
#42
Myth Busters proved gunshots do not throw anyone backwards. It was a good show.
Logical
Mar 2012
#51