The human rights comments are pretty damn funny. Sorry, I haven't evolved that far yet, where someone vows to try and kill me and I give him every opportunity. No, I'm pretty much going to try and lock him up (at the minimum), maybe do a little waterboarding to try and find out where his buddies are, too.

Why? The Europeans said it best - There is no God. Big bunch of nothing after this life. Blackness. You're gone forever and ever and ever and ever... No coming back, no thoughts, just nothing. Stop and really think about that.

So I'm going to let some religous nut case take MY life without putting up a struggle? Nope, you'll need to respect my right to live before I respect your human rights.

>> ^JohnnyMackers:
>> ^BubbaBighatt:
First, think of a female in your life that you really, truly love. Maybe your mom or your little sister. Now answer truthfully - Would you rather an unarmed 200lb man tried to rape her (she is also unarmed), or would you prefer that they both be armed? The way I see it, she has zero chance unarmed; I mean absolutely no chance at all. With the gun, the odds are probably still against her, but at least she has a fighting chance. I' an American and I say - Guns are the great equalizer!! Bullies hate them!! And I don't own one, by the way... I'll probably close the barn door after the cow gets out...

Yes, but now there's a much higher chance she'd end up dead instead of traumatized.
And please don't try to justify it with any more obscure "What if..?" situations. You'll only sound silly.


Spoken like a true bully...

Wanted to also mention - how ironic is it that the citizens of the last countries to try and conquer the world (Germany, France, England, Spain, etc) accuse the US of imperialism? "Uh, yeah. But we're way more wiser now."
Just shut up, you don't get to accuse anyone of imperialism with your sorry record.

First, think of a female in your life that you really, truly love. Maybe your mom or your little sister. Now answer truthfully - Would you rather an unarmed 200lb man tried to rape her (she is also unarmed), or would you prefer that they both be armed? The way I see it, she has zero chance unarmed; I mean absolutely no chance at all. With the gun, the odds are probably still against her, but at least she has a fighting chance. I' an American and I say - Guns are the great equalizer!! Bullies hate them!! And I don't own one, by the way... I'll probably close the barn door after the cow gets out...