Mike, WADR, thats ridiculous, extreme thinking and. shortsighted.
Its not return to the days of bloodfued, its return to the days of dont tread on me with impunity, have respect for your fellow man.
If you're defening yourself, someone else, or in some states tangible property, from imminent, immediate, grave harm, that's one thing.
Textbook answers sound good on paper but will get you into trouble in the long run. If they had just robbed you, is it reasonable to assume that they'd go rob / rape someone else? Of course. Once they cross that line the first time with no resistance, thet get bolder next time, go farther with their disrespect for mankind. Kinda like an alchoholic having his first drink ever. If they go unchecked, it dont bode well for the community.
At that point your actions become revenge, or vengeance , and there's simply no room for that sort of action in this horrific abortion we call human civilization
No Mike, its not necessarily vengance, but rather justice and a show to the community that we will not take this lieing down. Its a show to the criminal community that they better not try that crap on good citizens cause it wont fly. Letting them go would be a horrific abortion. It would encourage them to commit more crimes. When the criminal knows that they might just get chased down and ran over or shot for their actions, they might just decide to stay home and not go do robbries tonight. It keeps a certain balance in place that keeps this horrific abortion of a civilization from being a total hellhole where the criminals rule.
What if every CCW holder begins practicing not self defense, but vengeance?
Even if them guys live, they will think real hard before trying that stuff again. Even if they return to crime, they will certainly leave that particular mans business alone. What if every CCW holder begins practicing self defense and
justice. Vengance is mine sayeth the lord. That dont mean we have to offer ourselves as sheep to the criminals and allow any sort of injustice the wish to give us, I mean, get real. The 'administration' has its agenda, the criminals have their agenda, and you would have good citizens roll over for everyone? Extreme thinking at its worst. We are the checks and balances my friend. For the administration and the criminals. That don't mean we get to go wild on them, but it don't mean we let em go either. Sometimes maybe depending on the circumstances but theres a reasonable middle ground to be found between your extreme thinking and extreme vigilantiism.
Hey, he stole the wife's purse? Run down the block after him and shoot him in the back.
Maybe, maybe not. If we hold ourselves to extreme rules of engagement, criminals will pick up on it and use that against us so crime will rise. If they think they might get shot in the back, it'll quell their enthusiasim for crime a little bit.
Ya just never know, do ya'?
See a kid breaking into cars? Use your car to pin him, and then finish him off with your CCW.
C'mon Mike, get real. No other options but kill him or let him go? Extreme narrow minded thinking. Very unrealistic. Look for the middle ground for options. Situational ethics and personal brain power must be figured in. You cant subscribe to extremes, or it would rob you of your judgement and you are then just a robot killer or a sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
Want to become the proof that the anti-gunners are looking for as the reason why citizens can't be trusted to act responsibly with firearms?
Of course not. But do you want to be the proof to the criminals that if you go for your gun, all they have to do is turn their back to you and you wont fire? Yes, I'm armed and dangerous. No I'm not an armed threat. Methinks the propaganda machine may be working on you.
I agree with most of your posts on this forum Mike, but not this time. No offense.