There are other defenses than using lethal force. If you have time to use a gun, you also have time for plenty of other things.
I've run into hostile people. Simply a look of interest will often confuse an attacker who expects to meet fear and aggression. Make it harder to carry out his plan. Most of them are rather sorry they have ended up being who they are and very much afraid. Being non-aggressive gets you much closer to the attacker and thus gives you much better defense. If you, like so many others, think you do not want to get close, that is a key to understanding why you are being attacked in the first place; why the attacker ended up like he is.
Nothing will make you fully secure. If you get a gun, you will still be afraid. And you can still get killed, even with your own gun.
Some courage and show of respect can also fail to make you secure. But then it is a choice by which means do you want to fail and die -- should it come to that.
No, he is not likely armed. You see, a gun is a similar problem for the crook also.
It requires an initial investment before getting into business and it gets in the way when you have to carry your loot. Having it means the customer will be armed too and there is a higher risk of fatal accident at work.
Also when the police will come to arrest you they'll be armed too.
It is better for the crook to be unarmed.
And the crooks are unarmed in countries where guns are not around in such abundance. You should come and see.
But your claim was that sacrificial behaviour in a population leads to extinction. That if law abiding citizens don't defend themselves criminals will take over. Clearly not true.
We have two value systems here in comparison. One where individual has values beyond himself and one where the the highest value is himself.
I bet Americal way of life is extinct long before Christianity.
To willingly become a victim, and by refusing to resist that's exactly what you're doing, is behavior which tends toward extinction.
Uh. I was under the impression that Americans believe in God and Bible.
Christianity became extinct because Jesus let himself be nailed to a cross? Because christened did not resist Romans and allowed themselves to be fed to lions?
Now, the American faith seems to be that it is up to every American to take arms and decide themselves whether another life is worth living.
Why not have some security and unique password preconfigured in each device? They usually already have unique SID and a sticker telling it. Just add the password on the sticker and quick start guide to tell the user to type it in when asked for. Simple enough.
Reminds me of a prank some students made. They bought a park bench and a group of students carried it with them the city. Police of course stopped them and asked them to return it to where they took it, but they showed the proof that they owned the bench and can carry it anywhere they please. So police let them and broadcast to other patrols that the students carrying a bench own it.
So the city got filled with groups of students carrying benches until all bench were carried away.
Of course the bench were returned afterwards.
Although very memorable, this prank was not highly praised due to involving police with whom the students have respect.
How this relates or does not relate to Canadian coins I leave to the reader.
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There are other defenses than using lethal force. If you have time to use a gun, you also have time for plenty of other things.
I've run into hostile people. Simply a look of interest will often confuse an attacker who expects to meet fear and aggression. Make it harder to carry out his plan. Most of them are rather sorry they have ended up being who they are and very much afraid. Being non-aggressive gets you much closer to the attacker and thus gives you much better defense. If you, like so many others, think you do not want to get close, that is a key to understanding why you are being attacked in the first place; why the attacker ended up like he is.
Nothing will make you fully secure. If you get a gun, you will still be afraid. And you can still get killed, even with your own gun.
Some courage and show of respect can also fail to make you secure. But then it is a choice by which means do you want to fail and die -- should it come to that.
No, he is not likely armed. You see, a gun is a similar problem for the crook also.
It requires an initial investment before getting into business and it gets in the way when you have to carry your loot. Having it means the customer will be armed too and there is a higher risk of fatal accident at work.
Also when the police will come to arrest you they'll be armed too.
It is better for the crook to be unarmed.
And the crooks are unarmed in countries where guns are not around in such abundance. You should come and see.
But your claim was that sacrificial behaviour in a population leads to extinction. That if law abiding citizens don't defend themselves criminals will take over. Clearly not true.
We have two value systems here in comparison. One where individual has values beyond himself and one where the the highest value is himself.
I bet Americal way of life is extinct long before Christianity.
Uh. I was under the impression that Americans believe in God and Bible.To willingly become a victim, and by refusing to resist that's exactly what you're doing, is behavior which tends toward extinction.
Christianity became extinct because Jesus let himself be nailed to a cross? Because christened did not resist Romans and allowed themselves to be fed to lions?
Now, the American faith seems to be that it is up to every American to take arms and decide themselves whether another life is worth living.
Thank you.
It is so horrible reading these comments.
I wonder what has to be wrong in a society for guns in homes to become such a blessing.
Americans should live some time in some other country to learn there are different ways of living.
And I do not mean they need to go and invade some country to do that...
But seriously, this is exactly what this right is.
When the crook comes to rob an armed citizen, he'll be armed too.
Why not have some security and unique password preconfigured in each device? They usually already have unique SID and a sticker telling it. Just add the password on the sticker and quick start guide to tell the user to type it in when asked for. Simple enough.
And this new technology helps them annoy lots more customers in the process.
Reminds me of a prank some students made. They bought a park bench and a group of students carried it with them the city. Police of course stopped them and asked them to return it to where they took it, but they showed the proof that they owned the bench and can carry it anywhere they please. So police let them and broadcast to other patrols that the students carrying a bench own it.
So the city got filled with groups of students carrying benches until all bench were carried away.
Of course the bench were returned afterwards.
Although very memorable, this prank was not highly praised due to involving police with whom the students have respect.
How this relates or does not relate to Canadian coins I leave to the reader.