"I Carry" wrote in message
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On Sat, 19 Feb 2005, wrote:
On 20 Feb 2005 00:23:22 -0000, er
(I Carry) wrote:
I could go on and on. Please point out to me where the law says that
would
be robbers, murderers, and thieves have the right to attempt to their
nefarious deeds and it is up to the potential victim to take whatever
steps
are required to protect himself and prevent the crime or it is the
victim's
fault.
Certainly its not the victim's fault but we do have responsibilities
that go along with being free and primary is to take care of
ourselves. Guns are a part of that equation for many of us. If
someone doesn't believe in using a gun, then they are responsible to
use other means to keep themselves safe. Not responsible to someone
else, but responsible to themselves.
Nobody else is going to take care of us. Not the police certainly.
They will not be there when bad things happen. You can count on the
police coming after the fact and perhaps finding the criminal and
perhaps doing little or nothing.
Weebles Wobble
(but they don't fall down)
My point. That is one of the reasons I now carry (Ohio recently passed the
right to carry law). No kids at home so I do keep a firearm within ready
reach in the bedroom. A trusty old .357 magnum loaded with semi wadcutters
(I reload all of my own shells). I have been a gun owner for over 40
years.
I have fired 10's of thousands of rounds. I am a life long member of the
NRA.
Good. That the spirit!
In the mall I mentioned, over a 1,000 cars a year are stolen. It is not
reported because it would be "bad for business".
Business trumps safety every time.
Not too long ago, a serial rapist was working the mall parking lot. It
wasn't until victim 16 that it made the newspapers. The police needed help
solving the crime. Why wasn't it reported earlier? "Bad for business".
Probably.
I happen to believe that we are our own first line of defense. We must
take
precautions to protect ourselves.
Exactly.
My son was a victim, but hardly through his own fault. Forgetting to lock
a
car door does not excuse the car jacker and I as the parent have many
"choice words" for those that would say otherwise.
I'm truly sorry for your loss. But it is a fact that if the doors were
locked then
this tragety might have been avoided. Nothing excuses a criminal from
anything.
It is that one is responsible to as much as possible to insure one's safety.
I'd be
carrying if The Peoples Republic Of Maryland would allow it.
Doug