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And that's why the good folks ought to have access to the tools to
defend themselves. Doesn't do much good to call 911 when the shots
are being fired. The police typically arrive after the shooting is
over with and then try and figure out the who/what/why/where stuff.

We could start with the most important tool of all... our
brains. Sadly, it's easier to just mouth the same bs about our
"Constitutional right" to own a gun.

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Capt. JG

Brains didn't help the victims much in this case. Capt JG, if one of
your family members had been in the classroom and there was another
student or teacher there with the ability to engage this murderer,
would you want them to or not? Whether it's a constitutional right or
not, the right of self defense is often recognized as a natural right
and a right not given by the constitution but recognized and preserved
by the constitution.

The brians of the victims weren't the brains I was speaking about. We
need to have stricter control over the access to weapons. If you don't
have easy access, you don't have to have a gun to defend yourself.

It's easy to make it a personal case, and if my family or I were in
jeapordy, of course, I'd want to be able to defend myself, but society
does not benefit from easy access.

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