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I've done that before too. They try to smash my argument about "but muh home defenzzes" as they mock it with "just call 911". So:the f***ed up thing about her argument is that they think gun owners aren't just as sick of it. It's so insulting and disingenuous of gun grabbers to think we don't care, too.
We just have different responses to people getting shot and killed. Defending ourselves vs calling 911 and hoping someone ELSE with a gun gets there in time. Because their lives are worth the $35/hour we pay them vs the value of your own life is what? Never mind the fact that police have no duty to protect you. If your own life is worth saving, wouldn't you want to?
"why call 911"
"because we have police to deal with that stuff"
"and what are they going to do"
"they'll take him to jail"
"and what do I do while I wait for them to get here?"
"I dunno, hide somewhere, lock yourself in a room"
"OK and what about my daughter upstairs in her room?"
"yeah but you're not trained though, what if you shoot your daughter?"
"you just made assumptions based entirely on irrational fear and paranoia. You skipped over:
1) Is my assailant armed. If so, does he drop his firearm on command?
2) Does my assailant cooperate when I order him to the ground with hands where I can see them?
3) You don't know anything about me, my capabilities and whether or not I have been trained professionally or privately.
4) Are these not the same things the police are going to do, who I'm going to call anyway? What exactly are they going to do differently?
They are all brainwashed to believe gun owners are violent because they own guns, don't know how to use them and that police will solve all of their problem (with guns) just like you say. I have one relative who after a longer debate says, "well if you shoot someone and I'm on your jury, you're guilty - period - you can't just shoot people". So right there you establish you are dealing with a close-minded, brainwashed, illogical, irrational piece of shit of a human being. I ask why is it OK for police to shoot people? They then get a look on their face like someone just stuck a cold wet thumb up their ass.