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Old 04-26-2007, 06:22 PM   #374 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nuttyjoe View Post
I agree with some of this, Yoji; but not all. Yes, the presence of weapons raises the stakes in any confrontation.No, you do not need a gun to evict a home invader.But what if this home invader is armed as well? How doyou know if this person is going to shoot you or not? You don't. You can't possibly know.
No, you don't know they're going to shoot you or not, but you do risk raising the stakes of it actually happening if you have a gun as well.
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