killing someone who is trying to rob you

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last saturday night about a mile from my house a father and son were walking home from church (church on saturday?!) and they were robbed at gunpoint. they cooperated and then the father was shot dead in front of the son. there are no leads.

if someone threatens my life i have no qualms about killing that person. ultimately life is the most important thing i have and if someone wants to threaten it over what they think i have in my wallet, i dont mind one bit if they meet their own death along the way.

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Catholics have saturday night mass, this is the one I went to when I was a kid, its at 5pm at my church, is this uncommon for a lot of religions?

[Felix_Nietzsche]

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uh.. sir, please read the rest of my post.

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Ok...touche'.
My point is there is no way to tell if giving someone $100 will result in both of you walking away safely.

[daryn]

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uh.. sir, please read the rest of my post.

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Ok...touche'.
My point is there is no way to tell if giving someone $100 will result in both of you walking away safely.

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i agree.. we all have to make decisions based on the info available, but for these hypotheticals we can often stipulate certain conditions. if somehow i knew i was getting away unharmed i would rather lose the $100 than kill, that's all.

[bwana devil]

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Catholics have saturday night mass, this is the one I went to when I was a kid, its at 5pm at my church, is this uncommon for a lot of religions?

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would make sense. the victims were mexican nationals.

edit: although the murder happened at 10pm. seems kinda late for church for me but what do i know?

[Felix_Nietzsche]

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wtf kind of advice is that?


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Advice from a attorney will extensive experience with the US legal system......

In the UK, they jailed a home owner who shot a burgler with a shotgun. The man's home had been robbed several times and so this time he made sure he was armed. The UK has gone nutty and they are lots of US politicians that want to follow the UK's example.

[iSTRONG]

I would not kill anyone to protect myself from getting robbed; Even if I was carrying $10,000 on me & even if I knew I wouldn't get charged with anything if I did. The only time I'd pull the trigger is if I was confident that inaction would have me or someone innocent killed.

Obv, this is cold-headed thinking. I don't know how I would react in the heat of the moment.

[By-Tor]

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G. Gordon Liddy, a former attorney, former watergate conspirator, and nationally syndicated AM talk radio host had some direct advice for for those who are attacked by a mugger and have a gun to defend themselves.

1. Kill the mugger. If he is still breathing put two more bullets into him.
2. Go home and do NOT call the police.
3. Destroy the gun's ballistic evidence.

Liddy says going to the police will result in possible charges against YOU. Years of legal bills fighting a civil lawsuit with liberal lawyers asking you questions like 'why didn't you just wound him', etc.... In short, your life savings will evaporate and the next several years of your life will be in a courtroom.

Liddy recommends carrying a revolver to defend yourself. First, a revolver has no safety, so you can just point and shoot. With a semiauto, if you forget to switch the safety off, you could have a knife in the belly. Second, it is easier to destroy the ballistic evidence with a revolver. File down the firing pin and use a rat-tail file to scratch the inside of the barrel. Then diassemble and throw the gun away. With a semi auto, there are additional steps that need to be taken to destroy the ballistic evidence...

Good luck and good hunting. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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what if i want to be a sniper that shoots muggers who are robbing people at gun-point?

[AJW]

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In the UK, they jailed a shack dwelling loner who shot a 16 year old burglar in the back with a unlicensed illegal shotgun. The man's home had been robbed several times and so this time he made sure he was armed. As he sat home waiting with the lights off The UK has gone nutty and they are lots of US politicians that want to follow the UK's example.

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In the UK, they jailed a shack dwelling loner who shot a 16 year old burglar in the back with a unlicensed illegal shotgun. The man's home had been robbed several times and so this time he made sure he was armed. As he sat home waiting with the lights off The UK has gone nutty and they are lots of US politicians that want to follow the UK's example.

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Except for it being unlicensed, none of your other "points" matter at all.

[Felix_Nietzsche]

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what if i want to be a sniper that shoots muggers who are robbing people at gun-point?

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Doing this public service can be expensive if you dump you gun after every kill.