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PA: Heroism and luck
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But in truth he wasn’t trained for the split-second decisions he made. Only law enforcement officers get that level of training and as everyone knows, even they make mistakes - or are unlucky.
The odds were decidedly against him.
Rather than being used for self-defense, guns in the home are much more likely to be involved in accidental shootings, homicides, or suicides. That would seem to apply in the public sphere as well.
The odds were decidedly against Mr. Riley, yet he prevailed. Would such success stories be more frequent if more people armed themselves? Maybe, as would instances of people killing or injuring themselves or innocents. |
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jac
(6/24/2016)
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"But the fact is, the situation could have turned out differently: The would-be robber could have fired first, the robber might have managed to shoot back, or a mom and a couple of kids could have come through the door at just the wrong moment."
Sounds like an anti-gun liberal with an agenda.
If a bull frog had wings, he wouldn't have to hop along the ground. But he doesn't have wings, and none of the what if's happened.
What if the owner had not shot the robber and the criminal decided to eliminate the witnesses. The what if scenario works both ways.
It sounds like Mr. Riley had trained with a gun and did exactly what he should have done. |
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MarkHamTownsend
(6/24/2016)
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The same tired old stats keep popping up, like a bad penny.
There are between 500,000 and 1,000,000 incidents each year in which a citizen lawfully and successfully use a gun in self defense.
In 99% of these cases no shots are fired.
Some antis like to pretend these incidents don't happen, and only incidents in which the criminal IS shot count.
A very morbid way of thinking, I would say. |
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