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<blockquote data-quote="tRidiot" data-source="post: 2791028" data-attributes="member: 9374"><p>And when the vast majority of employers in this state specifically deny an employee the right to arm themselves on the job? Or what if they ARE armed, have a shotgun under the counter, a pistol in the small of their back, whatever - but the bad guy got the drop on them and they have no chance to draw/reach for their weapon without getting shot? You have the drop on him - how would you feel if you (or your wife or kid, for that matter) were killed while a private citizen stood by and said, "Well, they weren't prepared. Guess it's on them." </p><p></p><p>Yes, situational awareness, carrying regularly, etc., all are important. But it's also important for us as a society to stand up to crime and say, "NO MORE!" Don't you think? You spent 20 years in the military - were you in Iraq or Afghanistan? How many times while you were there did you bemoan that the local populace wouldn't stand up for their own country, society, whatever? Isn't that the same thing you're advocating here? "Mind your own business, move along... doesn't matter if someone else gets raped, injured, killed, etc. As long as it doesn't affect me." Sure... it's legal. Personally, I don't think I could live with myself. You gonna stand there in the driveway watching that young man beat up the cop a couple of months ago, too? You're not a cop, not your place - let that young man beat the cop senseless with his own baton and then kill him with his own weapon - "That damn cop wasn't much of a hand-to-hand fighter - guess he took his chances and he lost. No skin off my nose."</p><p></p><p>I will not stand by and watch... until he pulls the trigger? No, thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tRidiot, post: 2791028, member: 9374"] And when the vast majority of employers in this state specifically deny an employee the right to arm themselves on the job? Or what if they ARE armed, have a shotgun under the counter, a pistol in the small of their back, whatever - but the bad guy got the drop on them and they have no chance to draw/reach for their weapon without getting shot? You have the drop on him - how would you feel if you (or your wife or kid, for that matter) were killed while a private citizen stood by and said, "Well, they weren't prepared. Guess it's on them." Yes, situational awareness, carrying regularly, etc., all are important. But it's also important for us as a society to stand up to crime and say, "NO MORE!" Don't you think? You spent 20 years in the military - were you in Iraq or Afghanistan? How many times while you were there did you bemoan that the local populace wouldn't stand up for their own country, society, whatever? Isn't that the same thing you're advocating here? "Mind your own business, move along... doesn't matter if someone else gets raped, injured, killed, etc. As long as it doesn't affect me." Sure... it's legal. Personally, I don't think I could live with myself. You gonna stand there in the driveway watching that young man beat up the cop a couple of months ago, too? You're not a cop, not your place - let that young man beat the cop senseless with his own baton and then kill him with his own weapon - "That damn cop wasn't much of a hand-to-hand fighter - guess he took his chances and he lost. No skin off my nose." I will not stand by and watch... until he pulls the trigger? No, thanks. [/QUOTE]
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