Agreed, that is a direct tie into what is always my first thought when gun defense comes up. So many good thoughts already posted. Mine are all rehashings of previously expressed ideas.johnson0317 wrote:Thanks for that. I don't think many of us, including myself, understand the grief we would go through in taking the life of another human being.polisci wrote:...afterwards, I was overwhelmed with grief just thinking about "it". So, prepare yourself now. Now is the time to decide that you, your family and your belongings are worth defending, or not. Once you convince yourself that they are worth saving, do NOT hesitate. It was either you or him, or worse, your loved one or him.
RJ
1)Decide if you are willing to end a life to defend your own or your loved ones’. Because I am a “gun person” folks ask me about CHL and/or which home defense gun to buy. My very first question is “Are you willing to end a life to defend your own or your loved ones?” If the answer is “no,” and many folks that are honest will say no, buy a 12 gauge shotgun and NO shells for it. If you’re lucky the sound of the action will scare them off. If not all you gave them was a club. If the answer is “yes” there are a hundred other threads on the topic.
2)Know the laws and know the difference between legal and prudent. Someone else said it, I will rarely be using my firearms to protect my property. The civil liabilities for being right may outweigh the value I put on much of my stuff. This is a huge grey area with no right answer but the answer you create for yourself.
3)You can be a sheepdog without shooting everything in sight. All of the strategies of de-escalation, moving to cover, etc can be applied to helping those around you. Just because the stereotypical little old lady got her purse stolen doesn’t mean you need to chase down the bad guy and cap ‘em. Protecting her and rendering aid to her is infinitely harder to do if you’ve removed yourself from her side to go play cop.