Consider two scenarios.The Annoyed Man wrote:As in....."he needed killin'!"AndyC wrote:Not all homicides are bad, either.
1. A college student is raped, beaten, and hospitalized for weeks.
2. A serial rapist is shot and killed, preventing their next rape.
If forced to choose between only those two outcomes, the anti gun lobby would pick the first every time. On the other hand, most people I know would prefer the second. I suspect the majority of Texans, with the exception of the legislature, would also prefer the second, even if that's only because they see it as the lesser of two evils.