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<blockquote data-quote="dgiharris" data-source="post: 72972787" data-attributes="member: 322579"><p>Another problem with guns is they just tend to make things worse.</p><p></p><p>Whatever situation you are facing, guns escalate things. One of the problems with having a gun is that it emboldens people to actually seek conflict so that they can then justifiably pull out their guns. There was a case in Texas where a bunch of young adults were partying outside down the street at 10pm or so. A firefighter that lived in the neighborhood got tired of the noise and decided to intervene. He took his gun with him. The confrontation started with a debate that turned into an argument. He escalated the conflict by talking smack and egging them on and when a physical altercation becomes imminent THEN he whips out his gun and says, "I fear for my life". He then calls the police while the people he is arguing with likewise call the police. The firefighter has the gun trained on one guy, the other guy's brother (or friend) tries to sneak up on the firefighter and the firefighter "fearing for his life" shoots and kills one of them. Firefighter was found guilty btw. </p><p></p><p>Had the firefigher "not" have had a gun the entire situation would have played out differently. For starters, he wouldn't have been emboldened to pick a fight with a group of people while outnumbered 6 to one. He would have been more inclined to be more civil and if that failed to simply call the police.</p><p></p><p>Yes, there are stories of people saving their lives or livelihood because they were armed. But those stories are few and far between compared to the stories in which innocent people are hurt or killed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dgiharris, post: 72972787, member: 322579"] Another problem with guns is they just tend to make things worse. Whatever situation you are facing, guns escalate things. One of the problems with having a gun is that it emboldens people to actually seek conflict so that they can then justifiably pull out their guns. There was a case in Texas where a bunch of young adults were partying outside down the street at 10pm or so. A firefighter that lived in the neighborhood got tired of the noise and decided to intervene. He took his gun with him. The confrontation started with a debate that turned into an argument. He escalated the conflict by talking smack and egging them on and when a physical altercation becomes imminent THEN he whips out his gun and says, "I fear for my life". He then calls the police while the people he is arguing with likewise call the police. The firefighter has the gun trained on one guy, the other guy's brother (or friend) tries to sneak up on the firefighter and the firefighter "fearing for his life" shoots and kills one of them. Firefighter was found guilty btw. Had the firefigher "not" have had a gun the entire situation would have played out differently. For starters, he wouldn't have been emboldened to pick a fight with a group of people while outnumbered 6 to one. He would have been more inclined to be more civil and if that failed to simply call the police. Yes, there are stories of people saving their lives or livelihood because they were armed. But those stories are few and far between compared to the stories in which innocent people are hurt or killed. [/QUOTE]
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