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What do you need a gun to defend yourself against? In the UK someone did use a gun to "defend" themselves, against two people without guns: https://en.wikipedi
by Loque 11y ago
What do you need a gun to defend yourself against?
In the UK someone did use a gun to "defend" themselves, against two people without guns: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Martin_(farmer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Martin_(farmer)
- djrogers 11y ago> What do you need a gun to defend yourself against? An escaped inmate holding your family hostage? http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2016/03/10/man-killed-following-home-invasion-believed-to-be-mccloud/ http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2016/03/10/man-killed-following... A crazy man on a hatchet rampage? http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2016/03/10/man-killed-following-home-invasion-believed-to-be-mccloud/ http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2016/03/10/man-killed-following... A violent criminal attacking you in an elevator? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3481507/Woman-leaves-attacker-bloody-wounded-shot-neck-tried-rob-knife-point.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3481507/Woman-leaves... Of course defensive gun use doesn't fit the anti-gun narrative so it must not happen.
- hfsktr 11y agoYour first two links are the same but your description for each is a bit different.
- djrogers 11y agoThanks for pointing that out - clipboard fail on my part. The hatchet wielding guy story is here (although this version says machete: http://q13fox.com/2016/03/13/machete-swinging-attacker-shot-and-killed-by-customer-at-7-11/ http://q13fox.com/2016/03/13/machete-swinging-attacker-shot-...
- yrro 11y ago> What do you need a gun to defend yourself against? Toddlers, apparently!
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoIn many US states there is a requirement to retreat - that its not self-defence if you could have avoided the incident. Sounds like the UK has a requirement like that too?