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Georgia McGraw's avatar

Fellow Englisher here. I'm really starting to get the American love of guns. We can't trust (or expect) the police to protect us, yet we're not permitted to protect ourselves. When somebody does act in self defence, they often end up facing prosecution e.g. the elderly man who killed a robber with a knife while protecting his wife. He was arrested on suspicion of murder, but ultimately it was ruled lawful.

He and his wife had to change their identities as the robber was a Traveller and his thug family and friends kept placing shrines by their house (police ok'd this) and threatening them for killing their orecioys scumbag. Again, it's a community that gets kid glove treatment in my experience.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6984581/amp/Henry-Vincent-sister-denies-violent-person-tells-inquest-no-one-deserves-die.html

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Jonathan Smith's avatar

A well known truth in America: "When seconds count the police are minutes away." AND something few Americans know, courts have ruled that police officers have NO legal requirement to protect citizens! I am armed & ready to defend myself at ALL times. That includes in churches & hospitals. There is NO safe place.

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Jumpinjarhead's avatar

I hope, that unlike most of those I know who carry a firearm, you are properly trained in defensive shooting.

It is a discipline requiring a great deal of effort to “master”—something my acquaintances and neighbors here in rural north Georgia seem to think is merely the same “skillset” their grandaddies taught them when squirrel hunting.

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Jonathan Smith's avatar

Yes, I am formally trained. But you can find reports of people who aren't who dispatched an attacker. That even includes some children who had never fired a gun.

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Jumpinjarhead's avatar

And your point is?

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spingerah's avatar

Maybe you don't belong in Georgia

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Jonathan Smith's avatar

Watch out, "The devil went down to Georgia." ;-)

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spingerah's avatar

God bless Charlie Daniels.

I had the pleasure of driving around the Atlanta area several years ago while I was TDY at Anniston army depot in The Great state of Alabama

While driving around Atlanta kept seeing billboards for a local gun show, so I checked it out. I had already spent most of my perdium at the CMP south store in Anniston. But was able to visit with other firearm enthusiasts at the show. (Also known as " fellow gun nuts" lol)

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