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skipster · 07-04-2008, 04:26 AM

I wonder if anyone looking to commit a crime would be deterred if he knew his potential victim carried a gun? That would certainly deter me from committing a crime, but then again, I suppose I'm not the run-of-the-mill gun-toting criminal, either. To me, it just stands to reason that a robber would pass up your house if he knew a gun lived there.

Like Payton in Indiana, I have seen other states that have a duty to retreat before using force. In Michigan, a person had to exhaust every method of escape before using force, but I believe that has since changed. I think running out the back door while the robber is coming in the front door is a pretty good method of escape, but that's not always possible.

I don't think I have ever felt the need to carry a gun outside of employment, but we are all different and I think the deterrent and protection provided by guns is too important to ban.

07-04-2008, 04:26 AM	#70 (permalink)
skipster AA Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 550 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	Re: Supreme Court says Americans have right to guns I wonder if anyone looking to commit a crime would be deterred if he knew his potential victim carried a gun? That would certainly deter me from committing a crime, but then again, I suppose I'm not the run-of-the-mill gun-toting criminal, either. To me, it just stands to reason that a robber would pass up your house if he knew a gun lived there. Like Payton in Indiana, I have seen other states that have a duty to retreat before using force. In Michigan, a person had to exhaust every method of escape before using force, but I believe that has since changed. I think running out the back door while the robber is coming in the front door is a pretty good method of escape, but that's not always possible. I don't think I have ever felt the need to carry a gun outside of employment, but we are all different and I think the deterrent and protection provided by guns is too important to ban.