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Old 06-25-2008, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by micfranklin View Post
Let me give an example:

Earlier this month in Baltimore, some guy tried to rob a store with the owner of the store in it, and he held the owner at knifepoint. When the owner got a chance he pulled a gun on the robber and shot him but didn't kill him, and the thing is that same guy has reportedly been robbing other places in that area for some time.

And in big cities sometimes people get robbed and killed in their own homes and the criminal doesn't get caught right away, sometimes in a week, 2 weeks, a month, maybe they might not get caught at all. Especially in this city where even cameras aren't enough, someone else needs to step up when the police aren't gonna get there in time.
Usually there are laws in place that make it legal to protect yourself if someone is trying to hurt you. If someone breaks into your house, you are allowed to defend yourself... however, if they realize you are home and run off, you are not allowed to run down the street after them, shooting.
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