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Would that be with or without water in the tub? Will you be playing the squirrel?




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Ray

I thought penguins loved the water...and ummm NO !!!

rogerpenycate

[QUOTE=NC Penguin]Would that be with or without water in the tub? Will you be playing the squirrel?



Excuse me, time for the Ostrich Watcher to step in here

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[QUOTE=rogerpenycate] You want to join in too? Be my guest...




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Bob

problem is though, if you get the gun, what if the bandit calls your bluff? you'll have to shoot 'em of get the gun taken off you and then get shot....does put you in a bit of a position that you'll have to actually shoot someone...Ray, I can't see havin' a problem with that though

Ray

The daft thing is BOB .. half the people who have a gun in their home.. leave it unloaded... making it useless... but of course with children I can see why ..
We do not ever allow children in our house ... but there are weapons becoming available to solve that problem in the not too distant future..

NC Penguin

I don't quite understand what you wrote above.

Legally speaking, I can only shoot at someone if I am in mortal danger (potential to die, not be injured). I think this means I should avoid the scenario of getting shot by someone else at all costs.

Is that correct Ray? Or does the law vary from state to state?





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precise_diamond

Guns and aliases.....

Ray

Yup that correct in most States.. we have a new law here in Florida soon hopefully which would bar prosecution of people who use deadly force against intruders in the homes and vehicles of the defender..which basically does away with the idea that you retreat from the aggressor...

Big Vern

So let me get this right, Ray.

You haven't smoked for over 2 weeks AND you've got guns..

Glad I'm not a door-to-door salesman in your neighborhood

P.S. You'll be OK, the cravings stop after six or seven years

Ray

Do you know here in Redneckville we have never had a door to door saleman here...no idea why...
Thanks!!!! everybody keeps telling me after 3 weeks the cravings virtually stop...

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Maybe if you're lucky your cravings will change from nicotine to something else (legal)!




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Manc

There is no place in society for vigilante justice.

The "What if I have an intruder in my house" doesn't hold any water as you are more likely to be mugged in broad daylight than raped and pillaged in your own home.

Chances are, if you know there is an intruder in your house, most people will kack their pants, hide and call 9-11.

you don't take you pistol outdoors and blow peoples heads off if they look at you funny in Walmart, so what make people think it is ok to do in there own home where the chances are slim to none of ever needing it is beyond me.

TRPardoe

I think the rule of thumb is to shoot the intruder in the chest, i.e. from the front. Even if you have to turn them over and drag them back into the house to do it.

If they are shot in the chest inside your house it must be self defense n'est pas ?

Seriously though, I have always held the belief that if you live in a neighborhood where you have to keep a loaded sidearm to defend your home and family - you need to move.

I once had a girlfriend in San Antonio TX who shared the house with her teenage daughter. She kept a loaded pump action shotgun by the bed. She said that the sound of chambering the round would scare most intruders away. She also told me that if she shot and killed an intruder, in her circumstances, it would be a misdemeanour at the most.

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In the US, people do carry their firearms outdoors, in public spaces though. This is courtesy of concealed carry permits, applicable in many states. There are exceptions. e.g. In VA these permits aren't necessary so people can openly carry firearms.

Plus, off duty law enforcement (in civilian gear) can carry their firearms openly, I believe. I saw a colleague's spouse, a City policeman, in the grocery store one time and I saw clearly saw his "piece".




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