Thread: Whats your opinion on automatic weapons?

Glen

Your scenario is what makes the USA slightly different than other western industrialized countries at the moment. That is neither good nor bad, it just is. That scenario probably does happen in Canada but chances are there would be no handgun present and available to the home owner. If you legally owned a handgun here you could not legally store it in such a fashion never mind it being loaded to boot. You cannot legally discharge a firearm in any place other than where it is legal to do so and your house ain't one of them. There are probably several more legal reason why you can't which I have forgotten. I imagine it is similar in most other western industrialized countries.

However, legalize aside and being a liberal, if placed in that situation I would likely shoot to kill. Attempting a wounding shot/shots is likely to create a miss so center of mass it is. I place a high value on human life, mine and my family's but not so much a criminals. I guess I am not a good Christian but I think I could live with the consequences.

All that said, I hope I never have to be in such a situation and there are some you can't negotiate your way out of by non violent means.

Bob

Yes, Bob we have "Castle Laws" and "Make My Day Laws" that protect you in many states, to allow you to protect yourself and your loved ones, and they have been slowly adapted to beat many Lawsuits also..

The controversial "Stand Your Ground Law" is one such adaption

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Yes, Bob we have "Castle Laws" and "Make My Day Laws" that protect you in many states, to allow you to protect yourself and your loved ones, and they have been slowly adapted to beat many Lawsuits also..

The controversial "Stand Your Ground Law" is one such adaption

You may have missed my point or I yours. You cannot in most cases compare a scenario which is legal in the US to what in other countries would be an illegal scenario. Here you would not be protecting yourself from lawsuits but the very good possibility of defending yourself against criminal charges brought by the Crown. Basically you have to depend on 911 get stuffed and hope the doughnut dusters can get to you in time from the doughnut shop. You are allowed to defend your "castle" up to a point but that has less and less meaning here today. I am not saying that it is a good thing but again it just is what it is. This is what makes doing direct comparisons very difficult.

Bob