Move out of California.

 

Deaths from the death penalty this year: 13
Texas: 12
All other states: 1
Born and raised Texan, wouldnt have it any other way.

 

You know in the old West they used to hang horse thieves since horses were the primary means of life and transportation. Now we have 235 horses under the hood doing the same thing so shouldn't they be hung 235 times. If a few times are missed so what.

 

Ditto.
The latest sex offender we had sentenced only got 5 years for rapping a 6yo little girl No use for oxygen theives like that. AK dosen't have capital punnishment.

 

As a Christian and a Republican, I subscribe to that logic. My only concern is the idiots out there that would not handle the guns in a safe manor. I do wish responsible gun ownership were encouraged by the government. We need laws that protect gun owners when they use their guns to protect the security of themselves and others. I think being exposed to responsible gun handling at a young age sets a foundation for a lifetime of proper gun use. My dads guns were never locked up when I grew up, but I still never used them without permission, and I never used them in an unsafe manor.

 

ditto that

 

SOOO glad you are able to post and get the stress out s l o w l y from your trials....you did the right thing, used your brain! very sorry for your worries and hope your memory fades!

clinical proof, intent, different degrees of dead..... it is sad that what has been chiseled in time (right or wrong) has led to so much micro-law.

many of the cases reviewed are done from TIME/ MONEY constraints, and humans being what they are, choose which battle to fight. the legal system, if put into a computer would be fair AND no one would like it. Justice, on the other hand, can only be determined by the impacted parties or victims.

believe it or not, you actually have better arguements in torte law
(cigarette company lawsuits anyone?) which rigidly follow common sense
then allow outrageous sums of money....which is why the best attorneys do this while your public defender has a 50 dollar suitcoat for all occasions.

insurance companies really do not care if you are a hero or dead. they insure the vehicle and expect damages from car jackings. don't get dead.

Glad you took the gun out; if you don't use it everyday -it won't help you.

heidi

 

Heidi,

I use my gun enough. I was trained to use them in combat as well. I noticed key mistakes that were made when the crime was in progress. Hindsight is 20/20 and I know, had my gun been with me, like it usually is now,
I could have put 2 rounds in each of them before they knew what happened. However, anytime in the civilian world, if you even draw your weapon your life will change forever regaurdless if you use it or not.
My rebelious nature wanted to kill both of them, and the thought of being able to fight back right then and there has crossed my mind more than once. That's the vigilante inside me that feels violated. The guy that is happy he was able to go home and be a baseball coach for his 8 year old son is happy to be alive. It's not the movies and people doing the right thing everyday slip up and die.


I appreciate evryones comments. When I started the thread I was overjoyed that these guys won't be walking the streets anytime soon.