Victory for the Constitution... in Illinois?!

[Max King of the Wild]

Soleron said:

timmah said:

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Let me explain something to you that you obviously don't get. If you wait until the criminal is pointing a gun at you, you're alread dead. Good luck with that.

Also, that's not an emotional argument, it's something that unfortunately happens in the real world, and it is  a legitimate concern if somebody has forced entry into your home while you're there. You have way too much faith in criminals to be decent, well meaning people who just need some new stuff. Not sure how you're coming to that conclusion, but it's simply naive.

Again, no. I expect them to be murdering psychopaths. It's just not OK to be one yourself.

And sure, rape happens, but why is the example you resort to, "but what if your wife was being raped?". There are other examples that are less "OH ITS MY WIFE YOU'RE RIGHT I'D SHOOT THE BASTARD".

The fact is by the time you find out if the guy broke in to either rape, steal, kill, have fun, terrorize you, ect ect it may be too late for you and your family. It's called preventive measure which I would rather have.  The burglar clearly has no regard for you or your family so why would you extend curtesy that he is not willing to show to you?