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Lawlight on 20 July 2015
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mornelithe said:
Aeolus451 said:


Yes, I see what you're saying but it's not a double standard. Frankly, it depends on the circumstances of those gun deaths. Some see any gun death as bad but that's not the case in reality. It's not that black and white. If someone kills a person trying to break into their home, it's a justified and it's the right thing to do.  

Alot of the statistics people are using in the thread are gun related only and the majority of it is does not make the distinction between criminal gun deaths and justified gun deaths. Also, people aren't posting any statistics about murder by other means or other kinds of violent crime. It's revelent to this. 

That's not as black and white as you make it out to be, either.  

"Any force used against an intruder must usually be proportionate to the harm that is reasonably perceived."

http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-charges/may-i-shoot-an-intruder.html

But, I understand what you're saying.

This is some BS. There is no telling what harm an intruder will do. He could murder you for all you know.