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PA: Time to reinterpret the 2nd Amendment
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Mark A. Taff
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Formally trained people are the only ones who should own firearms (like those who participate in the Pennsylvania Guard). Anyone who believes that their weapon is going to protect their home from criminals is living a TV fantasy. The vast majority of civilians will freeze the moment they are faced with a dangerous situation. Those people who are walking around with concealed carry permits are just plain ignorant. They will be slow on the draw and dead before their weapon even leaves its hiding place. |
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MarkHamTownsend
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"Anyone who believes that their weapon is going to protect their home from criminals is living a TV fantasy. The vast majority of civilians will freeze the moment they are faced with a dangerous situation. Those people who are walking around with concealed carry permits are just plain ignorant. They will be slow on the draw and dead before their weapon even leaves its hiding place."
Then please explain how some 500,000 to 1,000,000 law abiding people successfully use their firearms, each year, in self-defense against violent ciminals?
Wishful thinking =/=facts. |
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