Big Bill Loc: Phoenix, AZ

That "other guy" you talk about is in one of two camps: he either wants to shoot you, and so he already has a gun, or he doesn't want to shoot you, so he has no reason to want to take your gun. The vast majority are in the second camp.
Either way, that "other guy" isn't out to take your gun.

Big Bill Loc: Phoenix, AZ

The only problem with the scenario you present is that it doesn't happen in real life.

Big Bill Loc: Phoenix, AZ

If you are with the second amendment with those limitations you suggest, then you aren't with the second amendment.
First, there are no "assault rifles" in the hands of normal citizens. There are "assault weapons," maybe, but they are defined more by appearance than by function, mainly because they "look bad."
I have no idea how you came to the conclusion of what is a self defense weapon. Have you ever tried defending yourself with a .38 in the dark with adrenaline running high? Even police, with (supposedly) good training, have an abysmally low hit rate in broad daylight.
And if you think it takes an AR-15 to do mass murder, think again. A 9mm will do just fine.

Where did you get your training? It obviously wasn't very good.

wj cody Loc: springfield illinois

this is what happens when reading ee cummings during your formative years. i also liked the look of the type face, as it seemed to me to draw less attention to oneself. sort of an exercise in humility. i also do not capitalise my name.

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

Not really; he's the guy with a knife or tries to strong arm you. If you do decide to pull the gun you better kill him quick our he will attack and take it away from you. Believe me this is not an unusual situation.

Earworms Loc: Sacramento, California

He's a whacko for sure, with some deeper problems. Hopefully he doesn't decide to go Postal one day.

wj cody Loc: springfield illinois

in re: your first paragraph. the failure to destroy the aircraft carriers at Pearl Harbour, served as a permanent setback to the Japanese military. there was never any war plan, devised by the Japanese high command to invade the continental United States. their war plan conceived of military control of the south pacific and the islands therein, including New Zealand, Australia and Hawaii, to the exclusion of the United States.

Germany's war plan excluded any invasion of the continental United States. the high command's war plan was to invade and conquer continental Europe. failing to do so, in what is referred to as the "Battle of Britain" ended any thought of continental conquest. while France was only 25 nautical miles from England, the presence of the RAF put paid to that program. Germany required control of the skys. Adolf Hitler's plan had been to conquer England and then come to an agreement with the United States to assist in the invasion of what was then the Soviet Union. Hitler's 2 obsessions were Jewish people and Communism. he wanted the USSR for colonisation and raw and agricultural materials. Germany badly needed both, and would not have succeeded without those. their population had far exceeded their production capability.

at the time, 1939-1945, United States citizens did not have acess to firearms anywhere near as they do today. we remained primarily an agricultural nation, despite the industrialisation of the large cities. in some sense, we were not a "national" body anymore than we were by the end of the Civil War. for example, we had not even integrated the armed forces by 1940. many, many soldiers had never even seen an African American, despite their sterling service (Red Tails).

with regard to people who are mentally (dangerously) disturbed, we can thank Ronald Reagan's administration for closing down tens of thousands of facilitys and putting those folks on the streets. if you speak with physicians and health officials you will find a derth of treatment facilities now available. in-care for folks who need it is horribly underfunded, after all, they don't vote, so don't matter. that is until something happens which draws our attention. then we go through the hand wringing and moaning, and then move on having done nothing to alleviate the situation.

United States society is reactive rather than proactive. this cuts across all ideological lines - conservative and what passes as liberal. we react, we do not proact. as a result, we, as a culture, are not equipped to make changes which are necessary in this day and age. our denials are based on opinions, beliefs and what comforts us - not on fact or science. we will, when finally backed into a corner, finally attempt to deal with the many immediate issues facing us, but not until then.

One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID

Being a legend in your own mind, you might not live to get old. Darn

Sirsnapalot Loc: Hammond, Louisiana

Don't know where you are from but 65 years ago when I was a kid every mail order catalog that came to the house sold firearms! Back then there were no federal laws restricting buying guns through the mail and everyone I knew had a closet full of assorted hunting guns and personal pistols! We were all trained from young how to use them properly with safety as the number one priority!
Here are a few old ads

Ka2azman Loc: Tucson, Az

Go to Walmart and you can buy a rifle in the sporting section. How do you get it out of the store without scaring the $hit of the other customers. You don't -it is their problem.

You are correct about until the shooting starts to tell the difference between an honest citizen and a nut. But there are far more honest citizens than nuts. You are innocent until proven guilty in this country. If you are scared, that is you phobia.

The nut usually start right after they enter the store, because that is their aim. So how so you casually walk out the door if they are doing, your version of your phobia. If you walked out - your version was wrong. You just had a boogyman in your bedroom scenario. Your right that there is too much FEAR, and you are causing it all by yourself.

pbearperry Loc: Massachusetts

I would too Jerry. i have owned firearms for 51 years and have been teaching firearm safety for 18 years.I never leave my house without taking a gun, but it's out of sight and alarms nobody. Open carry is fine in the wide open spaces but downtown?

Ka2azman Loc: Tucson, Az

This is double talk. Quote "he's the guy with a knife or tries to strong arm you" he is already attacking you per your quote, then you say because you pull a gun Quote "he will attack and take it away from you." Once he was attacking you in the first place, what difference does it make.

Duggy

Stupid is as stupid does liberal .Find your safe space.

Duggy

You seem kinda silly to me anyone could own dynamite a gatlin gun, and the writers of the US constitution were probably a lot smarter than you , Hillary ,Obama, Truth is I know you can't help yourself . There is no limitations on any guns in the 2 nd amendment except liberals like you want to rewrite it. may be you need to limit your ignorance of the wisdom of great men. Not the little pansies of today.

Big Bill Loc: Phoenix, AZ

I realize that situation occurs, but the way you describe it, with the bad guy going after the good guy who has a gun doesn't happen very often.
I get to read about it sometimes, and very rarely does the bad guy come out on top.