Might the Second Amendment matter almost as much as the First? I think the answer is yes. And just like the First, the Second is practical, newly relevant, and far wiser than the watered-down alternatives.
Posted on 08/04/2007 10:30:58 AM PDT by 2nd amendment mama
As in this story from KHOU Houston last December:
Teen shoots, kills 2 would-be robbers
02:46 PM CST on Thursday, December 28, 2006
From 11 News staff reports
An overnight home invasion robbery attempt in northeast Harris County ended in a hail of gunfire that left two suspects dead.
Investigators said a 17-year-old was home with his cousin when four armed men kicked in the door and started shooting.
The teen pulled out a shotgun of his own and fired back at the suspects, killing two of them.
Two other suspects were later caught.
The 17-year-old asked to not be identified.
“Truthfully, it was either them or me, regardless of who was on the other side of that door or whoever kicked my door down, it was either him or me,” he said. “I’m thankful to be standing here today. I thank god.”
Authorities said at this point they are not planning on filing charges against the teen.
No. In fact, unlike the surrounding states (MA, NY, RI, in most instances a CCW is fairly easy to obtain.
As I kind of pointed out, guns are tools. Liberty, justice, defense of all kinds, security, honor and the rest of it are different classes. The tools just help you get and keep them.
They are the easy part. I do hope gun manufacturers pick up on my DVD idea. Most everybody would benefit from learning more about their guns.
Might the Second Amendment matter almost as much as the First? I think the answer is yes. And just like the First, the Second is practical, newly relevant, and far wiser than the watered-down alternatives.
looks painful...
Thanks for the info.
Murder is never justified. Sounds like the Petits chose to go unarmed. I believe that any sane, honest american adult should be able to have firearms in the house, car or person, but I also believe that they have the right o go unarmed, and accept the consequences of doing so.
But...did they give you a new rifle...at least??
Midgets with switchblades scare me..
Never really hurt because shock is your friend!
I still whine sometimes though.
I have been told that it didn’t sound like a gunshot but an explosion. Also that I just stood there for awhile as we all tried to take it in. The first thing that went though my mind was, “damn, I just blew up El Roy’s new Garand!” Then I realized that it might just be a bigger deal than that. I noted that I could see fine and I could hear people freaking out behind me so the ears were okay. I was standing without being dizzy or affected in anyway way so I realized it wasn’t so bad after all.
I looked at my arm and understood that what I was seeing wasn’t good but I have seen me bleed worse so what the heck.
It was pretty surreal actually.
Thanks, Matt. That's definitely one for my bookmarks!
Heck, I would never blow up my own rifle! It was TexasCowboy's and he did receive a refund.
Good post there Travis!
It's nice that if it gets sauce on it, I can just toss it in the dishwasher.
What brand of dishwashing detergent do you recommend?
Sigh.
It's sarcasm.. for the 73,422nd time.
What about your shadow? Does it scare you too? Maybe a teacup? or a spoon?
Honestly... have you ever really looked at a rock? Do they scare you?
Recently we left our 17 y.o. home alone, for the first time, while we went out of town (this was a big step for Mom!).
If/when we do that again, we will make sure that there is a gun available ~ just in case.
Glad to hear it. I was beginning to wonder. ;)
Looks like the chamber blew out, dumped gas back into the action, bad barrel? did Springfield give any explanation? Barrel replacement is one of the many refurbish operations that are done by them.
Glad you are OK, had to have been quite a shock.
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