[cuban leaf]

I think it’s overkill, but I understand it. You don’t just change mental modes at the flip of a switch. We are not machines.

An armed society is a polite society. Things like this demonstrate why. i.e. I wonder how it would have gone down if the dead guy knew, from the git-go, that the shooter was armed.

[DesertRhino]

“An armed society is a polite society.”

Yeah, except for the guy starting an argument with a woman sitting in a car when her husband walks inside. That wasn’t polite. Part of that polite society quote involves armed people avoiding bickering, arguing, etc.

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An armed society is a polite society

That's a common line, but is it really true?

I suspect it assumes that people are well-behaved to begin with and don't want to risk their lives unnecessarily.

That isn't true of all armed people or all armed societies.

[cherry]

it was a reaction after being shoved violently to the hard ground...we don't know what the words were nor the expressions on their faces...

the trouble with CC is that too many use it as get out of jail free card when simply avoiding situations or retreating from situations would be the better solution...