Hello Jeff.

18 Apr 17 01:35, you wrote to all:

 JS> We should never for an instant forget, that the one and only reason
 JS> anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker and  unable
 JS> to resist the will of others, so they can do unto you what  they
 JS> choose that you wouldn't allow them to do if you were able  to defend
 JS> yourself. This goes for burglars, muggers, and other  criminals, and
 JS> more so for bureaucrats, and politicians.

 JS> Banning guns for responsible gun owners will do little to prevent
 JS> criminally minded individuals from carrying out violent acts. I  am a
 JS> believer that guns by themselves do not kill or shoot anyone. It takes
 JS> a person to do the shooting and killing.

        Do you have any stories to share (or know someone) about a
situation where owning a gun saved you or your family?

        I am asking this because I live in Brazil, and here the laws
concerning the possession of firears are extremely restrictive, to the
extent that is almost impossible to the average person to own a gun, and
it's 100% impossible to carry a gun outside the home without being a police
officer.

        Nevertheless, the crime rate has reached an all-time high here.
It's so high that if you leave your home for a walk in the block the
chances of someone robbing you at gunpoint are like 3 into 10.

        That being said, what would be the value of having a gun in such an
environment? The attacker has always the element of surprise, and if they
find out that you have a gun, you won't come back home alive to tell a
story...


Flavio

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