On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, Doug Kanter wrote:

>
> "Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Doug Kanter" >, if that's their real name,
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Sometimes, people ask to be shot, and it's rude not to grant their
>>> request.
>>
>> ROFL! Emily Post was your mom, wasn't she?
>>
>> Carol
>
> It's just common sense, Carol. Think about it: Using my city (Rochester NY)
> as an example, it's estimated that 1/3 of homes have a properly working gun
> of some kind.

Who is doing this estimating? I'm going to go out on a limb and guess it
isn't the "anti-gun" advocates.

> In NY, it's ***LEGAL*** (as in NOT ILLEGAL, for the benefit
> of slow learners) to shoot an intruder, no questions asked, as long as they
> are IN YOUR DWELLING. Not your garage, not your yard, not your car, but
> actually in the house.

Your home is your castle, and all that. Old law, dating back to England.

> Translation: A burglar has a 1 in 3 chance of being shot dead.

Damn. That's gotta be a stretch. You're trying to tell me that a
shotgun is going to kill that burglar? Seriously, let's think about this:
in order to shoot someone, you need to be able to find the gun, be able to
aim and shoot (that is, the person in the house needs to be able to fire
and be accurate), and have a gun that is capable of killing someone before
they get to the hospital. Fat chance, unless you are a crack shot, or
enjoy letting people bleed to death (if you do, you have earned my enmity
and hatred). Hospitals know how to save most people from a lousy bullet
wound.

But, how many people do you know who keep their guns on them at all times?
Most of the people I know keep them in places where the robbers would have
an easier time finding the gun than the people who own the house.

> I don't know
> about you, but I think anyone who accepts such lousy odds in return for a
> VCR and some jewelry is (as psychiatrists say) "out of their friggin'
> minds", and is asking to be shot.

He's asking to go to jail. That's all. But any competent thief will know
when you go to bed, and will know when you aren't there at all. (it's
only expert thieves that will use gas, but then you've got bigger
problems).

lena