(March 22, 2019 at 5:57 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote:(March 22, 2019 at 5:26 pm)fredd bear Wrote: Just so.
I was always grateful that I never found myself in that position.IE I managed to actively avoid going to Vietnam.
You hit the nail on the head; it is the function of a firearm to kill people. I would not be able to live with myself if I killed another person, either with my car, or in self defence
In Oz, our laws on self defence may be different than say the US; in defending oneself, one is only permitted to use 'reasonable force' .You better have a good lawyer if you kill some one 'in self defence"
What about pre-emptive self defence?
Ah, yes. The time honoured I-thought-he-was-going-to-hit-me-so-I-hit-him-back-first defense.
Boru
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