Safety Is Essential
| Safety is essential | |
2/8/2011 |
Criminals try to target people they think don 't have any protection. Criminals don 't care what happens to you, and they don 't think about what is going to happen in the future to them; they just think they are going to get away with whatever they do. Marion P. Hammer, executive director of Unified Sportsmen of Florida said: "No one knows what is in the twisted mind of a violent criminal. You can 't expect a victim to wait before taking action to protect herself and say: 'Excuse me, Mr. Criminal, did you drag me into this alley to rape and kill me or do you just want to beat me up and steal my purse?” (NRA-ILA). This is not what happens in the real world; criminals will not wait for you to ask questions; they just do what they came to do and leave. Safety is an essential element in people 's lives, and if gun control is too strict, then people will not be able to defend themselves or their homes as fast as they might need to. There are laws out there that give people the right to protect themselves. The "Castle Doctrine" laws in Florida are as follows:
One: It establishes, in law, the presumption that a criminal who forcibly enters or intrudes into your home or occupied vehicle is there to cause death or great bodily harm, so the occupant may use force, including deadly force, against that person. Two: It removes the "duty to retreat" if you are attacked in any place you have a right to be. You no longer have to turn your back on a criminal and try to run when attacked. Instead, you may stand your ground and fight back, meeting force with force, including deadly force, if you reasonably believe it is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm to yourself or others. Three: It provides that persons using force authorized by law shall not be prosecuted for using such force. It also prohibits criminals and their families from suing victims for injuring or killing the criminals who have attacked them.
2/8/2011 |
Criminals try to target people they think don 't have any protection. Criminals don 't care what happens to you, and they don 't think about what is going to happen in the future to them; they just think they are going to get away with whatever they do. Marion P. Hammer, executive director of Unified Sportsmen of Florida said: "No one knows what is in the twisted mind of a violent criminal. You can 't expect a victim to wait before taking action to protect herself and say: 'Excuse me, Mr. Criminal, did you drag me into this alley to rape and kill me or do you just want to beat me up and steal my purse?” (NRA-ILA). This is not what happens in the real world; criminals will not wait for you to ask questions; they just do what they came to do and leave. Safety is an essential element in people 's lives, and if gun control is too strict, then people will not be able to defend themselves or their homes as fast as they might need to. There are laws out there that give people the right to protect themselves. The "Castle Doctrine" laws in Florida are as follows:
One: It establishes, in law, the presumption that a criminal who forcibly enters or intrudes into your home or occupied vehicle is there to cause death or great bodily harm, so the occupant may use force, including deadly force, against that person. Two: It removes the "duty to retreat" if you are attacked in any place you have a right to be. You no longer have to turn your back on a criminal and try to run when attacked. Instead, you may stand your ground and fight back, meeting force with force, including deadly force, if you reasonably believe it is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm to yourself or others. Three: It provides that persons using force authorized by law shall not be prosecuted for using such force. It also prohibits criminals and their families from suing victims for injuring or killing the criminals who have attacked them.
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