Is Mise.

Well, whatever...his dad shot himself in the thigh.

is Mise, in all these scenarios you waffle on with, there is no mention of police involvement. Do you really believe millions of Australian including children, should be pack'n a gun as they go about their daily lives. This gun toting nonsense is justified by the ridiculous rubbish that a person could at any moment be subjected to an act of terrorism.
What you want is the uninhibited right to play with guns, or like Beach some vigilante type citizen militia to negate the police and enact you style of law and order. Hitler believed in it, so do you.

Paul,

You belong to the Greens, that's proof enough that you believe that waffle is its own justification; waffle on.

Paul, you don't have to be so cruel ! How do you KNOW these things about us Neanderthals ?

Poirot, a bit of a non sequitur AND a straw-man, all in one. If you were attacked by a terrorist bent on slicing your throat, and you happened to have aa gun handy, I would support your right to plug him. If you DIDN'T have a gun, but if I were standing by and DID have one, wouldn't you expect me to use it in your defence ?

I would, by the way. You're too precious to lose :)

Cheers,

Joe

Loudmouth,

I'm just about over you and Is Mise justifying a gun-toting society on the grounds of attack by terrorists.

It's a patently silly argument with regards to the US and Australia...as conditions currently stand.

Did you happen to take note of the companies producing nifty backpacks for US kiddies to unfurl and hide under in the event of a gunmen attacking them at school. Lovely padded articles they are...used in conjunction with regular drills where children learn how to take cover under desks for the same reason.

That is not a country in control of its citizenry....would you like to inflict the same thing on kids in Australia?

All because you and your ilk think a "terrorist" is likely to spring out at any moment so you can gun-sling him into paradise.

Hi Poirot,

Okay, so if hypothetically you were attacked by someone who wanted to knife you at random (nothing personal), and I was standing by and happened to have a gun, would you prefer me to leave it all alone ? Maybe call the police or the ambulance instead of doing anything ?

Okay, if that's what you want.

Joe