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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich
You act as though it is improper for a citizen to own and carry a firearm. That simply is not the case. Citizens in this nation have the right to own and carry a firearm or firearms
As a wise man once said, when seconds count, the police are minutes away.
They had several break ins in that complex. As I said, people are sick of being crime victims. Honest citizens have reached the point where they're simply no longer going to be run over by criminals. There is no reason any honest law abiding citizen should have to put up with criminals, or be defenseless.
I can't tell you what Zimmerman had on his mind, but every report from everyone in his complex said that he was honestly and genuinely concerned with crime. Again, according to previous reports, there had been break ins in that complex, at least one happened when a female victim was in her home alone. The perpetrators had repeatedly escaped capture and prosecution. Zimmerman's wife regularly stayed home alone. I can easily see where he would be extremely concerned. I know I would be, since my daughter stays home by herself.
Martin's death is a very sad thing. But it took two people to create that confrontation. Giving Martin a complete pass because he was a black teenager while attempting to crucify Zimmerman is simply ludicrous.
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Alan, I never said anything about anyone's 2nd Amendment rights. I am from Arizona, we carried handgun, have ammo in our vehicles, rifles up in our rear windows of our truck, we have self-defense and range laws. I have just never had the need to carry a weapon. My previous life, I carried a weapon, I have weapons and always have in my home for hunting and home protection.
If the need to arm Neighborhood Watch becomes necessary than it is time to hire more police.
My wife is alone during the week, the house has an alarm, I have two big dogs and she is qualified to fire any weapon in the house, and we have a Neighborhood Watch. I feel safe that she is safe!
I have never felt defenseless or intimidated by anyone. Maybe that is a false sense of self-confidence but at 6'4" and 240 lbs, I am not easily intimidated.
I am going to say this one more time, Zimmerman is the only on that knows the truth. If he had an agenda shame on him, justice needs to be served.