| For many years, firearms have been
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| | against them. Even though it is a fact
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| considered effective defensive weapons.
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| | that defensive technology devises could
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| If you think things through you will
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| | be used by an assailant in the same manor
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| realize that due to the deadly potential
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| | against the victim, the consequences are
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| of guns they are really a poor choice for
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| | not as potentially lethal.
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| personal protection for the vast majority
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| | Sometimes the emotional trauma and
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| of people.
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| | psychological effects of a victim
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| The use of firearms is unwarranted in
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| | shooting another person can be
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| most circumstances. Their use in any
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| | devastating. Even veteran law enforcement
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| situation can have grave consequences.
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| | officers are many times affected,
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| The use of a gun in defending one from an
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| | especially if the perpetrator is killed.
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| assault could be considered "excessive
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| | Many victims are unprepared for the
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| force" in many jurisdictions. It would be
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| | intense emotional aftermath of killing
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| up to the victim to prove that a
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| | someone [even in self-defense] and whose
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| life-threatening situation occurred and
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| | agenda was to only protect him or
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| deadly force had to be used. Please bear
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| | herself. This scenario is a very real
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| in mind that nearly 80% of all the
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| | possibility when firearms are used.
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| assaults in our country are committed
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| | When there is a presence of a gun the
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| without weapons of any type. Increasingly
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| | crime sometimes escalates the likelihood
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| it is taking place that even when the
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| | for death or serious injury. Once a
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| victim is not charged of a crime for
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| | firearm is introduced by the victim, its
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| using a licensed gun they could find
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| | use is the only action remaining and an
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| themselves on the losing end of a civil
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| | innocent person may be injured or killed;
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| lawsuit.
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| | and as previously mentioned, the use of
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| The intent of personal protection devices
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| | the gun by the victim [ justified or not]
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| is to only distract and disable the
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| | is subject to legal litigation. Maybe the
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| attacker and be able to escape to get
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| | victims will not be charged with a crime,
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| help. It is also known that most people
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| | but it would be very likely for them to
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| using a gun for defense don't know when
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| | find themselves at the wrong end of a
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| to pull the trigger and when not to pull
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| | long and costly civil lawsuit.
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| the trigger. Professional law enforcers
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| | Last, but not least there is large burden
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| have to go through intensive training in
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| | on the gun owner to properly secure their
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| shoot and no shoot scenarios and yet they
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| | firearms. There is always the
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| still sometimes get caught up in legal
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| | possibility, no matter how secure the gun
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| problems.
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| | is kept, a child or teenager could get
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| Believe it or not, using a handgun can
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| | their hands on a firearm with tragic
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| actually be less effective at stopping an
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| | results.
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| attacker than using self-defense devices
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| | In closing, I would like to mention that
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| such as defensive pepper spray or O C
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| | firearms can have a legitimate and useful
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| spray. Besides, assailants have been
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| | role in self and home defense, but only
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| known to kill or seriously injure someone
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| | [and I stress only] if the person is
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| in a matter of minutes after they had
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| | fully trained on the use and handling of
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| been shot defensively, even many hours
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| | the firearm, totally comprehending the
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| after being shot with so-called man
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| | responsibility and consequences of the
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| stopper ammunition.
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| | use of a gun and has the psychological
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| A firearm used defensively can be taken
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| | toughness to use a firearm for the
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| away from the intended victim and used
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| | purpose of self-defense.
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