Criminals are people too. And that's exactly the kind of laws I want -- laws that uphold my ethics when I don't want to or they're inconvenient. It'd be really easy for me to say "fuck it, he ain't my son/husband/wife/mistress" and not care about what happens to them, but I want the law to be different. Equal protection.
I really like having a big dog in the house because I know if he's barking, someone is in the house that he doesn't know. If it happens in the middle of the night, there's a good probability it's someone that shouldn't be in the house. He could easily either scare someone off (best case scenario) or easily buy me the time to get the lights on and have a loaded shotgun in my hands. Obeying the law is the easiest way to save your skin, but if someone is in my house and physically threatens me in any way, they're good as dead. Otherwise I'll let them know as loud as possible that they are not welcome in my house and I have a loaded gun with the safety off. I don't want to kill someone. I genuinely don't. You would need to rush at me or pull (any) weapon out before I pull the trigger, but I would do it without hesitation if it came to it. I'm not a violent person, but I do deeply believe in defending what's mine. Spoiler
I know South Carolina has the castle doctrine. At least in my area no one breaks into a house when people are home. The criminals may want your stuff, but none of them have a death wish. Everyone has guns which is mostly what gets stolen. I do keep guns and have a CWP, but the last thing I want to do is shoot anyone. It's more of a last resort 'if I need it, I have it' type of thing. I know once I started carrying, I would go out of my way to avoid bad situations. I didn't walk into them before, but now I am a lot more aware of what is going on. As far as laws go, I really don't care what they say, I am going to do what it takes to protect myself and my family. Killing someone is the absolute last resort but if that is what it takes, so be it. This seems too serious for a drunk thread. Someone post some boobs.
Shimmered, I bet you get women joining your box all the time being like, "I just want an ass like yours. Is that possible?" Talk about effective marketing.
Some creepy guy keeps talking to me while I am sunbathing and reading/surfing the Internet at the pool. When I adjusted my hat he commented on how my chin was partially shaded. When I took down my straps he commented about maximum sun exposure. The fact that he is so vested in my tanning habits is making me feel violated. Can I shoot him?
You could make him feel terribly uncomfortable. Ask him if he is gay, and tell him you have just the friend to set him up with. Maybe he'll stop talking to you.
Ohhh, so that's what that lady on the bus meant when she said that her box was unbearably hot and sticky.