• Madison420@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    All the criminals wait for me to unlock and load a shotgun, they’re real amenable about that sort of thing.

    A secured firearm Is a good idea, that said a locked away firearm is useless in any meaningful self defense action. Secure ≠ locked

    • ohshit604@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      All the criminals wait for me to unlock and load a shotgun, they’re real amenable about that sort of thing.

      I don’t disagree at all with this statement, that is the reason I keep a bayonet at the end of my shotgun.

      A secured firearm Is a good idea, that said a locked away firearm is useless in any meaningful self defense action. Secure ≠ locked

      This is a privilege for Americans, unfortunately as a Canadian if I were to draw my shotgun or rifle upon someone breaking into my house I need to prove there was a threat to life and that it was not just an attempt at theft, otherwise the courts may deem my force excessive.

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        2 days ago

        I need to prove there was a threat to life and that it was not just an attempt at theft, otherwise the courts may deem my force excessive.

        This is how the states work, I’m in a deep red state and if your defense is “they were stealing” you’ll go to jail for murder. You have to believe your life was in danger and a jury has to agree