Posted on 02/06/2011 11:34:59 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
“But the other half of that question must be asked, too: Is it worth it if it costs just one life?”
The answer is: It depends on who’s life is taken, and what they had done that warranted shooting them. Better yet, to paraphrase John Wayne, “some people just need shootin’”.
Because 32 might not be enough.
“This in the Washington Post?”
Stephen Hunter, the writer of this piece, is the author of the Bob Lee Swagger books(fictional Marine Corps sniper.) Highly recommended.
Ann Coulter noted the extended magazines make the handgun less concealable.
yep
A thoughtful and well-informed piece about handguns ... and in the WaPo, no less! Will wonders never cease?
Then again, I suspect most Americans are comfortable (fully or partially) with the whole subject of guns. Most Americans know someone who shoots and/or hunts so they’re not petrified of them.
Liberals and progressives, on the other hand, are trying to find the demon in the details of this story. Let ‘em try.
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