If someone broke into your house and you had a gun, would you shoot to kill or just shoot to maim?

by lucythetooth Posted 2012/02/20 03:49:23

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	Kill	161 votes	52%
	Maim	63 votes	20%
	Wouldn't shoot at all	19 votes	6%
	Undecided	66 votes	21%

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VenomHalos 2013/04/10 22:24:33

Maim

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But I would only shoot if I had to, so it's kind of hard to tell if I'd end up killing them or not.

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T. James H 2013/04/10 19:56:02
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leigh 2012/03/14 12:42:38

Maim

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For now- that i havent experience that yet. :P

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♌βļąƈʞƦơșƐ3033♌ 2012/03/05 04:18:34

Maim

+1
Even if it was a thief, I couldn't kill a person and live with it.

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wolf sloan 2012/02/28 02:00:14

Kill

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you may only get one shot at it.

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autumnfae 2012/02/26 22:31:12

Undecided

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If he had a weapon then to kill ... if he had no weapon then maim

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acid 2012/02/26 17:03:51

Kill

+1
sorry just how i was raised

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Jacqui 2012/02/25 22:51:36

Maim

+1
Kill if they came after my kids or grandchildren.

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cassidysf 2012/02/25 07:44:25

Kill

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By hurting him you still give him a chance to get away or hurt someone or do some damage of some sort.
If somebody breaks into my house, i am not giving that asswipe any chance at all to hurt my family.
I may feel a little remorse afterwards, maybe not, but remorse for killing a guy that could have been trying to kill me or my family would be nothing compared to the anguish i would feel if something happened to my baby siblings or my parents.

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Jackal 2012/02/24 06:07:30

Maim

+1
I don't like to take someone's life...

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Peewee 2012/02/24 03:31:22

Kill

+2
Having been broken into by an ex with a PPO on him, I'm now armed with my trusty little .20 guage and would blow a hole in them without blinking. Do the gene pool a favor.

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lucythe... to Peewee 2012/02/24 04:14:11

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The gene pool could use a little freshening up from time to time, couldn't it?

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Peewee to lucythe... 2012/02/24 14:23:18

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There's a reason for natural selection, ya know! :-)

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goblue1968 2012/02/23 23:15:48

Maim

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I had to vote for "Maim" even though I wanted to vote for "Kill" because I have never fired a real gun so I'd probably be lucky to even hit the creep let alone kill him!

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LADY J 2012/02/23 02:13:35

Kill

+3
Y dah hell u in ma house????

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Mustang Girl 2012/02/23 00:38:15

Undecided

+2
It depends on if it was a choice between thier live or mine..... If that be the case, of couse I would shoot to kill them because I would be protecting myself......

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Murph 2012/02/22 21:19:50

Undecided

+1
I'm not a very good shot. I would probably give him a flesh wound to the brain.

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Dawn 2012/02/22 17:15:35

Kill

+3
1) You be in my house 2) And I don't know you 3) I don't know if you're armed 4) Or what you want, so I shoot you.

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jumboshrimp 2012/02/22 05:09:14

Kill

+1
More fun that way.

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kfallslady 2012/02/22 02:33:34

Kill

+3
then drag them totally inside, it's ok in Oregon to shoot an intruder in your house and kill them

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fairiefang -annoying fashio... 2012/02/22 01:34:09

Kill

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Try to invade my home and I see it as you're forfeiting your right to live.

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Veritas 2012/02/22 00:36:39

Undecided

+2
I would shoot the way my police officer father taught me. I would shoot to STOP and that would mean center body mass. If my aim was good (and it is a shooting range -- artificial environment) . . . they would die.

If you don't live in my home and aren't invited, probably better to stay out!

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Viet Er... to Veritas 2012/02/22 01:35:10

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I couldn't write another opinion as i have one from a couple days ago.
I already wrote kill.
Here's an interesting article;
The state of NH is pro concealed carry but not every town has pro gun police... check this out.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/201...

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Veritas to Viet Er... 2012/02/22 02:24:43

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Something to think about, but knowing the law in your state is wise. Thank you.

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Viet Er... to Veritas 2012/02/22 06:56:19

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and in your town... (example above) http://images.sodahead.com/pr...

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Fullback0 to Viet Er... 2012/02/22 18:49:41

+3
That doesn't make any sense to me.

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Viet Er... to Fullback0 2012/02/23 00:34:30

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see above where I responded to Veritas..
I attached a link to an article that explained or showed that even though NH is pro gun and pro carry, not all town police officers agree. in that article, they arrested the homeowner for discharging his pistol to get a thief's attention. (shot into the ground) and they arrested him and are contemplating charging him with a felony... doesn't make sense... that was pretty dumb on the part of the Farmington police. Hence the comment "and in your town, meaning good to learn how your town thinks about guns."

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Viet Er... to Viet Er... 2012/02/23 17:52:17

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http://wap.wmur.com/wap/news/...

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cowboy 2012/02/21 23:00:57

Maim

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But then we Irish can only keep pellet guns our goverement thinks were trigger happy.

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AurouraNatasha 2012/02/21 22:52:06

Maim

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I'd want the bastard to live to remember me for the rest of thier life .

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KATLYN 2012/02/21 20:44:52

Wouldn't shoot at all

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i have 4 doors on my house each one has a baseball bat stored behind it . i dont like guns but i would swing my bat til i saw lots of blood.

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donald 2012/02/21 17:51:44

Undecided

+2
I have a large caliber gun,If I could see their hands and they were not armed,I would tell them to lay face down on the floor,and call 911,and wait for the police to deal with it.If they are armed,or I can't tell if they are, I would shoot until they are down,and unable to continue the threat.

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nicotene 2012/02/21 17:23:25

Kill

+1
If I had a gun

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santa6642 2012/02/21 16:32:03

Kill

+2
It"s the only answer.No mercy.

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Mr.Steve 2012/02/21 13:46:01
Fullback0 to Mr.Steve 2012/02/22 18:51:03

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They don't have TAILS either (heh heh)

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Mr.Steve to Fullback0 2012/02/23 12:12:14 (edited)
harleyquinn 2012/02/21 10:48:49

Kill

+1
im not COMPLETELY heartless. . i'd make em dance for their life first XD then i'd just shoot their head off :) cos im lovely i am

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Omni 2012/02/21 09:31:54

Maim

+2
If I had the choice, I'd shoot the legs. That way, he lives, spends time in a penitentiary, can maybe reform his life, or at least become a better thief, and everybody wins. Why do we need to kill him? Why is everyone so homicidal?

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