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In reply to Roderick Tracy Long. Considering that this is a literal description of my current line of work, you might want to leave the dirty work to me. LikeLike

In reply to Roderick Tracy Long. That just reminded me that I know of a similar case–one in which a mother shot her estranged husband after he broke into her house in an attempt to kidnap their child. LikeLike

In reply to Roderick Tracy Long. It makes me want to reach for a gun, LikeLike

In reply to Roderick Tracy Long. Incidentally, it’s weird that when I comment from facebook (I don’t want to bother with the hassle of signing in to WordPress from my laptop; hence facebook), each time I make an additional comment I have to…

In reply to Roderick Tracy Long. The dangers of unrestricted access to firearms are made transparent in this video. LikeLike

In reply to Roderick Tracy Long. And Tom is not my only friend who owes his life to having access to a gun. A woman I dated in the 90s was certain she would have been strangled to death by her estranged husband if she hadn’t been able to grab a …

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. I don’t know where Tom stands; you’d have to ask him. As for myself, I’m pretty absolutist-libertarian on this issue. I understand the downside of unrestricted access to guns; but the downside of restricti…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. One last comment. Tom objects to the idea that the police ought always to be armed. But they aren’t. Law enforcement officers engaged in parking enforcement are typically not armed. Though they have police-like powers o…

I have a complex set of reactions to your discussion with Tom on gun control. On the one hand, I agree that we have a right to self-defense, and that in the United States as it currently is, that right often requires access to firearms. Certainly, Tom&…

In reply to Roderick Tracy Long. Note that “can instead be mutually realized in a further development of each” means that the views may not necessarily be reconcilable just as they stand, but that further development may be needed — w…