Comments by "Orwellian Horseman of the Apocalypse" (@DennisMoore664) on "How America's left is preparing for escalating violence | DW News" video.

I was once in a situation where there was no one else there to help me and having a firearm averted a confrontation with someone intent on doing me harm. It doesn't matter what could have happened, there's just what did happen which was nothing. We were both very lucky.
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@CraigScottFrost That's a bad example. A civilian wouldn't need to be armed in a courthouse the same way they might in other less secure places. There are law enforcement officers with guns and metal detectors and other measures to help keep people safe there. That's also true of other places like hospitals that now often have armed security staff and similar measures in place. Obviously civilians, even those licensed to conceal carry, aren't able to do so in every situation. But it's not an either/or option. Having access to a firearm when someone can do so legally can literally save their or someone else's life.
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@ColonelFredPuntridge Sounds like we've both been very lucky.
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@MisSorryforthespam And I suspect the numbers where only the person being attacked was armed would be even better. Some people are crazy enough to keep coming but most people won't. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we lived in a world without violent people so no one ever needed to defend themselves? It's heartbreaking how many hurt people are out there who willing and even sometimes happy to hurt other people.
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