airsofter22 Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Well I was reading in the paper today how an MP wants to allow people to use tasers on an intruder breaking into their house, tasers have no lasting effect and deliever 50,000 volts into you, he was writing about how his house was broken into and how a taser could of helped him. Furthermore he was saying how it's unfair for a normal person to be expected to fight of a burgular, and how tasers should be supplied to all homes, however he also said that people using them would need training and shouldn't carry them outside there houses. It seems like a good idea in some ways however expecting everyone who will have one to be trained is going to be a bit of a nuisance. So I was just wondering what all your thoughts were? do you agree with this or not? and if the law was brought in would you go out and buy one? Link to post Share on other sites
nobody Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Good idea in principle but id bet within minutes of them going on sale thered be videos of people getting tasered in the street by bored kids. Link to post Share on other sites
airsofter22 Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Good idea in principle but id bet within minutes of them going on sale thered be videos of people getting tasered in the street by bored kids. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yer thats what I was thinking, there will always be the odd few who misuse them and are stupid with them. Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmypie Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 just one question... can you get a fitting kit for an M4? Sounds like a good idea to me, less harm than the usual array of baseball bats ,kitchen knives and savage dogs people have to protect their homes, id buy one if i thought i was prone to being robbed but i have this, robbers beware! Link to post Share on other sites
Psaldorn Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 But.. tasers look like real guns to non-informed members of the public at a distance who only get a glance.. Ban plastic guns so we can have ones that shoot electricity and kill people with pacemakers! Er.. anyway.. like the gun argument I can see uses for them but then I see massive misuses. Very easy to mug someone when they are being subdued by electricity.. Edit: Sorry about all the ellipsis.. Link to post Share on other sites
Stalker Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Oh yeah, that dog gives me the willies! I wouldn't try to rob you. Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmypie Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Oh yeah, that dog gives me the willies! I wouldn't try to rob you. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> that is a savage beast mate , he hangs on my every word waiting for the "kill" command Link to post Share on other sites
Catman Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 They are pretty nasty devices, desgined to instantly immobilise. You can see the potential for criminal usage. Meh but people abuse whatever's available. We could legalise handguns and stinger missiles but it wouldn't do much, if anything, to save Britian sinking further into the mud. *sniff* Hey that's not mud!!! Makes sign for Jimmypie to nail to his front gate: "Beware: Dog is armed with automatic weaponary" Link to post Share on other sites
ENGLISHFELLOW Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Do you know why he wants this law? Its because he was broken into. The day before it had never even crossed his mind. But now of course because its happened to him its a matter of great importance. I think it would be a bad idea, as the people above have mentioned. HOWEVER. I do not like how the state protects criminals more than home owners. I'm sure you've all heard the stories about home owners being sued by burglars who have injured themselves while breaking into homes. As far as I'm concerned this is PC gone mad. If you break into my house you have forfeited your rights as you have infringed on mine. I'LL BREAK YER FRIGGIN LEGS. and thats if I feel sorry for you. Link to post Share on other sites
The Quarter-master Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 In principle, yeah its a great idea giving homeowner a real way of defending themselves. but in practice its a stupid idea. It would just be nice to have the laws changed so that we could defend our families and property with out being nicked and sued. But thats just plain madness! Link to post Share on other sites
Operator Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Do you know why he wants this law? Its because he was broken into. The day before it had never even crossed his mind. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Exactly, the other day at work I had to deal with a loony waving a meat cleaver at me, I talked him down because I was trapped in a corridor with him and knew that my ASP and CS would not be much good dealing with him as it would put me far to close to him. Afterwards I thought again about how under equipped we are and how we should have tazers at the very least. Of course the people who make the decisions about whether we (or the public) can be armed with the right things to protect ourselves, are made by senior offiers and ministers who live away from the scum and who have armed Special Branch officers to protect then 24 - 7. It's easy to be pink and fluffy when you don't have anything to fear... Link to post Share on other sites
Robot 2000 Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Ban plastic guns so we can have ones that shoot electricity and kill people with pacemakers! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't know about you, but in my neck of the woods stories of pensioners breaking into people's houses are thin on the ground. Link to post Share on other sites
ENGLISHFELLOW Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I don't know about you, but in my neck of the woods stories of pensioners breaking into people's houses are thin on the ground. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> People of all ages have pacemakers Link to post Share on other sites
mario114 Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 You go to stop someone, only realising that he to has a taser, not very nice, why not just buy a air rifle, now that would put a hold to any thief (taser armed or not). Link to post Share on other sites
Spedz Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Damn it ENGLISHFELLOW for beating me. : ( I say sod it, for a good couple of years there should be one giant, no bars survival for the strongest (and the smartest) of people. Link to post Share on other sites
ENGLISHFELLOW Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 you people over complicate things. A sand wedge or a rolling pin just below the kneecap and that guy aint breaking into any houses any time soon. Link to post Share on other sites
Spedz Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 True enough but then again I do like blowing thing out of proportion. ; ) Pendantic? Perhaps. Unique? Of course!! Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 How often do people confront burglars? Is this an everyday occurence in the US or something? Traditionally, any burglaries I've encountered have been when NO-ONE IS *fruitcage* IN. When our car stereo was nicked, twice, we didn't have the foresight to sleep in the boot of the Escort, armed with a steak knife. Is there an epidemic of cr@p burglars we should be expecting? Am I better off sitting poised in the garden shed with a loaded shotgun? Has the standards of Burglary Academy dipped under a Labour government? "It's midday, there's no car on the driveway, no dog in the garden, the house has a rear alleyway and the bathroom window is open. What do we do next?" "Er, wait until they come back at night and kick the back door in?" Link to post Share on other sites
Psaldorn Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I don't know about you, but in my neck of the woods stories of pensioners breaking into people's houses are thin on the ground. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was thining of them being used for wrongdoing.. I apologised if you were attempting humour and not being sarcastic.. I can't take that chance. *Tasers you* Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Tasers? We talking the kind where you have to be close enough for them to punch you, or the kind where you get one shot at a distance? Stuff that. I want a Beretta 92F, .357 revolver and a pump action 12 gauge shotgun. If you're going to put an intruder down, do it properly. Link to post Share on other sites
Spedz Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Hence what I said earlier. (narr nar I beat you to it.) ; ) Link to post Share on other sites
Laulee Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 You go to stop someone, only realising that he too has a taser <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My thoughts precisely. If everyone is given a taser then the thieves would have them too, making you no more at an advantage than if nobody had tasers. Also...I saw a show on TV recently that said in most cases if you try to use a weapon against an intruder, that weapon will be turned against you.... Giving them free reign of your home while you lay powerless on the floor. Great! (Note: I don't always believe what's on the TV but...meh) LL Link to post Share on other sites
Sledge Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Not if you've just used a couple of .357 Magnum rounds to let their brains see the light of day. If you let an intruder get close enough to take a gun off you, that's your bad. Link to post Share on other sites
Laulee Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Not if you've just used a couple of .357 Magnum rounds to let their brains see the light of day. If you let an intruder get close enough to take a gun off you, that's your bad. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Haha well most people don't have guns... Pretty sure it mostly referred to things like bats/other blunt objects. In most cases people are overpowered and lose control of the weapon. Maybe airsoft weapons are the answer...I was pondering this very question just a few days ago... enough of a hit to scare them off and make them think you've really shot them/make them ###### themselves... but without the trial/prison sentence element that comes with using a real gun. I think I've solved it TBH... Imitation firearms for all! ...Except the burglars.... ######. Edited for typos LL Link to post Share on other sites
Psaldorn Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Hmm.. they'd sue you then. Becuase there is little to no justice in the world unless you are Chuck Norris or Van Damme. It will be illegal not to be a criminal soon, a self-fulfilling prophecy Link to post Share on other sites
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