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Les:
Friends, co-workers or family show them this article.  http://thefederalist.com/2017/10/06/6-reasons-right-wing-friend-isnt-coming-side-gun-control/

CC:
Disagree with this statement from article. “I am first responsible for my safety. Further, because I am able to be responsible for my safety, I have a duty as a good citizen to be prepared to protect others who cannot protect themselves.”

No, while I have a responsibility to defend my family and country, I do not have a responsibility to protect others who fail to prepare to protect themselves or when doing so may subject my family to financial ruin.

Granted, I am likely to try help others, but no, I have no responsibility to do it.

SemperFiGuy:

--- Quote ---Granted, I am likely to try help others, but no, I have no responsibility to do it.
--- End quote ---

You are on solid ground here.  According to the courts, neither do the police have any responsibility to protect anyone, either.

Some Googled references:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia
Warren v. District of Columbia[1] (444 A.2d. 1, D.C. Ct. of Ap. 1981) is an oft-quoted[2] District of Columbia Court of Appeals case that held that the police do not owe a specific duty to provide police services to citizens based on the public duty doctrine.

http://www.barneslawllp.com/police-not-responsible
In the 1989 landmark case of DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the failure by government workers to protect someone (even 4-year-old Joshua DeShaney) from physical violence or harm from another person. ...........Nevertheless, the Court found that the government had no affirmative duty to protect any person, even a child, from harm by another person. “

Then there's the Gonzales case.  (Y'all can look it up, y'all's selves.............)
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My Guess is that in time the Left Will Want to Make It a Crime to Protect Any Third Party IF Such Protection is Provided by Use of a Firearm.

[THAT Would be LeftyLogic, which is NOT like Real, Ordinary Logic.]

Careful:   It's Dangerous Out There.   And getting moreso.

FWIW,

sfg

Phantom:

--- Quote from: CC on October 09, 2017, 07:33:14 AM --- I do not have a responsibility to protect others who fail to prepare to protect themselves or when doing so may subject my family to financial ruin.

Granted, I am likely to try help others, but no, I have no responsibility to do it.

--- End quote ---

And that's when they hit you with the "Good Neighbor Act" even if that's not what it was meant for. :o

Lorimor:
I'd be very hesitant to pull the trigger on any one else's behalf.  Lots of issues to be aware of, not the least of which is the fact that things aren't always the way they appear. 

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