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Originally Posted by GreenZLE
OR, people could simply license to conceal carry and be allowed to stop thieves with deadly force!
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If you're willing to die for $30k-$60k, I suggest volunteering for a branch of the military. At least you'll get to see some cool places while putting your life on the line for entry level money. Don't ever think a thief comes unarmed or alone. Some do, most don't. Most of these cowards roll in packs. You better have John Wick skills before you come out the door brandishing, otherwise openly engaging in armed conflict puts everyone else around you at risk for every round fired that doesn't hit you or the other gunman.
I hate thieves just as much as the next person. If your states laws allow you to defend your property wherever it is in that manner, go for it.
Clearly Shepherd has life opinions some don't care for. Maybe he doesn't live in a glass house. Everything you do in life carries risk. I've seen it myself, folks driving GT500's, R8's, ZL1's, Corvettes, other hot cars, and living in apartments or condo's, no garages. I don't hate on them, they have every right to live the way they want to live, and in a perfect world people should respect others property. But we don't live in that world. So if you street an expensive vehicle, or anything you can't readily afford to replace/lose, you're taking a huge risk. Perhaps, even living beyond your means. In 2019 the statistic was 60% of people in this country live paycheck to paycheck. Social media stirs up the thirsty folks, and before you know it, you gotta drive that hot car so you can keep up with the Jones'. Today, I know more than a few folks who are a layoff away from giving up their cars/trucks, and a few months of unemployment away from a bankruptcy.
Like I said, Shepherd's opinion is a little on the salty side, but it has merit and it's his opinion. Regardless of how much security GM gave us, it's our responsibility as owners to secure our property. Whether that includes spending hundreds or thousands to do it, depends on what your property is worth to you.
Regardless, there's not much for material things worth risking your life for.