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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Dozens of people were there protecting businesses and homes with guns. Some of them were Black. Were they all intending to shoot someone? If so, all but Rittenhouse failed in their objective.
Alternatively, they were hoping to deter looters and arsonists. This isn’t Canada we’re talking about. People down there genuinely believe in the right to protect property with guns, crazy as it sounds to us.
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Yes. And they didn’t “fail” at anything. You’re confusing sole objective with deliberate intent.
Go ahead and ask yourself what the intent is behind carrying a loaded gun for protection (whether personal or property). What does one intend to do with that gun? Guns that aren’t loaded might be intended to deter looters and arsonists. Guns that are loaded are intended to shoot people.
Guns that are bought and carried solely for hunting? That’s an example of a person who has no intention of shooting people.
Same person also stores that gun loaded with the purpose of easy access in case of a break-in/trespasser? That’s a person who intends to shoot someone.