Please don't insult my intelligence by assuming you know more about my country than me.
That is EXACTLY how we feel.
You obviously have not had contact with any gangs in the U.S. These are groups of very violent people who will not hesitate to put you in the ground. They will not apologize, they will not buy you a beer or feel any remorse for killing anything that gets in their way.
The gang in this original post posed a great threat to the man and his family. He was very very lucky that he or a family member was not killed or worse. The "there were no guns involved" argument exists because he DID NOT HAVE one strapped on. There is no doubt in my mind that if he had one and knew how to use it, things would have ended very differently (to his advantage).
The speculation that the attackers would have rushed him if he fired is complete hogwash. Go to liveleak.com and pull some videos of the protesters in Iran. These are people that are VERY driven to obtain freedom. Something so many have fought and died for in battles over the years. There is not much more than the cause of freedom that will incite a person to grab a weapon and fight to the end. With all this in mind, look how fast the crowds run for cover when even one shot was fired.
