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SB: No great argument with your viewpoint, but a bit of a "Devil's Advocate" position with respect to your second paragraph: Letting him go means an armed bad guy still "out there". Texas law does not demand you be facing a perp if you shoot him, if you "have reason to believe he poses a further threat to the community", or words to that effect. (It's in Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes [V.A.C.S.] for Texas.)
Granted an anti-gun DA might rain on your parade, and the legal expenses might go outta sight, but I guess I'm talking about "The Law", here, not "reality"...
I agree with V.A.C.S. When you take up a weapon against society, you just declared "Open Season" on yourself.
Where I have no quibble with you whatsoever is your view that it is a very complex subject, requiring rational thought. And pro-safety is paramount.
Best regards, Art
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