Let me help out your reading comprehension a bit.
Was that really so hard to read and understand the first time?
How is pointing out that we are prudent to avoid needless confrontation and/or escalation any different than questioning whether or at what point the use of a firearm, a pit maneuver, or anything else different than what the victim did?
Is an armed society a polite society? Or is carrying a gun an excuse to be a jerk because we know we can defend ourselves if the person we insult happens to a nutcase?
I prefer to avoid and de-escalate potentially violent situations whenever possible rather than having to figure out how best to survive after I've helped create a dangerous situation.
Do you think it is prudent to go around flipping off other drivers?
Charles
Here, let me help your reading comprehension a bit, since you don't seem to understand how you're statements are coming across or what you're actually saying. The statement I have emboldened above is an insinuation that the true victim is actually the perpetrator of a crime and in your eyes should expect some kind of harsh reaction for simply flipping the bird. Sorry, but if you can't handle being told to f#$% off without reacting violently or ramming someone's car off the road, YOU have some serious anger/behavioral issues. This has nothing to do with carrying a gun.
You also say explicitly that "after I've helped create a dangerous situation." This implies that you believe the girls helped to create the situation they were so unfortunately stuck in. I don't think I've read anything incorrectly, I think your logic is flawed. I understand what you are saying and why you would want to preach such things, but it's just false. The law agrees. The woman was charged with assault with a deadly weapon despite the fact that the girls "created the situation" by flipping the bird. Sorry, it's just not true.
I'm not sure where the "is a gun an excuse to be a jerk" question comes from either. Do I go out looking for fights or yelling at people/flipping people off all day every day hoping for a confrontation? Absolutely not, but if I get a little mad at a driver for breaking a traffic law or endangering me by breaking a traffic law there is a possibility I will communicate such anger with my middle finger. Does this mean I have invited an attack? Absolutely not. Flip me the bird right back and move about your day. Don't try to ram me off the road because I exercised my right to free speech. I'm pretty sure it's not illegal to flip someone off. It's not an assault.
Would everyone be much better off without flipping the bird? Sure! But guess what? People have emotions and $hit happens. That doesn't warrant a violent reaction, and you cannot seriously expect anyone to agree with you that these girls had it coming to them to be assaulted with a deadly weapon for getting frustrated and flipping the bird.