Originally Posted by
togor
The point isn't if the girl has issues....the image is hypothetical.
The point is that kids are supposed to be kids, not deciding life v. death. If the adults put them in that situation then the adults have failed them.
Kids brains don't work the same as adult brains. Something every parent of a teen knows only too well.
For home defense, there are better, newer alternatives to a M1 carbine. But maybe the actual need is so unlikely that it's a theoretical argument. Hopefully that stays true for everyone reading this.
My opinions, YMMV.