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wtmusic

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66. Again, guns were allowed in Tombstone.
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 01:33 AM
Jan 2013

You could have them in your home, you couldn't carry them around.

"and within reasonable time are proceeding to deposit, or take from the place of deposit such deadly weapon. "

makes sense if you live off the beaten track when cops may be a long time coming. loli phabay Jan 2013 #1
he is sheriff in milwaukee county PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #4
no idea what the response time is there but its sound advice if its more than a minute or so. loli phabay Jan 2013 #5
David Clarke is a lying piece of teabagging shit PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #6
Your post was alerted on, amazingly- Starry Messenger Jan 2013 #78
lol. i repeat: David Clarke is a lying piece of teabagging shit PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #81
I believe this is an excellent example of when alerting on jury results is appropriate. (nt) Robb Jan 2013 #104
Because of the alerter, or the two jokers who voted to hide? Starry Messenger Jan 2013 #108
Here's a link from 2011 -- 15 minutes! X_Digger Jan 2013 #14
now what could possibly happen in those 14 minutes if you needed help loli phabay Jan 2013 #17
Sounds like you live in one of those crime-ridden rural areas wtmusic Jan 2013 #40
every area has crime. we get a lot of break ins due to meth heads also starting to see gang problem loli phabay Jan 2013 #45
Dang.. X_Digger Jan 2013 #51
Defending oneself sylvi Jan 2013 #25
you say potato... PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #35
More like sylvi Jan 2013 #41
not really. google the term "vigilante". it fits. PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #43
Don't need to sylvi Jan 2013 #52
or... potato!! PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #53
Defending oneself is not "law enforcement" except in an incidental way sylvi Jan 2013 #58
There's a spud in your future.... Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #65
lol EarthWindFire Jan 2013 #68
*you're PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #82
whatever you say EarthWindFire Jan 2013 #83
right wing assholes often get that wrong PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #84
What? EarthWindFire Jan 2013 #91
I didn't CALL you one. Read it again. PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #93
HAHAHAHA you don't know the difference between your and you're HangOnKids Jan 2013 #114
In which jurisdition do people not have legal authority to defend themselves, and earn the label... beevul Jan 2013 #85
you guys can obsess with my wording all day. have fun. PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #87
Word games? They're your words, and your stated definitions. I'm simply asking where they apply. beevul Jan 2013 #88
tomato!! oh, let's call the whole thing off! PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #89
So if a woman defends herself from a rapist NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #90
Nope. I was thinking of people like George Zimmerman PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #92
Neither of those men acted in self defense. They're murderers. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #94
As I said, obsess with that all you want, k? PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #95
I wasn't discussing the OP article. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #96
No, you are obsessed with 2 fucking words I typed. PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #97
One's words are often a topic of debate. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #98
Cool, bro. You over it? PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #99
*sigh* NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #100
It made sense if you lived in Tombstone in the 1880s. wtmusic Jan 2013 #12
what so there are no rapists or burglars out there any more good to know loli phabay Jan 2013 #15
The answer is just to arm everyone to the teeth yes good to know wtmusic Jan 2013 #18
well id rather my wife was holding the twelve gauge as she sits on the bed with the kids with dispat loli phabay Jan 2013 #20
What vivid fantasies. You're such heroes! Robb Jan 2013 #23
Good, I hope your kids don't get a hold of the 12-gauge. wtmusic Jan 2013 #28
well my kids get to shoot most weeks so i would have no issue with them coming across the 12 gauge loli phabay Jan 2013 #31
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #69
Ha ha! Yeah. wtmusic Jan 2013 #109
ok EarthWindFire Jan 2013 #111
He Can't Reply HangOnKids Jan 2013 #113
Not when it comes to bad guys looking to do harm. sylvi Jan 2013 #19
Actually, it didn't - there were no guns allowed in Tombstone. jeff47 Jan 2013 #26
Guns were allowed in Tombstone wtmusic Jan 2013 #34
Guns weren't allowed in Tombstone, open or concealed Major Nikon Jan 2013 #56
Again, guns were allowed in Tombstone. wtmusic Jan 2013 #66
It took 45 min. for the police to respond to my mom's 911 call NickB79 Jan 2013 #62
David Clarke is a lying piece of teabagging shit PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #2
It is ALWAYS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to protect yourself, family and property. Skip Intro Jan 2013 #3
Fortunately, that "responsibility" does not require a gun. Hoyt Jan 2013 #8
That is a choice for each individual to make. Skip Intro Jan 2013 #11
Not really, kind of like smoking nowadays. Hoyt Jan 2013 #16
Thanks sylvi Jan 2013 #21
Then, sleep with one eye opened and a gun close by in unlikely event that occurs. Hoyt Jan 2013 #22
well the dog will wake me up and my glock is close by and the other guns accessible loli phabay Jan 2013 #27
Not impressed. Hoyt Jan 2013 #30
no you dont impress me but you are allowed your own opinion loli phabay Jan 2013 #32
is anyone EarthWindFire Jan 2013 #70
Something tells me his "glock and other accessible guns" impress/excites you. Hoyt Jan 2013 #72
that's because EarthWindFire Jan 2013 #74
You've done nothing to indicate you are different from other members of gun culture. Hoyt Jan 2013 #77
so EarthWindFire Jan 2013 #80
You've done nothing to indicate you can accurately or objectively characterize the gun culture. beevul Jan 2013 #86
I've accurately characterized you with respect to guns on numerous occasions. Hoyt Jan 2013 #101
You mean all those times you remarked about me carrying a gun as if I did, even though I don't... beevul Jan 2013 #103
I prepare for lots of unlikely events sylvi Jan 2013 #33
Do you carry a defibrillator? Much more likely to need it and better for society. Hoyt Jan 2013 #38
No sylvi Jan 2013 #44
No, is exactly what I figured. Maybe you should reassess the risks you actually face rather Hoyt Jan 2013 #47
I've never come across anyone outside the hospital sylvi Jan 2013 #54
The plural of "anecdote" is not "data." Robb Jan 2013 #61
Of course it is. sylvi Jan 2013 #64
"Come, Confirmation Bias Boy. Our work here is done." Robb Jan 2013 #76
LOL wtmusic Jan 2013 #110
The answer is clearly "More Defibrillators." Toting them in public would give would be heroes a real Hoyt Jan 2013 #112
Evidently that's what you're supposed to do. Skip Intro Jan 2013 #48
Just like your avatar? ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #37
1950s. Nowadays we don't smoke, realizing damage to society. Hoyt Jan 2013 #39
Maybe It's Time to Change Your Avatar Then AndyTiedye Jan 2013 #116
No, that's about the same period. Hoyt Jan 2013 #117
Yes, really. nt Skip Intro Jan 2013 #50
Are you going to bring up your "can of beans" approach to home defense again? ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #36
It's worked for me. Maybe some day you'll try acting responsibly and leave your guns at home. Hoyt Jan 2013 #42
When I quit riding through the desert daily I might consider it ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #46
I'm betting you have a gun or two close by, even when out of the desert. Hoyt Jan 2013 #49
You would lose. ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #55
thats because EarthWindFire Jan 2013 #71
The poor pitiful plight of gun cultists is a national shame. Hoyt Jan 2013 #75
that doesn't EarthWindFire Jan 2013 #79
"Unknown Sheriff gets to be on CNN for attention whoring for gun fetishists." Robb Jan 2013 #7
he's the one who refused security for Obama last fall PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #9
Sheriff Clarke's greatest hits keep coming: Robb Jan 2013 #10
honey, you'll be.on here all night if you keep looking PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #13
Sounds like the typical gun lover. Hoyt Jan 2013 #29
Does he employ cannabis cops? pipoman Jan 2013 #24
Good grief that is really low LeftInTX Jan 2013 #57
Stray Bullets AndyTiedye Jan 2013 #59
who EarthWindFire Jan 2013 #73
The Sheriff DOES have a point, though. Adam-Bomb Jan 2013 #60
What "trying times" do you mean ..."especially in these trying times"? uppityperson Jan 2013 #67
Grab gun, grab family, barricade yourselves in a bedroom, call 911. krispos42 Jan 2013 #63
But they have the man power to write speeding tickets SWTORFanatic Jan 2013 #102
That's because it brings in income. nt NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #105
Clearly more important than actual public safety. SWTORFanatic Jan 2013 #106
The only thing worse is civil forfeiture. NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #107
David Clarke is a Tea-bagging Clown.. Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #115
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