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LanternWaste

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40. Who precisely is suggesting that all women should be unilaterally disarmed?

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 05:36 PM

Feb 2013

Who precisely is suggesting that all women should be unilaterally disarmed? Or are we merely projecting an absurdity onto others so that we may, in turn, argue against an absurdity?

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Remember This When The NRA Tells You 'Guns Make Women Safer' [View all] Playinghardball Feb 2013 OP

Citation Needed Macoy51 Feb 2013 #1

empower? Roy Rolling Feb 2013 #13

I posted this in another thread Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #50

A good swift kick in the balls to the attacker can empower a woman enough kimbutgar Feb 2013 #14

True, if she can hit the target. If she's quick enough. If he's slow enough or drunk enough raccoon Feb 2013 #82

What a stupid post. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #15

There are several uninformed and downright dangerous posts in this thread. yardwork Feb 2013 #17

Gun nuts make those stories up ad nauseum. onehandle Feb 2013 #19

Ugh. Really? Squinch Feb 2013 #21

a good education will empower a woman. you should get one. frylock Feb 2013 #30

So will... SemperEadem Feb 2013 #37

That was a pretty simplistic LaPierre-type response my friend rustydog Feb 2013 #60

What does that mean exactly? OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #2

There are those who would disarm women regardless of circumstances ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #4

speaking of can of beans, that's about all your lessons are worth, professor. frylock Feb 2013 #32

Who precisely is suggesting that all women should be unilaterally disarmed? LanternWaste Feb 2013 #40

Someone said it's unsafe to have a gun in a domestic violence situation. Squinch Feb 2013 #52

Ugh. Pathetic post. n/t JimDandy Feb 2013 #58

If she is willing to use the gun, it won't be taken away. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #6

turn off the teevee frylock Feb 2013 #33

Turn on your brain. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #55

derpa derpa derp frylock Feb 2013 #71

stats aren't implied. frylock Feb 2013 #31

I believe the only implication is that one is much more likely to be wounded LanternWaste Feb 2013 #43

A woman is more likey to be killed with HER OWN gun HockeyMom Feb 2013 #3

Living with a violent criminal is very dangerous. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #5

yeah cause no one ever snaps overnight CBGLuthier Feb 2013 #44

They are "law-abiding gun owners". Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #56

In a nation of 310 million people, even rare events will sometimes happen. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #57

Have you not seen the national death numbers for gun violence rustydog Feb 2013 #62

Ask Pistorius' girlfriend. alarimer Feb 2013 #75

Put the strawman back in the barn. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #84

Who did the study? iandhr Feb 2013 #7

The answer to this problem is simple: Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #8

Or less choices. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #42

Your comment begs a few questions. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #54

No. At the very least, that's a straw man. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #59

Not at all. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #66

It's not a straw-man? Not at all? If and when you ever see a post of mine in which I ever assert AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #67

I own firearms. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #70

Your ownership of firearms means what exactly? Your post at #8 in which you said that "more guns" AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #72

What a great answer! Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #74

Doesn't do much good to talk to them. Progressive dog Feb 2013 #77

No person is against all gun restrictions. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #79

If we count imaginary restrictions, you are correct nt Progressive dog Feb 2013 #83

You said "I own firearms." So does Dianne Feinstein. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #80

I imagine a lot of women libodem Feb 2013 #9

I'm sorry that happened to you. Thank you for posting about your experience here. yardwork Feb 2013 #18

Thank you, Yardwork libodem Feb 2013 #22

I'm glad that you and your baby survived. It must have been terrifying. yardwork Feb 2013 #23

I had a two year old libodem Feb 2013 #28

Bravo for you! JimDandy Feb 2013 #61

This was a YWCA facility as well libodem Feb 2013 #65

I believe the study adieu Feb 2013 #10

you got it. it's a shame many other posters don't. frylock Feb 2013 #34

This seems to be the supporting article according to the FaceBook post: ManiacJoe Feb 2013 #11

Hey, once she's dead, she's safe. malthaussen Feb 2013 #12

If she does use the gun to kill her abuser, then she damn well better be able to prove that Marie Marie Feb 2013 #16

So what are you advocating? Let's take away their choice to have a gun for self-defense? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #20

If you are storing your firearm correctly libodem Feb 2013 #24

Are women who choose to own firearms incapable of storing their firearms correctly? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #26

I believe that the poster is saying that Squinch Feb 2013 #25

By 500%? Not 550%? Not 450%? And not 507% or 503.23%? But exactly 500%? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #27

So you are upset by the percentage number? OK, then. Squinch Feb 2013 #29

Comprehension problem? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #36

Again. I believe what the post was saying was that if a woman has a gun in a domestic Squinch Feb 2013 #41

What are you, his ventriloquist? Can't he answer for himself? Does he need you to provide AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #47

Sigh. Have a nice night. Squinch Feb 2013 #49

I don't believe the person who came up with that figure for that graphic SemperEadem Feb 2013 #45

You are right that the person who came up with the figure for the graphic is probably not AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #51

nice SemperEadem Feb 2013 #81

And if one feel smugly superior to others because one own a gun, that's one's choice as well... LanternWaste Feb 2013 #46

The ones who are smugly superior are those who want to restrict choices. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #48

Research on firearms and the murder of abused women. CBHagman Feb 2013 #68

Thank you libodem Feb 2013 #73

Thank you for posting these facts. thucythucy Feb 2013 #78

Or maybe the number was rounded? n/t gollygee Feb 2013 #35

Yea, well, they might have more credibility if they make up another number which at least has AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #38

Well I assume it was written somewhere as "have a 5 times greater chance . . ." gollygee Feb 2013 #39

Actually, the Puritans never debated thucythucy Feb 2013 #53

What's your authority re "the Puritans never debated the angels on the head of pin issue"? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #64

The question had been argued in various thucythucy Feb 2013 #69

Not if she shoots first. Beacool Feb 2013 #63

Here is a link to the source Omaha Steve Feb 2013 #76