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In reply to the discussion: George Zimmerman Explodes the NRA Fantasy of the Armed Citizen [View all]BainsBane
(52,999 posts)49. "defense" like George Zimmerman?
A paranoid guy gets freaked out at the sight of a black man and pulls out his gun. So some out of shape guy is losing in a fist fight so he pulls out a gun and kills the other person? I'm sure you find that useful. I find it homicidal. Hopefully the jury will as well.
If they minded their own business instead of freaking out at the sight of every black person, they wouldn't have to kill anyone. Paranoia and racism are not reasons to kill people, no matter how fucked up the assailant is. Normal people are not so afraid of their own shadow they need guns. The only people who do that are those who WANT to kill.
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Can you identify a causal link between a gun and the impulse to use it improperly? nt
rrneck
Jul 2013
#6
It's child's play, really. Packing a gun is exactly like using steroids only it's instant.
reusrename
Jul 2013
#69
Don't you think Zimmerman's possession of a gun affected his decision to go hunting?
Loudly
Jul 2013
#104
I don't know, I think you have to have a pretty callous temperament to arm up and carry in public.
Hoyt
Jul 2013
#35
We are talking guns here. I think society has right to define how yahoos use them. Enjoy yours.
Hoyt
Jul 2013
#113
I have bought many handguns with no intention of ever killing anything with them. ...
spin
Jul 2013
#58
Your refusal to face reality should not be construed as evasion from others.
reusrename
Jul 2013
#85
You think an answer is wrong because it doesn't tell you what you want to hear
BainsBane
Jul 2013
#106
Yes, all prudent responses, and you are to be congratulated on your grasp of the obvious,
rrneck
Jul 2013
#82
The whole armed-citizen/citizen militia movement is made of idiots, misfits and nincompoops...
LanternWaste
Jul 2013
#44