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In reply to the discussion: Stand Your Ground? Texas man kills teacher over noise complaint [View all]frylock
(34,825 posts)137. it doesn't take much imagination to know what's wrong with the poster you've addressed
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Really? Please provide a link of a Gungeoneer who says that legal possession of a firearm
Common Sense Party
Jun 2012
#8
No, "in other words" I didn't have time. Which isn't really "other words," but hey
Scootaloo
Jun 2012
#188
I don't see that he "refuses" to admit it. His argument is that the vast majority
Common Sense Party
Jun 2012
#192
Not quite the same thing as "absolves him of all criminal liability," now is it?
Common Sense Party
Jun 2012
#32
Certainly there are millions who could qualify for a CHL but don't want one...
GreenStormCloud
Jun 2012
#274
I know a lot too and yes they are Frightened and Paranoid, thats why they Pack everywhere.
bahrbearian
Jun 2012
#47
Do you wear a seat belt? If so, why? Are you frightened and paranoid?
Common Sense Party
Jun 2012
#59
Ya I wear a seat belt , because I'm Afraid some idiot will run into me,, I don't pack anymore
bahrbearian
Jun 2012
#73
but did you use your seatbelt because you're paranoid and frightened?
BlancheSplanchnik
Jun 2012
#105
I use it because I want to increase my chances of survival in the event of a violent collision
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#110
Maybe you "Think" your not Frighted or Paranoid but packing proves you wrong.
bahrbearian
Jun 2012
#68
The vast majority of permit holders are rural and suburban white males....
Moses2SandyKoufax
Jun 2012
#69
How would he know who were CCW unless they inform him and why should they inform him?
Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 2012
#163
Ya, it all makes perfect sense, When I speak to people while holding a gun on them
bahrbearian
Jun 2012
#33
Well, now that you actually have entered the Guns forum to defend this absurd
petronius
Jun 2012
#44
He went over to the other house with a gun and had set up a video-recording in advance?
4th law of robotics
Jun 2012
#3
SYG is the perfect law for bullies. They have to have an edge. Now they can pick a fight they might
rhett o rick
Jun 2012
#4
Exactly. And I saw a gun shop owner on TV saying Rodriguez did everything right.
pnwmom
Jun 2012
#22
OK, I need to shout this now: SHOOTER DID CALL THE POLICE "REPEATEDLY" before shooting
wordpix
Jun 2012
#267
How is he standing his ground in someone else's driveway. Its not just ...
marble falls
Jun 2012
#26
Yes, standing your ground means staying where you are instead of running away
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#53
You watch Cops too? You'd think they'd behave better in front of a TV camera.
Thegonagle
Jun 2012
#37
apparently you didn't read the article or see the video. The shooter DID call police several x from
wordpix
Jun 2012
#263
The video showed a man out in the street, angrily approaching his neighbor's house.
pacalo
Jun 2012
#280
They're all out shooting their neighbors and getting their rocks off over it. nt
valerief
Jun 2012
#52
Uh, why can't you have both? Does it always have to be poison in the veins? nt
valerief
Jun 2012
#234
This dumbass was the ONLY one out there with a gun, so why was he "scared" for his own life? nt
MrScorpio
Jun 2012
#80
Both parties were gun owners. The video at #83 provides the best evidence of their actions.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#135
I don't have to interpret the video. It is what it is. I just invited people to actually look at it
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#157
it doesn't take much imagination to know what's wrong with the poster you've addressed
frylock
Jun 2012
#137
Obviously what's wrong with me is that I don't engage in ad hominem attacks.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#142
"So far, being a rowdy drunk is still not a capital crime", Too bad because I'd like to see
bahrbearian
Jun 2012
#128
Anyone can look at the video at 1.30 and see that "those guys" WERE NOT "holding their hands
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#141
The victim was on his own property. The shooter had left his home to complain about NOISE.
pnwmom
Jun 2012
#146
That's all the video shows you? It doesn't show you "those guys holding their hands up above their
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#156
I'm taking the side of an unarmed man on his own driveway who was shot by an angry, paranoid
pnwmom
Jun 2012
#159
If I am taking a side, I am taking the side of verifiable evidence instead of speculation.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#168
Golly, maybe the poster is taking the side of the person who isn't a murderous fuck
DisgustipatedinCA
Jun 2012
#198
So why would they leave their party and drive over to HIS house to confront HIM?
Blue_Tires
Jun 2012
#155
He is not "my boy Rodriguez." In modern America we don't use such phrases.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#161
He went onto someone else's property and precipitated an argument that escalated into a fight
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#102
I can't tell what's going on in the video, but I can't listen to the sound until I get home tonight
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#111
The video at #83 provides the best evidence. It doesn't show that "They were standing with their
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#139
No one else had a gun! Any paranoid person, like this shooter, can see a bulge and
pnwmom
Jun 2012
#147
If anyone wants to follow your link to see whether it does or does not establish that "No one else
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#164
you can see the lights of the house. it's far back from the filmer. you can see the filmer is
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#282
i agree he precipitated everything. but the video doesn't show him on their property, & it does
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#293
They're laughing because they were drunk and/or stupid. But they weren't paranoid
pnwmom
Jun 2012
#294
you seem to think you need to convince me of something i've already acknowledged. you don't.
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#296
I guess I don't know why it matters if the partygoers jumped him. It's still his fault, right?
pnwmom
Jun 2012
#297
did we watch the same video? yes, they were angry, cursing, & threatening. the guy started it,
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#298
laughing not in a fun way. i thought that both parties appeared threatening at different times,
HiPointDem
Jun 2012
#300
"I'm not going to lose to these people anymore," he said -- laughter, and then the gun went off.
pnwmom
Jun 2012
#301
Why should he have felt fearful? He didn't have to stand his ground. All he had to do
pnwmom
Jun 2012
#258
Actually, as verified by the link, he's claiming self-defense. Others who are opposed to him, but
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#165
You can't tell that from the video. My driveway is more than 300 feet long. And the testimony
pnwmom
Jun 2012
#144
Regardless of how long your driveway is, Danaher says at 1.52 that they are in the street
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#172
At 1.52 in the video, Danaher says that they are in the street and that he is going to return.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#170
If he setup a video then went armed with a gun it was premeditated murder. nt
cstanleytech
Jun 2012
#117
It's likely that he will be convicted. The MSM is reporting things which are at odds with the video
AnotherMcIntosh
Jun 2012
#177
They voted him out of the union rather than guiding him to get treatment for a mental disorder?
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#218
Yes. I've seen a lot of people go untreated because friends and family got tired of their crap.
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#231
I am certain that if everyone involved was packing heat and using their 2nd ammendment rights (sic)
grantcart
Jun 2012
#210
I don't even have to watch the video to know this man should be publically hung.
Unite2DefeatGOP
Jun 2012
#279
I don't think "Stand Your Ground" works as a defense when your ground is the victim's driveway.
yellowcanine
Jun 2012
#302