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55. Yep. People aren't actively cheering it but some are coming pretty close. (nt)

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'Most lethal sniper in US history': Chris Kyle shot dead on Texas gun range. [View all] another_liberal Feb 2013 OP

If only he'd been allowed to carry a gun there, he could've defended himself... Bucky Feb 2013 #1

Ha ! Woulda beat you on that one if I didn't stop to fix that typo ! n/t CincyDem Feb 2013 #5

PTSD bluedigger Feb 2013 #8

Do we know that the PTSD wasn't a ruse Ilsa Feb 2013 #38

The backstory has yet to develop. bluedigger Feb 2013 #41

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #67

And yet... TeeYiYi Feb 2013 #72

LOL RiverNoord Feb 2013 #83

Ha! Bucky Feb 2013 #81

Think about those words "gone to the shooting range to counsel the guy" BlueStreak Feb 2013 #43

Yes but Fred could only cry in your beer and Rick's chicken can only peck you! nt Walk away Feb 2013 #62

"We can't outlaw people but we can regulate guns" klook Feb 2013 #49

It was a veteran with PTSD? another_liberal Feb 2013 #75

Amen. Bucky Feb 2013 #78

I'm sure he would have been fine if... CincyDem Feb 2013 #2

That's beside the point. caseymoz Feb 2013 #18

Well, you know, what could possibly go wrong? Arkansas Granny Feb 2013 #39

I KNOW! Those pesky no-gun zones are putting us all in mbperrin Feb 2013 #61

It's incredible that the guy at the top of the gun ownership pyramid... Walk away Feb 2013 #88

Really does lend credence to the statistic that simply owning a gun makes it mbperrin Feb 2013 #93

Oh well. jsr Feb 2013 #3

It's not a ho-hum thing, JSR. This is what gun regulation is supposed to stop. Bucky Feb 2013 #6

Here is an inkling as to Kyle's views on gun control.. left coaster Feb 2013 #19

When US government snipers give up their guns, then we'll talk about gun-control Ter Feb 2013 #29

Explain your reasoning. thucythucy Feb 2013 #35

No Ter Feb 2013 #71

You want the government to disarm? Really? Bucky Feb 2013 #74

I think we should stop the wars, thucythucy Feb 2013 #79

I don't think gun control laws are intended to address this sort of thing BlueStreak Feb 2013 #63

Oh, obviously. Nothing will stop every gun murder in America. Bucky Feb 2013 #70

Agreed. nt. BlueStreak Feb 2013 #95

Gun regulation wouldn't apply to Iraq where most of his life's portion of shooting was done. JackRiddler Feb 2013 #68

I admire your talent for making irrelevant comments. Bucky Feb 2013 #73

Hmmmmmmmmmm Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2013 #4

+1 valerief Feb 2013 #9

I think you're ignoring something pretty big here. Bucky Feb 2013 #10

lol it's not murder if it was an iraqi? Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #12

It's not murder if it's in a battlefield, no. And a sniper, if you think about it... Bucky Feb 2013 #16

Actually, I'd say it is murder on a battlefield. truebluegreen Feb 2013 #28

You certainly *can* say that. But you got to keep in mind... Bucky Feb 2013 #32

i'm afraid i can't be so blaise about killing Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #65

No one's more offended than me about the all-war policy Bush started in 2002 Bucky Feb 2013 #77

Of course its murder bowens43 Feb 2013 #87

Well, Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2013 #13

Well, there's certainly a link between the sword he bore and the sword he fell by. Bucky Feb 2013 #15

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I don't think you understand what "die by the sword" means. Bucky Feb 2013 #27

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There is some interesting karma roody Feb 2013 #37

To be completely frank . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #84

As if snipers don't murder people. You might want to watch (or re-watch) coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #50

Huh? bowens43 Feb 2013 #86

I think he is getting at the notion of karma daleo Feb 2013 #90

aw you beat me to it! Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #11

... tama Feb 2013 #20

If only he'd had the latest in gun-implant surgery--a gun implanted in valerief Feb 2013 #7

LOL - For some reason, I am flashing on the SNL video short "Laser Cats" :) - n/t coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #53

Ha! Just saw it. Funny!!!! nt valerief Feb 2013 #60

You can disagree with someone's view - but why he made up that story lunasun Feb 2013 #14

Most deadly sniper on the battlefield, shot and killed at home NickB79 Feb 2013 #17

Live by the sword, die by the sword... n/t thatgemguy Feb 2013 #23

I believe the deadliest sniper in US history... Bigmack Feb 2013 #21

Wow, talk about ironic. Bucky Feb 2013 #22

WTH? Hathcock was a wonderful human being and saved many lives Recursion Feb 2013 #44

Chill. It was a joke about his name. Bucky Feb 2013 #51

Hathcock also didn't go around beating his chest and bragging about coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #57

Chris Kyle far surpassed Carlos Hathcock Mortos Feb 2013 #33

Wasn't there anyone around carrying guns at a gun range? Festivito Feb 2013 #24

People infatuated with guns get shot a lot and shoot other people a lot too. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #30

This is some sad wisdom, my friend, and very Lincoln-esque, I might coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #59

Maybe it was self defense. Kyle doesn't seem like a very law and Jumping John Feb 2013 #34

I guess he wasn't that big of a fan of the first amendment then... Arrowhead2k1 Feb 2013 #96

Every one of you who responded to the OP with more cutesy snark against gun owners... derby378 Feb 2013 #36

+1 Travis_0004 Feb 2013 #42

"He saw four tours (of duty) in Iraq, during which he was shot twice... nenagh Feb 2013 #46

No one is disrespecting Kyle. They are disrespecting the stupid argument that if everyone appleannie1 Feb 2013 #52

Please explain how responding to this with "oh well" is anything but disrespect. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #54

What Does It Say About A Country And Its Culture That Has To Rely On Snipers? cantbeserious Feb 2013 #80

Thaaaaaat's a shame alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #40

Yeah, it really is Recursion Feb 2013 #45

There is an incredible amount of unbelievable shit-ass rotten foulness in this thread. WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #47

Yep. People aren't actively cheering it but some are coming pretty close. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #55

I can't tell from the faint echo which moral high ground you're yodeling from. Bucky Feb 2013 #56

Gee, a man with a gun was killed by a man with a gun. Whoda thunk. appleannie1 Feb 2013 #48

Predictable responses. eom tawadi Feb 2013 #58

Yes, logical, too, but gun lovers will still persist with their old has-been mbperrin Feb 2013 #64

I have my dad's Bronze Star here on my wall. Just one. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #66

My father was a weapons expert and an officer in the Army Rangers. Walk away Feb 2013 #91

I can't wrap my mind around killing over 150 people. loudsue Feb 2013 #69

if only he had a gun as the NRA keeps saying. graham4anything Feb 2013 #76

I wonder why the folks at the range didn't stop the killer from leaving the scene? peace13 Feb 2013 #82

that question is truly the one I want to know tomm2thumbs Feb 2013 #89

Even the truck tires made it out alive! peace13 Feb 2013 #92

it does beg the question tomm2thumbs Feb 2013 #94

Just goes to prove - lynne Feb 2013 #85

As a vet, serious friggin irony here...I feel bad for his family, the best sniper out to Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #98

I have a feeling this is a business related killing. go west young man Feb 2013 #97

Another example of when "more guns will fix things" was the wrong answer. Electric Monk Feb 2013 #99

Live by the sword (gun) die by the sword. iemitsu Feb 2013 #100

Locking as a duplicate. Thanks for understanding. Here's the link... uppityperson Feb 2013 #101