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In reply to the discussion: See if you can guess who I'm quoting... [View all]discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,470 posts)60. You're welcome
To be more accurate, (IIRC) guns actually didn't do anything to save his life. My memory of the specific details of his murder includes that at least one armed body guard was close by.
A national icon and leader should yield to the wisdom of having professional protection. I remember reading that his application for a CCW was (probably) denied due to racial prejudices. Given the, at that time, geographic limitations of the CCW, having body guards rather than risking arrest and its implications was an extremely wise move.
Certainly any leader worth any attention should never advocate mixing firearms into a volatile protest. Events that inspire such strong and emotional discord are probably best delayed or cancelled until some resolutions are achieved. Leaders like MLK need to be as above reproach as he was.
I would, however, point out that even Gandhi and The Dalai Lama have made statements that can not be construed other than as favorable to certain armed defenses of one's self. Some of the greatest leaders the world has ever known have advocated for armed self-defense.
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I think I can say this much, it was not Gabby Giffords, who said in a 2011 interview
bucky balls
Jan 2013
#7
i was being facetious. i haven't got a clue. p.s. there's lots of politicians. eom
ellenfl
Jan 2013
#22
Classic photo op of her pimping an AK47 to the press with finger clearly on the trigger
iiibbb
Jan 2013
#19
I don't blame her for CC. It's just that she doesn't want anyone else doing so.
Eleanors38
Jan 2013
#43
Then you dishonestly quoted this yourself? I'd have stuck with merely pleading ignorance.
Pholus
Jan 2013
#63
Since your definition of 'troll' is obviously anyone who doesn't disagree with you,
bucky balls
Jan 2013
#64