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In reply to the discussion: Woman Who Shot Intruder In Home Advocates Conceal-Carry Legislation - Chicago [View all]Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)12. Wrong, using a gun is not defending yourself.
It is admitting that you are helpless and incapable of defending yourself, so you need a gun to do it for you. Smart people know how to defend themselves without needing a lethal weapon to do it for them.
Selling the illusion of SD with a gun, only serves to demean an individual's self reliance. The classic quick fix solution without any thought beyond the moment, or any delving into one's mental resources for a better solution.
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DonP
Feb 2012
OP
The question is, how many will you and the other anti rights supporters trash.
oneshooter
Feb 2012
#2
Sounds like you guys are doing it right now. I support Dems who are rational on this issue.
Hoyt
Feb 2012
#5
They same way I'm ratianal for carrying a spare tire in my trunk every time I venture out.
Atypical Liberal
Feb 2012
#34
But not with a gun that pollutes society. Are you saying you can only defend yourself with guns?
Hoyt
Feb 2012
#4
I am saying that there are those for whom it is the only effective answer such as
ProgressiveProfessor
Feb 2012
#8
Those groups might have some reason to carry something, not necessarily a gun though.
Hoyt
Feb 2012
#9
Problem is, to appease a few left wing carriers - you gotta allow a bunch of right wingers to carry.
Hoyt
Feb 2012
#38
So which civil rights you are allowed depends on your political affiliation...
ProgressiveProfessor
Feb 2012
#43
First, guns are not a civil right. Second, right wingers use guns to deny civil rights to many.
Hoyt
Feb 2012
#47
Let me ask you, are you a senior citizen with degenerative disk disease? If you are, why would you
Hoyt
Feb 2012
#33
Carrying a gun has nothing to do with self defense. But you knew that already.
Starboard Tack
Feb 2012
#10
A firearm may be a reasonable option in the most extreme and rare of circumstances.
Starboard Tack
Feb 2012
#65
1 out of 50 out of 365 days is pretty darned rare. I'll risk those odds.
Starboard Tack
Feb 2012
#69
So now LEOs, those with protective orders, carrying large sums of cash, etc
ProgressiveProfessor
Feb 2012
#67
you have no idea, as a woman, how offensive I find Hoyt's (and also ST) remarks to be in this thread
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2012
#23
yes, I think it shouldn't be. I think it is one of the MOST NEEDED groups on here
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2012
#57