Gun Control & RKBA

WinniSkipper

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44. Of course he/she is

Mon Apr 16, 2012, 12:55 PM

Apr 2012

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/BREAKING-Homeowner-shot-killed-during-burglary/-/1719418/10324926/-/p3ax92/-/index.html

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EJ Dionne: Why the NRA pushes ‘Stand Your Ground’ [View all] alp227 Apr 2012 OP

He doen't understand the word "vigilantism". pipoman Apr 2012 #1

Don't carry a gun, and you won't kill, not even in supposed self-defense. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #3

Stand up and take your murdering like a man, huh? pipoman Apr 2012 #5

It's the price you gotta pay not to pollute society. ileus Apr 2012 #14

Problem is that criminals generally think they were attacked first. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #43

Are people with fire extinguishers paranoid / expecting fire? X_Digger Apr 2012 #46

If you are keeping your gun at hand and really not using it, you JDPriestly Apr 2012 #52

SYG can be about *anything* used in self-defense, not just guns. (the same with castle doctrine). X_Digger Apr 2012 #53

Most violence is not objectively speaking self-defense although JDPriestly Apr 2012 #45

based on? gejohnston Apr 2012 #47

Watching in courtrooms. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #54

"Of course, you have a right to self-defense." PavePusher Apr 2012 #55

no, you don't see those in small towns in the mid west gejohnston Apr 2012 #58

I agree that gun laws should be determined locally. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #59

Any other rights that should be handled locally? X_Digger Apr 2012 #61

Criminals do not seem generally keen to take safety, self-defense and anti-crime classes. PavePusher Apr 2012 #22

Smokers are not generally keen to give up smoking. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #42

Hope you don't have a family whose lives depend on you. nt hack89 Apr 2012 #29

Hilarious. Clames Apr 2012 #30

Brady does have a plan for saving lives. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #41

Guess again. Straw Man Apr 2012 #48

The NRA should pay as much to get the message about the dangers JDPriestly Apr 2012 #49

Why should my money go towards that? AH1Apache Apr 2012 #51

Your money should go toward that so that people like me who are on the fence, JDPriestly Apr 2012 #56

Please clarify. Straw Man Apr 2012 #57

In my view, you should be able to defend yourself anywhere but not with a gun. JDPriestly Apr 2012 #60

I see several problems. Straw Man Apr 2012 #62

Well, we shall have to wait to learn what the evidence shows, JDPriestly Apr 2012 #50

after all, guns were invented for one purpose: killing people nt msongs Apr 2012 #2

They push it because it makes money.Sell guns to crazies, sell 'em to the sane to protect themselves saras Apr 2012 #4

Yeah, and with .006% of guns in the US used in murders, we should outlaw them pipoman Apr 2012 #7

wait... .006% of guns? what's the percentage of murders committed with guns? Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #8

There are 300,000,000 known guns owned by private citizens in the United States GreydeeThos Apr 2012 #9

why is that a relevant statistic? I think the more relevant stat is the one where the activity Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #10

Also, you just made the previous poster's point again. That doesn't get you extra Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #11

all of them....any gunner baser is a toter wannabe zimmerman. ileus Apr 2012 #17

way to respond to someone who shares your view Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #18

'gun crime and gun murders' pipoman Apr 2012 #21

Are you certain... beevul Apr 2012 #28

Of course he/she is WinniSkipper Apr 2012 #44

And 0.4% of gun owners. X_Digger Apr 2012 #40

You actually feel... mvccd1000 Apr 2012 #6

I agree with you Becka2515 Apr 2012 #12

in the context of this debate the victim was in a public space where he had a right to be and Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #15

Absolutely not mvccd1000 Apr 2012 #19

but to claim "selective editing" and then "slanted reporting" then taking the side of the shooter Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #20

No-one here has "taken the side of the shooter". PavePusher Apr 2012 #23

"okay" i "guess" i was "wrong" Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #24

Yes, "you" were. n/t PavePusher Apr 2012 #26

......wow. Callisto32 Apr 2012 #34

Understandable mvccd1000 Apr 2012 #39

Which has what to do with George Zimmerman? Doctor_J Apr 2012 #27

if MSM and conventional wisdom is correct gejohnston Apr 2012 #31

Cite? Doctor_J Apr 2012 #33

reverse the situation gejohnston Apr 2012 #36

This is usually called a Straw Man Doctor_J Apr 2012 #37

I don't think so gejohnston Apr 2012 #38

We should all push SYG... ileus Apr 2012 #13

i think it's getting pushed right now. Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #16

He's exactly right. Gun carriers love these laws because they can screw up and shoot an unarmed Hoyt Apr 2012 #25

Screw up? Doctor_J Apr 2012 #32

They can "play cowboy" and claim self-defense all they want AH1Apache Apr 2012 #35