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Child brings loaded gun to Daisy Bates Elementary bowens43 Apr 2012 #1
Bowens43, your reply appears to be extemporaneous slackmaster Apr 2012 #2
The relevance is obvious to most of us. Anecdotes selected for emotional impact don't MEAN anything saras Apr 2012 #5
Actually, that is not true. All it takes is one fact to disprove a theory. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #6
Thankfully the crazy wasn't carrying one of the guns the gun culture loves. Hoyt Apr 2012 #11
Of course you would have disarmed him with some pork and beans then rl6214 Apr 2012 #13
Never, ever, bring a knife to a gunfight. shadowrider Apr 2012 #26
Or a staff or can of pork and beans rl6214 Apr 2012 #72
Vienna sausages would be better. Smaller can, more reload. shadowrider Apr 2012 #106
good thing I wasn't drinking anything when I clicked on your post rl6214 Apr 2012 #120
How many people carry staffs? TPaine7 Apr 2012 #16
"Ram a staff into his face"...LOL beevul Apr 2012 #19
point! discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #20
Better than carrying a silly gun. Hoyt Apr 2012 #25
You must really believe... Clames Apr 2012 #31
And you must believe you are powerless, and threats to you are more Hoyt Apr 2012 #34
Powerless? Clames Apr 2012 #38
Bull, probably could have yelled "stop I have a gun" and stopped the whole thing. Hoyt Apr 2012 #41
Sometimes bluffing works, sometimes it does not. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #44
Agreed. All CCW guns should be serious. n/t TPaine7 Apr 2012 #32
A "silly gun" stopped this attacker, not a staff or a can of beans Marengo Apr 2012 #37
A pretty girl probably would have stopped him too. Live in fear if you like. Hoyt Apr 2012 #42
You are suggesting a "pretty girl" would have been as effective as the firearm... Marengo Apr 2012 #48
and if the robber was gay gejohnston Apr 2012 #51
Well, you'd have to improvise. Hoyt Apr 2012 #52
"A pretty girl probably would have stopped him too." How disgusting of you. beevul Apr 2012 #112
Back in the day if there was a dual rl6214 Apr 2012 #73
Why don't you trudge on over to the grocery store in question... beevul Apr 2012 #109
Then they interviewed someone named Hoyt who said shadowrider Apr 2012 #110
You too, ask victims if they are glad perp didn't have guns like you. Hoyt Apr 2012 #113
To whom are you referring as the perp? The guy with the knife or the guy with the gun? shadowrider Apr 2012 #115
The guy with a knife- who luckily didn't have a gun or victims would be dead (maybe the hero too). Hoyt Apr 2012 #117
Why don't you ask them if they are glad the perp didn't have guns like those you covet? Hoyt Apr 2012 #111
What guns do I covet, hoyt? beevul Apr 2012 #114
Your post wins Mall Ninja response of the year Taitertots Apr 2012 #39
Actually I worked in a store once where a woman -- who slipped out of a psych unit pulled a butcher Hoyt Apr 2012 #43
Exactly, you have NEVER faced off with someone trying to kill you Taitertots Apr 2012 #45
And what situation have you faced where a gun would have made a difference. Hoyt Apr 2012 #46
I've never faced off with a knife wielding maniac. If I did, a gun would make a difference Taitertots Apr 2012 #53
That "murderous maniac" crud is your problem. Hoyt Apr 2012 #55
I don't carry, but I'm not going to pretend they are not effective self-defense weapons Taitertots Apr 2012 #63
Uh, sure you have... rl6214 Apr 2012 #74
Well, I've been through a lot -- yet I still can go outside without a gun or imagining all kinds of Hoyt Apr 2012 #79
Nah, you just pack your can of pork and beans and your walking stick rl6214 Apr 2012 #119
Not a walking stick, a staff. Big difference. Hoyt Apr 2012 #121
maybe you can get a US chapter going gejohnston Apr 2012 #122
That is playing - I'm not talking sparring. Hoyt Apr 2012 #127
You need a special vehicle just to transport that to the mall. TPaine7 Apr 2012 #132
Reading your posts, we've all been through a lot. nt Union Scribe Apr 2012 #129
Pledge to leave your guns at home, and l'm gone. Hoyt Apr 2012 #130
I don't own a gun and I pledge not to carry any Union Scribe Apr 2012 #147
Ahem! Union Scribe Apr 2012 #153
As a gun DID stop this attack, it seems "toting" was certainly the answer in this situation. Marengo Apr 2012 #49
I've only seen actors in movies carrying staffs in public ... spin Apr 2012 #94
And you go to the store with a staff? Do you open carry, or conceal it? oneshooter Apr 2012 #157
OK, Gandalf. HALO141 May 2012 #158
A taser would have worked just as well in this case. Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #84
don't you need a CCW for a Taser? gejohnston Apr 2012 #89
No idea, but they are perfect for such situations. Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #92
they were under the same strict gejohnston Apr 2012 #95
LOL. Doubt if I'll be taking any weapons anywhere. Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #100
Sword canes are concealed weapons in many juristitions and require a CCL rl6214 Apr 2012 #133
I know. Isn't it amazing? Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #140
If he had one Meiko Apr 2012 #139
Yeah, I know. Makes one wonder doesn't it? Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #141
according to some of the older gejohnston Apr 2012 #142
Sorry. I wasn't being serious about sword canes. Starboard Tack Apr 2012 #145
Tasers are good tools HALO141 May 2012 #159
Is there some reason you feel so vulnerable? Starboard Tack May 2012 #160
Personal experience. HALO141 May 2012 #161
Wow! Starboard Tack May 2012 #162
why? gejohnston May 2012 #164
They do mean... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #9
It ignores the point and tries to negate it by showing bad people do bad things with guns Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #7
nothing like a game of knife, paper, pistol. ileus Apr 2012 #3
Why didn't the knife wielder take the gun TPaine7 Apr 2012 #4
And all the other Rude Toters sylvi Apr 2012 #15
Exactly. I forgot about the circular firing squads that happen every time there is a public DGU. TPaine7 Apr 2012 #17
Nice to see not all of us democrats are anti-gun nutjobs. Alphados Apr 2012 #90
Welcome to DU I saw on another thread where you think Freepers have above average IQs. Hoyt Apr 2012 #93
Glad it ended with not too many hurt. Glad the crazy guy didn't have some of the guns popular here. Hoyt Apr 2012 #8
"Of course, someone with a knife can be stopped without a gun." discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #10
I would chip in for the PPV of that. nt Union Scribe Apr 2012 #28
I started to say that I would pay to see Hoyt back up those words, but TPaine7 Apr 2012 #30
I don't think... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #36
I would not be killed. I might have to run away, and try something else. Hoyt Apr 2012 #50
Are you Usain Bolt? If so, I will concede that running away would certainly work. TPaine7 Apr 2012 #108
Not that... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #35
You say, "someone with a knife can be stopped without a gun" ... spin Apr 2012 #14
Of course they can Meiko Apr 2012 #22
I bet you've never seen a pissed off Filipina with a butterfly knife shadowrider Apr 2012 #27
I've seen a few craziest with a knife in an ER and I've seen Zimmermans. Hoyt Apr 2012 #29
TV and movies don't count. Clames Apr 2012 #33
Yeah, for real. Union Scribe Apr 2012 #58
Nah. Union Scribe Apr 2012 #57
I'm looking straight at your eyes when I say that. You just can't Hoyt Apr 2012 #60
If you're looking in my eyes, get out of my yard. Union Scribe Apr 2012 #124
With quite an active imagination rl6214 Apr 2012 #76
Coming from someone who imagines all kinds of threats, boogiemen, etc. -- requiring a gun. Hoyt Apr 2012 #77
How can you say that? I have NEVER posted anything like that soooo rl6214 Apr 2012 #118
Famous last words Taitertots Apr 2012 #40
I'm still here and don't have to dress around a gun. Hoyt Apr 2012 #61
When was the last time you disarmed a determined attacker w/ a knife? Taitertots Apr 2012 #64
When have you faced one? Never. Hoyt Apr 2012 #65
I'm also not the one claiming I could do it with a can of beans Taitertots Apr 2012 #66
Since you supposedly don't carry, what are you going to do if you run into a "maniac?" Hoyt Apr 2012 #67
"The best form of self defense is to point a gun at a potential attacker," Taitertots Apr 2012 #68
I saw that, and if one is a selfish right winger, it is probably true. I tend to take a broader Hoyt Apr 2012 #70
Lol, squirm all you want, guns are effective self-defense weapons Taitertots Apr 2012 #75
I did not say "superior" -- but clearly other options are better for society as a whole. Hoyt Apr 2012 #78
The "other options" are non-sense that only Mall ninjas buy into Taitertots Apr 2012 #80
Sure, more Zimmermans and Loughners running around are exactly what we need. Hoyt Apr 2012 #81
I'm not naive enough to think that taking a gun out of a maniacs hands means they are not dangerous Taitertots Apr 2012 #82
A little old lady took Loughner out. I'm heading out to practice throwing cans of beans. Hoyt Apr 2012 #83
she took him out after gejohnston Apr 2012 #86
Right after she watched helplessly as he shot 19 people n/t Taitertots Apr 2012 #87
Like you would have pulled out a gun and squeezed off a shot to take Loughner down Hoyt Apr 2012 #96
The fact is she was helpless while he shot 19 people, totally helpless Taitertots Apr 2012 #99
Like I said, you would not have gotten a shot off -- but dream on. Who knows, someday you might be Hoyt Apr 2012 #102
Someone with a gun has a chance, someone with beans watches as 19 innocent people get shot Taitertots Apr 2012 #103
Well, there were packers around that day and the only one that got a shot off was Loughner. Hoyt Apr 2012 #104
"Around", but not in any way close enough to do anything about it Taitertots Apr 2012 #105
Packers around where? Oh yeah, he was in the store well away from what was happening rl6214 Apr 2012 #134
You won't get Hoyt to answer any question. I once asked him what color the sky is shadowrider Apr 2012 #107
interesting gejohnston Apr 2012 #69
If a can of beans works for a woman, it ought to work for you. Hoyt Apr 2012 #71
or just pop open a container of gejohnston Apr 2012 #85
Nice sexism, there. Union Scribe Apr 2012 #125
She displayed more guts than most who carry like Zimmerman. Hoyt Apr 2012 #126
There are no Zimmermans here so you can cut it out Union Scribe Apr 2012 #128
You would have said Zimmerman was a law-abiding toter, until he shot unarmed teen Hoyt Apr 2012 #131
Who? rl6214 Apr 2012 #136
Bull -- surely you've seen some posts here where right wingers said such things. Hoyt Apr 2012 #138
Point one out to me,,just one rl6214 Apr 2012 #156
He won't answer a yes or no question on what color the sky is shadowrider May 2012 #163
Never do from that one, just smart alecky nonsense rl6214 May 2012 #165
I have yet to see anyone thinking he is worthy of an NRA board appointment but gejohnston Apr 2012 #137
Until he shot an unarmed teen I didn't know him Union Scribe Apr 2012 #148
Well, I guess you know the rest of the 14 Million or so toters who the gun culture claims are fine Hoyt Apr 2012 #149
You're pretty desperately grasping at straws now Union Scribe Apr 2012 #152
Every post from here on is going to have zimmerman in it rl6214 Apr 2012 #135
I think he's obssessed with Zimmerman now DonP Apr 2012 #144
Zimmerman is the poster boy for a law-abiding, good guy gun toter -- Gone bad. Hoyt Apr 2012 #150
what if a jury says you and convetional wisdom are wrong? gejohnston Apr 2012 #151
It's very possible a few bigoted gun lovers end up in jury pool. Hoyt Apr 2012 #154
Are you going to leave or not? I've taken your pledge. Union Scribe Apr 2012 #155
But people NEVER use knives in mass assaults rl6214 Apr 2012 #12
This is why we need not only gun control, but knife, fist and feet control as well. TPaine7 Apr 2012 #18
Wait, you want to take away my "natural fighting ability" too!!! WTF? cleanhippie Apr 2012 #21
Yes. I want to take away your independence of thought, too. Bad thoughts are the root of TPaine7 Apr 2012 #24
Why Meiko Apr 2012 #23
Has anyone seen this covered sarisataka Apr 2012 #47
I'm sure it's all the rage on Free Republic and Storm Front, along with Zimmerman. Hoyt Apr 2012 #54
I thought the NRA sarisataka Apr 2012 #56
If that happened, even that pos Hannity would say, "dang this gun crap has gone too far. " Hoyt Apr 2012 #59
no Callisto32 Apr 2012 #62
Of course not. The media defends the First Amendment ... spin Apr 2012 #91
Proof that not all of us democrats are anti-gun nutjobs. Alphados Apr 2012 #88
Nothing excites the pro-gunners like a good DGU story! DanTex Apr 2012 #97
And nothing seems to generate more absurdity from the anti CCW crew Marengo Apr 2012 #98
But those posts are entertaining from a Hollywood script point of view. ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #101
You forgot bicycle wheels and helmets: friendly_iconoclast Apr 2012 #143
Nothing excites the pro-restrictionist like the rare GZ/TM story that Simo 1939_1940 Apr 2012 #116
Dan says, "When you can't be substantive, be insulting." Straw Man Apr 2012 #123
Yeah...nothing like a good DGU story... Clames Apr 2012 #146
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