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In reply to the discussion: 'Stand your ground' promotes violence [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)87. Well that was interesting...
I've spent the last decade actually working on my education and being able to formulate my opinions based on fact.
Wow! A whole decade and still barely capable of forming a coherent sentence! Or should I say of "formulating your opinions based on fact"...
Plenty of polling? You have any credible sources of such polls?
Sure, here are a few.
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2012/images/08/09/rel7a.pdf
http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/Bloompoll.pdf
But wait, lemme guess. You don't believe in polls, because they are "biased". Or should I say "skewed". No surprise, a lot of ideologs feel that way when they confront data that doesn't support their point of view. For example, the recent attacks on Nate Silver from the right-wing media.
Blah blah blah
Next semester, take a writing course. They'll teach you to arrange your thoughts in well-formed paragraphs. I'm sure the angry-stream-of-consciousness thing feels great and is an emotional release, but it doesn't read very well...
Interesting that you were born overseas, but if you honestly think that gun rights movements are making significant strides in countries outside the US, you are more delusional than I gave you credit for.
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Well, you are lying. What else would you call the claim that over half my posts were deleted
DanTex
Oct 2012
#92
As another strong black man, I am calling BS on this story for the third time on DU
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#7
The piece in the OP ignored and misstated things from the DA's report in an effort to support her
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#16
Then you have not been listening and have little appreciation for the history on the matter
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#20
I see some, and GLBTs and women who are choosing to own guns for self defense out of necessity
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#31
That changes when they are personally targeted and realize there is no help other than themselves
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#37
We not only rarely prevent crime, but we are not responsible for an individuals safety
glacierbay
Oct 2012
#104
Blinded by ideology perfectly explains you and every other Brady Campaign hanger on.
Clames
Oct 2012
#44
As opposed to 'progressives' like Ronald Reagan (Mulford Act), William Bennett, and Mike Bloomberg?
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2012
#45
Yes, but overall, gun control advocates are overwhelmingly progressives, whereas
DanTex
Oct 2012
#55
Do you think poor minorities in urban areas should have the same RKBA as other Americans?
Eleanors38
Oct 2012
#46
I think that all Americans have the right to live in a society that is not plagued by gun violence.
DanTex
Oct 2012
#54
Most Americans *do* live in a society that is not plagued by gun violence.
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2012
#57
LOL. Apparently, gun fanatics find pseudointellectual nonsense to be irresistible!
DanTex
Oct 2012
#60
when you are able to see the bigger picture perhaps you can join in on the intelligent conversation
Tuesday Afternoon
Oct 2012
#62
I know. but, for just a minute, it was nice. Let me enjoy the after glow a moment longer.
Tuesday Afternoon
Oct 2012
#67
from now on YOU can NOT call me a gun Fanatic because I have NEVER said such -
Tuesday Afternoon
Oct 2012
#69
OK. If you agree that gun availability is a significant contributor to gun violence
DanTex
Oct 2012
#72
kind of like saying only criminals commit crime. Your statement is a DUH. sorry but really
Tuesday Afternoon
Oct 2012
#74
yes You will get less GUN crime but, will you get LESS crime? No. Not according to statistics -
Tuesday Afternoon
Oct 2012
#86
all the more reason we need to address the underlying issues wouldn't you agree?
Tuesday Afternoon
Oct 2012
#96
Wrong. Every since Ug clubbed Uhooga in that cave so long ago there has been
Tuesday Afternoon
Oct 2012
#109
Do you guys normally overlook inequality, poverty and corruption? Or just when convenient?
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2012
#77
Cherry Pick the whole world? USA, Mexico, Haiti, and Guatemala are the only countries I know
Tuesday Afternoon
Oct 2012
#88
are you being deliberately obtuse? I ask in all honesty and sincerity.
Tuesday Afternoon
Oct 2012
#95
Yes- and I think gun availability is *far* down the causative list for violent crime.
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2012
#105
I have mixed feeling about duty to retreat and commensurate force requirements
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#39
And the NRA's candidate buying campaign had nothing to do with it ... Right?
1StrongBlackMan
Oct 2012
#113
so you don't believe that a man has a right to use deadly force against an intruder in his own home?
trouble.smith
Oct 2012
#49
I do not believe that the door would have held Fredenberg back for more than a few seconds
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#33
Even when I had my rifle, I would have gone into my house and called the police.
Piazza Riforma
Oct 2012
#6
There are any number of points that day where violence could have been avoided
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#22
Never did I say he had to accept "his beatdown". I DID say that by getting involved with her he did
Piazza Riforma
Oct 2012
#30
Never said you did. The comments in the home town paper were an interesting read
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#32
Pretty bad when an author can't tell the difference between castle doctrine and SYG.
AtheistCrusader
Oct 2012
#43
When you have the Truth on your side you can be kind of sloppy with the truth.
4th law of robotics
Oct 2012
#122