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In reply to the discussion: Woman shoots, kills her would-be rapist. [View all]GreenStormCloud
(12,072 posts)115. Balance that against those saved by guns.
Every year there are thousands of incidents of people defending their homes with guns. Usually with no shots fired, but that is still a save, even if the bad guy wasn't shot. Out of all of those, at least fifty kids were saved because the parents had a gun available when they needed it.
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My take at this point is that media report is very flakey so its not sure if that was even done.
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#68
9mm makes a through shot, penetrates wall, needs search warrant to dig for it.
GreenStormCloud
Nov 2012
#16
I don't think the number of guns is relevant (and that number is reasonably small), nor the knife
petronius
Nov 2012
#26
9mm Luger is a specific handgun from WW2 and is a historical collectable
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#60
I'm not suggesting anything. I'm trying to figure it out what happened, based on what we know.
Starboard Tack
Nov 2012
#98
To help her, the gun had to be instantly available, loaded, with a round in the chamber.
misschicken
Nov 2012
#14
I wondered about that also. Seems to me you would get the gun and then talk if you were going to
yellowcanine
Nov 2012
#128
I can think of two "Total Ban" gun controllers on DU. They're vocal, and unhinged.
Decoy of Fenris
Nov 2012
#35
As certain people seem to be inordinately opposed to civilians owning firearms...
a geek named Bob
Nov 2012
#43
and yet you are well-reasoned, and mercifully free of casting smears...
a geek named Bob
Nov 2012
#57
I agree that if a poster is ineligible to participate in U.S. elections and ineligible to be
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#104
It is interesting in a psychoanalytical way, while perfectly predictable.
Simo 1939_1940
Nov 2012
#39
This can't be possible. I caught "hell" from someone in a current meta thread
shadowrider
Nov 2012
#49
While it sounds a bit pat, do not underestimate criminal stupidity
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#67
"Given the quality of the reporting, its hard to know what to believe really happened."
yellowcanine
Nov 2012
#129
The poor quality of the reporting has nothing to do with the police keeping details private during
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#135
Well yes, which is one reason lawyers tell defendants to keep their mouths shut until trial.
yellowcanine
Nov 2012
#136
Not thousands, not hundreds, but only about 50 children accidentally killed per year.
GreenStormCloud
Nov 2012
#89
You are complaining about it, and claiming danger to thousands of kids.
GreenStormCloud
Nov 2012
#123
" as evidenced by the hundreds if not thousands of children accidentally killed each year"
4th law of robotics
Nov 2012
#109
You mean that you do not care about the suffering of the 2000 families that lost children to pools?
oneshooter
Nov 2012
#117
There is no issue here She protected herself from someone trying to do harm. Good for her.
hrmjustin
Nov 2012
#101
Unfortunately the media rarely follows up with a story on the investigation.
GreenStormCloud
Nov 2012
#132