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X_Digger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-11 04:02 PM
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33. I have no intention of playing fair..
..with someone who's already broken the social contract we all live under.
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  -Is this the kind of enlightened society some gun control advocates imagine? X_Digger  Jul-12-11 09:00 AM   #0 
  - Or injured, killed, sued, imprisoned nt  Lurks Often   Jul-12-11 09:02 AM   #1 
  - What the hell are you talking about?  RevStPatrick   Jul-12-11 09:36 AM   #2 
  - The OP's point, I believe, is that a firearm is a potent tool for self-defense and the defense  petronius   Jul-12-11 12:16 PM   #12 
     - That's the sense I got. nt  SteveM   Jul-12-11 12:33 PM   #16 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-12-11 09:49 AM   #3 
  - Kitty Genovese  one-eyed fat man   Jul-12-11 10:26 AM   #4 
  - I was going to post about this case  HockeyMom   Jul-12-11 04:37 PM   #35 
     - So is your argument that because most people won't get a license...  eqfan592   Jul-12-11 05:16 PM   #38 
     - It will do NO GOOD  HockeyMom   Jul-12-11 05:52 PM   #40 
        - I'm sorry, but you are really not making yourself overly clear.  eqfan592   Jul-12-11 08:15 PM   #64 
        - I think you're missing the point of pro-RKBA arguments - nobody is pushing to encourage  petronius   Jul-12-11 08:29 PM   #67 
     - Yep, you typify New York  one-eyed fat man   Jul-12-11 09:20 PM   #71 
        - makes my glad that I am  gejohnston   Jul-12-11 10:52 PM   #76 
  - What do you propose -- passersby pulling guns and blasting away while shaking nervously?  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 10:39 AM   #5 
  - Well, the passerby could hold the perp at gun-point until police arrive.  LAGC   Jul-12-11 11:48 AM   #6 
  - So let's arm every Tom, Dick and Cheney. You can find a way to stop such a crime w/o gun.  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 12:16 PM   #10 
     - Really? How would you stop, say, someone with a knife from raping a woman?  LAGC   Jul-12-11 12:22 PM   #14 
     - Really? -- would you pull your gun and shoot as the rapist puts a knife to her throat.  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 01:08 PM   #20 
        - say what?  gejohnston   Jul-12-11 01:50 PM   #25 
           - LMAO. You're going to use laser and put a bullet in few square inches that women doesn't shield?  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 03:45 PM   #30 
              - who said anything about putting a bullet anywhere?  gejohnston   Jul-12-11 04:22 PM   #34 
              - GE -- rapists likely have their pants down and appendage out. Just kick the shit out of em.  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 05:48 PM   #39 
                 - I thought you said he had a knife.  gejohnston   Jul-12-11 06:05 PM   #42 
                    - So, is he fiddling with his knife while raping the poor lady? Kick his ass -- Or use.  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 06:17 PM   #45 
                       - Who said I don't or wouldn't? You assume a lot but that said  gejohnston   Jul-12-11 06:37 PM   #48 
                       - Would the cord from a laptop be acceptable ?  Katya Mullethov   Jul-12-11 10:09 PM   #75 
              - Hoyt was educated by hollywood movies  lawodevolution   Jul-12-11 05:05 PM   #37 
                 - You think you need a gun to scare anyone. I suggest these guys could have been handled better.  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 05:53 PM   #41 
                 - you don't know human nature very well do you?  gejohnston   Jul-12-11 06:09 PM   #43 
                    - Then why do many permitted gun toters here advocate shooting unarmed teenager leaving scene of minor  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 06:20 PM   #46 
                       - what unarmed teenager?  gejohnston   Jul-12-11 06:40 PM   #49 
                       - I was posting about another thread where some of our gunners advocate shooting unarmed teenagers who  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 07:28 PM   #56 
                          - "another thread"- which for some mysterious reason, is not linked to.  friendly_iconoclast   Jul-12-11 11:51 PM   #81 
                       - At 17 my daughter had a restraining order against a boy she had dated  HockeyMom   Jul-12-11 07:09 PM   #52 
                          - Glad it worked out OK -- and without resorting to a shootout.  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 07:26 PM   #55 
                 - Just fighting back, and using whatever means possible  HockeyMom   Jul-12-11 06:16 PM   #44 
                    - +10000. Wish others here felt that way.  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 06:23 PM   #47 
                    - Many here do to a large degree.  eqfan592   Jul-12-11 08:26 PM   #66 
                    - While it is very true that you don't need a firearm to not act like a victim...  eqfan592   Jul-12-11 08:21 PM   #65 
                    - What kind of "attitude" did Kitty Genovese have? Or the Central Park rape victim?  friendly_iconoclast   Jul-12-11 09:32 PM   #73 
     - How do you explain the increase in carriers with a decrease in crime?  Kennah   Jul-12-11 11:57 PM   #83 
  - If the perp thought he'd get shot it wouldn't have happened. nt  rrneck   Jul-12-11 11:52 AM   #7 
  - Appears perps picked a lonely spot, they weren't concerned with getting shot.  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 03:50 PM   #32 
     - How do you know that?  rrneck   Jul-12-11 07:29 PM   #58 
     - Rapist != Necrophiliac..  X_Digger   Jul-12-11 07:32 PM   #60 
     - Thst makes no sense whatsoever.  rrneck   Jul-14-11 01:38 AM   #98 
  - Are you a turn the radio up kinda guy?  one-eyed fat man   Jul-12-11 11:57 AM   #8 
  - Like I said -- one can find a way to stop something like that without gun.  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 12:16 PM   #11 
     - At a moment's notice? You still haven't suggested a way in this thread. nt  SteveM   Jul-12-11 12:36 PM   #18 
     - A person should not have to risk their life  MicaelS   Jul-12-11 01:04 PM   # 
     - A gunner could still be risking their life, and likely that of the ultimate victim and innocents.  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 01:33 PM   #23 
     - What a hoot!!!  one-eyed fat man   Jul-12-11 02:12 PM   #27 
     - How long ago was that? Military training - while laudable - doesn't prepare one for situations like  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 03:48 PM   #31 
        - Let me see if I understand you  one-eyed fat man   Jul-13-11 08:10 AM   #84 
        - I did not know ignorance could shine so brightly  DWC   Jul-13-11 12:53 PM   #89 
        - Lets go play in the mud, and you can tell the others what I have forgotten. n/t  oneshooter   Jul-13-11 07:43 PM   #93 
           - No reply? Must be unsure of himself. n/t  oneshooter   Jul-15-11 04:56 PM   #105 
     - So how come incidents like the one in the OP happen?  Euromutt   Jul-12-11 04:45 PM   #36 
  - Fail; Bad assumption.  Remmah2   Jul-12-11 12:03 PM   #9 
  - Why I carry a machete.  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 12:17 PM   #13 
     - Are you concessing to being a hack?  Remmah2   Jul-12-11 01:04 PM   #19 
     - Openly or concealed?  S_B_Jackson   Jul-12-11 01:30 PM   #21 
        - Typically-- machete strapped to my back, spear guns in both hands, & Bowie knife strapped to leg.  Hoyt   Jul-12-11 01:37 PM   #24 
           - Trust us.  Remmah2   Jul-13-11 08:35 AM   #85 
  - How about..  X_Digger   Jul-12-11 12:33 PM   #15 
  - Actually, this happened in Australia  DWC   Jul-12-11 02:09 PM   #26 
  - "Why don't you leave that kid alone and come take on a man, PUNK!"  TPaine7   Jul-12-11 02:22 PM   #28 
     - I have no intention of playing fair..  X_Digger   Jul-12-11 04:02 PM   #33 
     - Some of you need to take Criminal Law 101  HockeyMom   Jul-12-11 06:46 PM   #50 
        - Not all laws need eliminating  Katya Mullethov   Jul-12-11 07:09 PM   #51 
        - Watch Faux  HockeyMom   Jul-12-11 07:14 PM   #53 
           - It was a rather complicated and abstract a topic  Katya Mullethov   Jul-12-11 07:30 PM   #59 
           - When we had that attempted robbery in our house,  HockeyMom   Jul-12-11 07:41 PM   #62 
              - I would hope so too, does NY have castle doctrine or duty to retreat?  gejohnston   Jul-12-11 08:04 PM   #63 
              - New York state does have a "duty to retreat"  Euromutt   Jul-13-11 05:33 PM   #91 
              - So you dont want to talk about the pharmacist anymore ?  Katya Mullethov   Jul-12-11 09:11 PM   #70 
              - Sorry, not buying it.  PavePusher   Jul-12-11 11:23 PM   #77 
           - Cite, please. n/t  PavePusher   Jul-12-11 11:26 PM   #79 
           - what are the details?  gejohnston   Jul-13-11 09:54 AM   #86 
        - Codswallop and Utter Bullshit.  X_Digger   Jul-12-11 07:20 PM   #54 
        - You seem to think a knife is not a lethal weapon.  PavePusher   Jul-12-11 11:25 PM   #78 
        - If that isn't sarcasm, you need to repeat "Intro to Earth Society" on the mothership. n/t  TPaine7   Jul-12-11 11:45 PM   #80 
        - Actually, that's not quite true...  tortoise1956   Jul-12-11 11:53 PM   #82 
        - The ex-boyfriend on the street and the burglar not inside the house  HockeyMom   Jul-13-11 10:20 AM   #87 
           - Please help me out here  gejohnston   Jul-13-11 10:44 AM   #88 
           - She has been talking bad about her husband for ages.  one-eyed fat man   Jul-14-11 04:39 PM   #100 
              - I had considered broaching just that very subject  Katya Mullethov   Jul-14-11 09:15 PM   #101 
           - I would agree with you under those circumstances...  tortoise1956   Jul-13-11 11:02 PM   #97 
        - Utterly and completely wrong; the distinction is whether the force is lethal or not  Euromutt   Jul-13-11 05:25 PM   #90 
        - Able-bodied younger person assaulting a senior citizen.  one-eyed fat man   Jul-15-11 10:12 AM   #103 
        - You have never been in a REAL knife fight.  one-eyed fat man   Jul-14-11 09:48 AM   #99 
        - You are right. Some of us do need to take Criminal Law 101.  Glassunion   Jul-15-11 11:47 AM   #104 
  - Actually, merely the display of a gun is sufficient.  SteveM   Jul-12-11 12:34 PM   #17 
  - You don't shake until after it's all over NT  RSillsbee   Jul-12-11 08:33 PM   #68 
  - Isin't it better to get raped or murdered than be impolite and use a weapon against an attacker?  ileus   Jul-12-11 01:33 PM   #22 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-12-11 03:16 PM   #29 
  - This is Australia - and has nothing to do with the stupid GOP/NRA Amerika gun agenda  jpak   Jul-12-11 07:28 PM   #57 
  - This is the society that is held up as the exemplar, jpak.  X_Digger   Jul-12-11 07:36 PM   #61 
     - Pure unadulterated GOP/NRA BS  jpak   Jul-12-11 09:10 PM   #69 
     - Some will remember the poster that kept harping about Australia's "fine society"  friendly_iconoclast   Jul-12-11 09:39 PM   #74 
        - Horseshit  jpak   Jul-13-11 05:41 PM   #92 
        - Tsk,tsk . And you with a donor star:  friendly_iconoclast   Jul-13-11 08:29 PM   #94 
        - Huh. I just noticed the other day (in a thread on another topic) that I  petronius   Jul-13-11 08:42 PM   #95 
     - Rape, murder and robberies are a small price to pay for a gun free society...  ileus   Jul-12-11 09:22 PM   #72 
        - You betcher ass  Katya Mullethov   Jul-13-11 09:46 PM   #96 
  - When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.  Peter1x9   Jul-15-11 02:19 AM   #102 
 

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