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Tue Feb-26-08 09:16 AM
Response to Reply #59 |
| 60. how well did you comprehend this part of a sentence, then...? |
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Edited on Tue Feb-26-08 09:18 AM by QuestionAll
"my father tapped on the window from the inside with his pistol..."  it doesn't get much clearer than that, does it?  (btw- that was from my first reply to you) |
| -In light of the recent firearm controversies, let's take a gun self-defense poll |
krispos42 |
Feb-21-08 02:05 PM |
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" have been armed while investigating a potential home invasion" but not with a gun. |
Buzz Clik |
Feb-21-08 02:08 PM |
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Hmmm... I'll fix that to "armed with a gun". |
krispos42 |
Feb-21-08 02:14 PM |
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Never had to deal with a home invasion myself, |
backscatter712 |
Feb-21-08 04:58 PM |
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Note to potential thieves: Do not enter backscatter712's home. |
Buzz Clik |
Feb-21-08 08:08 PM |
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How about if I simply hit them in the head with a pistol? |
TomInTib |
Feb-21-08 02:13 PM |
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Do the worst case one, and feel free to elaborate in a reply |
krispos42 |
Feb-21-08 02:16 PM |
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It's too long of a story for me to type. |
TomInTib |
Feb-21-08 02:27 PM |
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And you were acting as a private citizen? |
krispos42 |
Feb-21-08 02:31 PM |
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Yeah, we were pretty fed up with it all. |
TomInTib |
Feb-21-08 04:54 PM |
#12 |
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You've led an interesting life, Tom. n/t |
lumberjack_jeff |
Feb-25-08 05:02 PM |
#49 |
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Or spit the bullets at your target? |
Buzz Clik |
Feb-21-08 02:18 PM |
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How about another option: |
NCevilDUer |
Feb-21-08 02:21 PM |
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That would be a different poll |
krispos42 |
Feb-21-08 02:28 PM |
#8 |
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No option for criminal usage of a gun? |
onehandle |
Feb-21-08 02:28 PM |
#9 |
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If you're engaging in a criminal act... |
krispos42 |
Feb-21-08 02:33 PM |
#11 |
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Criminals use firearms to defend themselves far more often than non-criminals. |
onehandle |
Feb-21-08 06:48 PM |
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Well, what are we talking about here? |
krispos42 |
Feb-22-08 02:28 AM |
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Doesn't really sound like the garage owner really defended himself. |
onehandle |
Feb-22-08 03:48 PM |
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It was an attached garage |
krispos42 |
Feb-23-08 02:04 AM |
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nt |
onehandle |
Feb-22-08 03:47 PM |
#30 |
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whether true or not I'd heard all my life that the victim is more likely to be killed with his own |
madokie |
Feb-21-08 06:52 PM |
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It is 10x more likely that someone who lives in the home |
pbca |
Feb-21-08 06:54 PM |
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That's a misleading statistic |
krispos42 |
Feb-22-08 02:31 AM |
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Suicide doesn't count? n/t |
lumberjack_jeff |
Feb-25-08 05:00 PM |
#48 |
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Suicides would happen with or without guns.. |
DadOf2LittleAngels |
Feb-25-08 07:53 PM |
#56 |
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case closed |
madokie |
Feb-22-08 08:06 AM |
#23 |
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No, I've never owned a gun, |
LWolf |
Feb-21-08 08:33 PM |
#18 |
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As a child, |
Mugu |
Feb-22-08 07:44 AM |
#21 |
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Never had to defend myself, and I hope I never have to |
EstimatedProphet |
Feb-22-08 07:49 AM |
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Yes. I displayed my gun to my attacker(s) |
michreject |
Feb-22-08 08:23 AM |
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That is the usual result, I think |
krispos42 |
Feb-22-08 02:15 PM |
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Didn't see the need |
michreject |
Feb-22-08 09:28 PM |
#33 |
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Just because you have not used your gun to defend yourself does not mean you don't have a right to. |
ThomWV |
Feb-22-08 08:31 AM |
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I'm a little surprised by this |
krispos42 |
Feb-22-08 12:20 PM |
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I answered no |
notsodumbhillbilly |
Feb-22-08 02:31 PM |
#28 |
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You forgot to add a question |
Indenturedebtor |
Feb-22-08 02:36 PM |
#29 |
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Start your own poll |
krispos42 |
Feb-23-08 01:59 AM |
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Since I'm not a cowboy living in the Wild West, I do not own a gun. |
DutchLiberal |
Feb-22-08 04:59 PM |
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Can you own a gun in the Netherlands? n/t |
krispos42 |
Feb-23-08 02:07 AM |
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I honestly don't know. It's just not an issue among the Dutch. |
DutchLiberal |
Feb-23-08 06:48 PM |
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Just curious. What is your rate of gun fatalities in the Netherlands compared to the U.S.? |
CTyankee |
Feb-23-08 07:38 PM |
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You would have to Google this; I don't know. |
DutchLiberal |
Feb-24-08 06:57 PM |
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You forgot, "I shot my lawyer in the face while bird hunting." |
Sancho |
Feb-23-08 07:43 PM |
#39 |
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I almost shot a guy who I thought was trying to break into my house. Come to find out, he was |
IsItJustMe |
Feb-23-08 08:26 PM |
#40 |
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Glad you didn't shoot |
GoneOffShore |
Feb-23-08 08:45 PM |
#41 |
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one of the best things about a heavy-gauge pump-action shotgun for home-protection... |
QuestionAll |
Feb-24-08 07:04 PM |
#43 |
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That sounds like a scene in a movie... |
CTyankee |
Feb-25-08 03:38 PM |
#44 |
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i've had cops tell me the same thing... |
QuestionAll |
Feb-25-08 04:45 PM |
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I'm sure your scenario, as you write it, is compelling, but I don't know about real life. |
CTyankee |
Feb-25-08 07:00 PM |
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my father has always kept a gun in his nightstand... |
QuestionAll |
Feb-25-08 07:47 PM |
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He kept a "heavy gauge pump action shotgun" on his nightstand? |
CTyankee |
Feb-26-08 08:48 AM |
#57 |
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you have a serious problem with comprehension, don't you? |
QuestionAll |
Feb-26-08 09:05 AM |
#58 |
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My comprehension is fine. My exchange with you started over your |
CTyankee |
Feb-26-08 09:13 AM |
#59 |
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how well did you comprehend this part of a sentence, then...? |
QuestionAll |
Feb-26-08 09:16 AM |
#60 |
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LOL, fine! Well then, why the switch from shotgun to pistol? |
CTyankee |
Feb-26-08 09:33 AM |
#61 |
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possibly because my father used a pistol, and not a shotgun? |
QuestionAll |
Feb-26-08 10:07 AM |
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No, but what you wrote is a common movie scene and I do like to do |
CTyankee |
Feb-26-08 11:53 AM |
#64 |
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list some movies that it's appeared in... |
QuestionAll |
Feb-26-08 12:03 PM |
#65 |
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Well, I have been around so long it's hard for me to remember. |
CTyankee |
Feb-26-08 12:39 PM |
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exactly what i expected...thank-you. |
QuestionAll |
Feb-26-08 01:28 PM |
#67 |
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remember slide projectors? |
Greyskye |
Feb-25-08 07:27 PM |
#53 |
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Why isn't pistol whipped my attacker an option? |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Feb-25-08 04:47 PM |
#46 |
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What if I scared off an attacker by saying: "Say hello to my leeetle friend?" |
lumberjack_jeff |
Feb-25-08 04:58 PM |
#47 |
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I don't feel the need... |
sendero |
Feb-25-08 05:02 PM |
#50 |
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I Don't Feel the Need Either |
fascisthunter |
Feb-25-08 07:03 PM |
#52 |
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Ive never owned a gun |
DadOf2LittleAngels |
Feb-25-08 07:50 PM |
#55 |
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Never owned a gun - never will. |
TankLV |
Feb-26-08 09:55 AM |
#62 |
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I voted no but I've had two friends defend themselves |
pokerfan |
Feb-26-08 09:17 PM |
#68 |
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