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baldguy

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50. And as a result, he was convicted of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 08:01 PM
Jul 2012

Bernie Goetz broke the law.

Actually, the massacres that are prevented because a bystander had a gun Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #1
I'm sure that's a good point... Blanks Jul 2012 #3
And as a result, he was convicted of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. baldguy Jul 2012 #50
The Technical Term For That, Sir, Is Bullshit The Magistrate Jul 2012 #4
You know why the Earth has never been invaded by aliens? Jeff In Milwaukee Jul 2012 #8
I thought it was because they couldn't detect any intelligent life forms. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #10
Just a bunch of armed Yahoos chewing 'baco and spittin' Coyotl Jul 2012 #67
Duzy! n/t kurtzapril4 Jul 2012 #19
I've got a rock that saves me from tiger attacks. harmonicon Jul 2012 #33
You're welcome rock Jul 2012 #37
How often do we get a post that is tailor made? Poiuyt Jul 2012 #39
Very rarely n/t rock Jul 2012 #48
LOL! lumberjack_jeff Jul 2012 #49
I just burst out laughing LadyHawkAZ Jul 2012 #63
why aren't you up there right now?... lame54 Jul 2012 #51
I can't thank you enough. Blanks Jul 2012 #56
Well if you must, just don't drop anything k? chknltl Jul 2012 #57
Skip the shotgun and coffee; it's the Pringles that are scaring them off. gkhouston Jul 2012 #60
Crunchy cheetos here. geckosfeet Jul 2012 #64
And don't forget that Viet Nam never invaded Texas while the shrub was AWOL. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #69
Well, true enough, but you might remember that Reagan hinted that whathehell Aug 2012 #76
Yeah, and Grenada had "Cuban military-trained workers" at the airport. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #80
Exactly...wish I could rec your post joeybee12 Jul 2012 #9
I beg to differ ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #14
If you read those stories that the NRA point to.. paparush Jul 2012 #17
They have the element of surprise. alfredo Jul 2012 #40
Tyler Texas Courthouse shooting. AtheistCrusader Jul 2012 #59
I remember that case... DaDeacon Aug 2012 #78
Your memory is faulty. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #79
No. If that ever happened the NRA would not let us forget ... Auggie Jul 2012 #5
LOL! Capt. Obvious Jul 2012 #6
so how about Garion_55 Jul 2012 #7
Bruce Willis does it all the time. alfredo Jul 2012 #43
Name one. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #16
OK. Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #18
Ummm... Jeff In Milwaukee Jul 2012 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #24
Preventing means stoping it from occuring nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #32
It would not really be in the service of CPL holders, if some of us started killing AtheistCrusader Jul 2012 #61
I wish that Holmes would have been stopped after shooting only one or two people (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #70
I'm really tired of this meme. It's BS. Daemonaquila Jul 2012 #21
in your first example, the gunman was tackled not shot or threatened to be shot yurbud Jul 2012 #26
Pearl, Mississippi was stopped by someone with a gun yurbud Jul 2012 #27
In your third link, the shooter was pursued by armed bystander AFTER he was done yurbud Jul 2012 #29
He was stopped retroactively nxylas Jul 2012 #65
First example he was detained in a classic hot stop nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #31
Jeanne Assam who had a carry permit and was acting as a volunteer security guard at a church ... spin Jul 2012 #34
Sorry, but she was a former police officer nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #35
I agree that her experience was a positive factor ... spin Jul 2012 #38
INHO we need gun laws nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #42
I definitely agree that training is a prime factor ... spin Jul 2012 #46
Thanks. I think guns should be licensed and registered just like cars are, Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #47
Based on my experience Mopar151 Jul 2012 #53
The reason that we may have observed a difference ... spin Jul 2012 #55
Isn't that a critical difference? nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #71
OK, lets look at Florida ... spin Aug 2012 #72
Thank you for proving my point regarding Florida and CCW nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #73
The Zimmerman case is strange ... spin Aug 2012 #74
And I would never, ever move to florida nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #75
I can deal with a hurricane or a severe tropical storm ... spin Aug 2012 #77
Every time a CCW permittee shoots a gun-waving idiot at a convenience store... krispos42 Jul 2012 #52
Care to list all these instances? Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2012 #66
Good point about the Sudafed suffragette Jul 2012 #2
If Sudafed is criminalized, only criminals will have Sudafed. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #28
...cold dead meth lab. yurbud Jul 2012 #44
"well--maybe next massacre" NJCher Jul 2012 #12
Ah he puts another quarter in the one armed bandit, he says "Well, maybe next time." alfredo Jul 2012 #41
Huge K and R nt Vanje Jul 2012 #13
LOVE that, especially the last frame. Zoeisright Jul 2012 #15
One shooting spree WAS stopped by bystanders, the Colin Ferguson subway shooting yurbud Jul 2012 #20
that is so good. barbtries Jul 2012 #22
bystanders even stopped a TERRORIST attack on a plane! yurbud Jul 2012 #25
Did tom tomorrow read my posts? nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #30
T.P. bongbong Jul 2012 #36
and sex laws and taxes... yurbud Jul 2012 #45
I think the thread comments have upstaged the political cartoon. BootinUp Jul 2012 #54
Fifty Gun Massacres in Three Decades SoDesuKa Jul 2012 #58
''....fifty gun massacres in three decades...'' DeSwiss Jul 2012 #62
But if people bring their guns to events Courtesy Flush Jul 2012 #68
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