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Liberal In Texas

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19. The murderers always have the advantage of the ambush...

Reply to PaulRevere08 (Original post)

Wed Aug 14, 2019, 09:18 AM

Aug 2019

not caring where the shots go and being armed with military weapons.

The ONLY solution is to (at least) get rid of the military weapons as the other elements are impossible to change.

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I am so tired of this "good guy with a gun" bullshit. The Dayton shooter was dead 30 seconds after [View all] PaulRevere08 Aug 2019 OP

Somebody either here at DU or on Twitter posted advice from law enforcement Mike 03 Aug 2019 #1

The right does not want to understand that, they think the world is a 50s Western or Thomas Hurt Aug 2019 #2

I call it "John McClane syndrome" GaYellowDawg Aug 2019 #16

I don't carry a gun but I can't imagine fescuerescue Aug 2019 #5

You would think a Texas Walmart would be a... ret5hd Aug 2019 #8

My hypothesis is pretty out there. So I doubt it. fescuerescue Aug 2019 #9

The hypothesis I was referring to was that... ret5hd Aug 2019 #10

oh that one. fescuerescue Aug 2019 #12

I would just like to know who the concealed-carriers were so they could be interviewed... ret5hd Aug 2019 #14

Not to sound right-wing, but of course LE will say that Azathoth Aug 2019 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author ret5hd Aug 2019 #7

Agree but not on premise Midnightwalk Aug 2019 #3

"Good guy with a gun" is like a lot of rightwing tropes. Girard442 Aug 2019 #4

Precisely. Every "good guy with a gun" is a potential "bad guy with a gun." VOX Aug 2019 #11

The police likely saved dozens of lives dsc Aug 2019 #13

Exactly. Straw Man Aug 2019 #15

Are there people denying that? Duppers Aug 2019 #22

The OP downplays the police response ... Straw Man Aug 2019 #23

Not at all. My point was that even with police engaging PaulRevere08 Aug 2019 #25

Yes, at all. Straw Man Aug 2019 #27

you may have missed the point Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #28

I don't think so. Straw Man Aug 2019 #29

brb, gotta feed my garage toad Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #30

+100 Duppers Aug 2019 #21

You can have every person in a public place armed, but unless their weapon is out and aimed Vinca Aug 2019 #17

Exactly my point. The police responded in 20 seconds and still 9 people were killed. PaulRevere08 Aug 2019 #20

There was a good guy with a gun at the Giffords mercuryblues Aug 2019 #18

The murderers always have the advantage of the ambush... Liberal In Texas Aug 2019 #19

K & R. n/t PandoraAwakened Aug 2019 #24

IKR? People praise the speedy police response, but... Beartracks Aug 2019 #26

"26 shot in 32 seconds" NCLefty Aug 2019 #31