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In reply to the discussion: Michael Moore Tweet [View all]Atypical Liberal
(5,412 posts)15. No one has claimed that.
Instead, what he is implying is that having guns always works for self-defense and will prevent tragedies like this from happening. In other words, he is countering the argument that conservatives always make "if they only had a gun this could have been prevented". Well... no... mr conservative that is not true.
Except no one has claimed that having a gun is magical talisman that will 100% protect the owner from harm.
No one claims that having a gun for self-defense "always works".
Even police officers get killed in the line of duty and they carry a pistol out in the open on their hip. They still carry them because they are effective tools for self-defense.
Michael Moore is trying to insinuate that because the mother had guns and was murdered that keeping firearms for self-defense is a waste of time. Clearly this is not true.
And I am not a conservative on most issues.
Except no one has claimed that having a gun is magical talisman that will 100% protect the owner from harm.
No one claims that having a gun for self-defense "always works".
Even police officers get killed in the line of duty and they carry a pistol out in the open on their hip. They still carry them because they are effective tools for self-defense.
Michael Moore is trying to insinuate that because the mother had guns and was murdered that keeping firearms for self-defense is a waste of time. Clearly this is not true.
And I am not a conservative on most issues.
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You miss the point and you have an underlying assumption that is completely wrong
ptownbro
Dec 2012
#12
Because the law need their guns to defend themselves against the civilians who think they need guns.
RC
Dec 2012
#49
That's as dumb as the gunners saying "Why don't we just make murder illegal". MM is an idiot. nt
WastedSaint
Dec 2012
#17
REALLY? If what your side says is true about being armed WOULD PREVENT massacres
Ecumenist
Dec 2012
#36