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In reply to the discussion: If only she had been armed and trained... [View all]Chorophyll
(5,179 posts)67. Wow. This story is really a chain of failure.
It just didn't have to happen.
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OK Skinner, after your amnesty allowing RKBA topics in GD and seeing the trash it produces I agree
jody
Dec 2012
#1
"yo mama" trash talk doesn't bother me. Just trying to determine if you are one of the latest
jody
Dec 2012
#51
whistler162 I never cease to be amazed at the eloquence of simplicity. We teach children to read,
jody
Dec 2012
#61
so now you're just making up shit? the vast majority here are for sensibly increasing gun regulation
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#77
PeaceNikki, please accept my apology. I reached my frustration limit, something triggered it.
jody
Dec 2012
#21
I get that you're pissed that every shooting is being lauded as a statement for gun control.
PeaceNikki
Dec 2012
#27
PeaceNikki I'm a vet, work out ever day with friends who are vets including one from Pearl Harbor,
jody
Dec 2012
#36
Mea culpa, perhaps only DU regulars in the Gun Control & RKBA (Group) understand. nt
jody
Dec 2012
#8
Before Skinner's amnesty OP would have been exiled and ostracized to the Gun Control & RKBA (Group).
jody
Dec 2012
#26
"They're scared"! Not in the least. I compete at the national/world level with those from the
jody
Dec 2012
#56
Yup, but I would clarify by stating that every gun death *IS* a case for gun control.
tledford
Dec 2012
#69
Thanks and to repeat, I don't have a problem with the OP, just that it would be banished to
jody
Dec 2012
#47
We should know that a month ago another cop knew he had held a gun to her head
HereSince1628
Dec 2012
#55
Too many times it's like this. The Aurora Theater killers shrink suspected Holmes was dangerous
HereSince1628
Dec 2012
#68
I am going to respectfully point out that the only thing you have to know about guns,
PDJane
Dec 2012
#2
There is a direct connection between domestic violence and many, many gun deaths
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#9
Oh, I know. I know. Here in SE WI, we've had 2 mass shootings this year. Both vets. One was DV.
PeaceNikki
Dec 2012
#11
And I think he and I may have both attended the same psych-trauma clinic.
HereSince1628
Dec 2012
#41
I only saw the bits of it on local tv news. The link up above doesn't give access
HereSince1628
Dec 2012
#63
Having a gun is not a guarantee that you will be able to win the fight.
GreenStormCloud
Dec 2012
#59
Not having a gun may guarantee you will lose the fight. Don't carry a spare tire if you don't care
jody
Dec 2012
#64
Had an experience where three males with suspicious actions approached my car. Window down and a
jody
Dec 2012
#71
Exactly. This is an all or why bother proposition. Disarm the nation including the police,
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#83