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In reply to the discussion: wowsers. this emphatically refutes the 'need a gun to stop a bad guy' thing. how did i miss this?!? [View all]farminator3000
(2,117 posts)93. you are totally confused- the hyperbole is not mine- i'm 110% right that the NRA is full o'crap
"the only way to stop a bad guy" is the BS
there are many, better ways, and you are wrong to defend this misguided propanganda to the general public
please desist, this is worse than arguing with my wife.
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wowsers. this emphatically refutes the 'need a gun to stop a bad guy' thing. how did i miss this?!? [View all]
farminator3000
Jan 2013
OP
This was ruined for me by its repeated use of hysterical, screaming women falling
CTyankee
Jan 2013
#5
not blaming you. I blame the makers of the video. Isn't it galling to see this, with
CTyankee
Jan 2013
#7
so does a dog. or an alarm. or police locks. or a motion detector. or a .22 long
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#15
maybe a different neighborhood would be more relaxing? also, pepper spray, body armor, chainmail?
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#18
Just have your people send the keyboard-cleaning bill to my people. nt
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2013
#97
What makes you think that a legally armed citizen would spray bullets everywhere?
GreenStormCloud
Jan 2013
#19
You've not heard the term "Mall ninja" before? I thought you were knowledgable about guns...
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#98
they probably both had permits. they probably both missed. they probably didn't need to be shooting
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#103
The guard had to have a permit, in WA. The other guy would have been illegal.
GreenStormCloud
Jan 2013
#110
i'm not saying you can't defend yourself, i'm saying you don't need a military rifle to do it
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#105
maybe he was lucky he DIDN'T have a gun, and didn't become a target, and was able to do something
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#23
see #26. the guard confronted the guy and he started shooting. he got in the guys face. not a target
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#28
i stopped at the word texas. i'm sure they are very neutral and unbaised on the subject of guns, but
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#55
Your anecdotes are more reliable than published statistics? It really *is* a religious...
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#62
i'd go with harvard over you, myself, thanks. texas data? right. interpreted by you? ha!
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#92
you are totally confused- the hyperbole is not mine- i'm 110% right that the NRA is full o'crap
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#93
Yeah, yeah, anecdotes are better than verifiable statistics to you.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#111
I would be willing to bet that 90% of those owners of semi automatic weapons
politicaljunkie41910
Jan 2013
#25
I think that's it. He used the best that was available to him. It doesn't mean that something else..
Honeycombe8
Jan 2013
#35
typing a few sentences doesn't prove anything unless you were there when it happened
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#34
i am correct and that makes no sense. OP was 'no comment'. why are you trying to belittle the guy?
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#37
"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," LaPierre said. .....
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#40
i'm more comfortable with cops than vigilantes, thanks. why trust any joe off the street?
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#72
a guy going around with a gun looking for trouble sounds pretty lame to me, thanks.
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#94
Attempts by armed citizens to stop shooters are rare. At least two such attempts in recent years
farminator3000
Jan 2013
#38
"Records reveal that he legally acquired at least six weapons in the years before his death."
Walk away
Jan 2013
#79