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Cali_Democrat

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27. Thankfully Mr. Mohammed showd more restraint than that and nobody died

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Mon Jan 7, 2013, 04:49 AM

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Armed Hate Crime Victim Decides Not to Shoot Attacker [View all] SpartanDem Jan 2013 OP

Having power and choosing not to use it Warpy Jan 2013 #1

this isn't really surprising, it's similar to what many black guys are taught JI7 Jan 2013 #2

Honestly, I probably would have shot the attacker. krispos42 Jan 2013 #3

Really? ellisonz Jan 2013 #4

i think Mr Mohammed probably bought the gun because of attacks on him JI7 Jan 2013 #7

Zimmerman stated in no small part... ellisonz Jan 2013 #11

i would have got cameras, alarm system, locks etc JI7 Jan 2013 #12

Zimmerman has been lying through his teeth, he even lied at his bail hearing Fumesucker Jan 2013 #31

Not exactly. krispos42 Jan 2013 #10

Just like Zimmerman should have stayed in his damn car... ellisonz Jan 2013 #13

That's not what the article indicated. krispos42 Jan 2013 #19

I think we're approaching reading tea leaves ellisonz Jan 2013 #21

Maybe the pellet gun looked like a pellet gun krispos42 Jan 2013 #23

then there is something really fucked up with the rules isn't it ? when the guy is wrong for not JI7 Jan 2013 #5

Well, at the moment of decision he did not know it was an air gun. krispos42 Jan 2013 #20

Obviously from the story, he was a very wise and intelligent man. He wasn't sabrina 1 Jan 2013 #33

Honestly you will never know nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #8

Absolutely true. krispos42 Jan 2013 #22

Apparently why a lot of private citizen gun owners train too, and shoot people when not necessary. Hoyt Jan 2013 #36

Alas the training goes beyond paper targets nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #37

He failed to act appropriately? RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #17

Thankfully Mr. Mohammed showd more restraint than that and nobody died Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #27

Ah lucky racist nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #6

"many gun owners have their guns taken away and used against them" PavePusher Jan 2013 #9

Would you support the ATF and CDC compiling and publishing them if they did? ellisonz Jan 2013 #15

Yep. Truth is good, even when it doesn't confirm your own biases. n/t PavePusher Jan 2013 #16

I only wish your NRA friends would let me confirm my own biases... ellisonz Jan 2013 #18

You could ask that nice Mr. Bloomberg for money to fund such a study. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #25

omg Skittles Jan 2013 #32

Of course I am- Bloomie's worth 25 billion dollars-he can well afford to... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #42

LOL Skittles Jan 2013 #43

Not nearly as sad as the those he's conned via MAIG... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #44

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Skittles Jan 2013 #46

It's too bad you were banned. ellisonz Jan 2013 #40

From the story, he did not lose his nerve, he correctly assessed the situation sabrina 1 Jan 2013 #34

He could have popped him in the knee cap. Heather MC Jan 2013 #14

not likely... defacto7 Jan 2013 #24

Shots to the leg are very deadly Kurska Jan 2013 #26

Or perhaps he could have missed the leg and killed a toddler. Flying Squirrel Jan 2013 #28

Or perhaps he could have done exactly as he did Scootaloo Jan 2013 #29

Rule Number 1 in self defense with a gun, if you have to use it shoot to kill stultusporcos Jan 2013 #30

You would hunt them down? Well, you might want to take some lessons sabrina 1 Jan 2013 #35

No he is a man who knows his limitations nothing more stultusporcos Jan 2013 #41

Before or after you clean the shit from your pants? ret5hd Jan 2013 #39

Don't Take It So Hard, DU Gun Enthusiasts. (nt) Paladin Jan 2013 #38

amazing story...thanks for posting...k and r...nt Stuart G Jan 2013 #45