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Amazing, she was able to do it with 6 shots, and no 30 round clips or bushmaster 223. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #1
Does the NRA pay you post such inflamitory drivel? hack89 Jan 2013 #2
Must have hit a nerve, huh. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #9
When gun control fails one more time hack89 Jan 2013 #16
No, Im saying that no one needs a fucking bushmaster 223 to hunt or for self defense. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #18
Please stop calling it.. sendero Jan 2013 #29
Bushmaster is the brand. And just as im not interested in "learning more" about the shit in my sewer Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #37
Yes.. sendero Jan 2013 #41
I'm not wobbly. The story confirms what I've said; no one needs a "fucking AR-15-- that's the name" Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #48
+10 nilram Jan 2013 #112
good thoughrt Atticeman Jan 2013 #123
When the costs to society far outweigh mikeysnot Jan 2013 #195
Did any of those victims have guns? marshall Jan 2013 #269
Ignorance is Strength cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #43
I know exactly what I'm talking about. Bushmaster is the brand. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #49
Stop it! You're hurting the guns feelings! neverforget Jan 2013 #53
What's That: The NRA's Motto? It Ought To Be. (nt) Paladin Jan 2013 #211
That's odd, you were an expert on home defense just a few minutes before. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #78
quack quack quack Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #98
Yep just another example guardian Jan 2013 #95
I'm sure some people do want to ban all guns. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #99
We can agree to disagree about what should be banned. guardian Jan 2013 #106
My semi-facetious point was ridiculing that odd, um, ...anxiety on the part of some gun owners Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #113
An AWB will not make America safer hack89 Jan 2013 #149
If it won't have any impact, why is there such a flappy-armed freakout over the prospect of it? Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #198
I have never been concerned about losing my rifles hack89 Jan 2013 #219
quack quack quack Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #242
Pathetic. hack89 Jan 2013 #246
Thats all you see, huh. Its all about you. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #257
I see you smearing every legal gun owner with the blood of innocents hack89 Jan 2013 #271
Oh, yes, the "Culture War" Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #273
The reasons I don't oppose the AWB should give you pause. hack89 Jan 2013 #283
Its a start. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #284
That is nonsense and you know it. hack89 Jan 2013 #285
It will also be the end for another decade or.so hack89 Jan 2013 #287
When ten gun killings tip the scale of one home protection per day, legal gun owners are complicit ancianita Jan 2013 #292
OK. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #295
Does it fucking matter, so long as you fucking know what the fuck he's fucking talking about? Scootaloo Jan 2013 #128
get a new talking point BainsBane Jan 2013 #132
What if there had been three intruders? ImSober Jan 2013 #97
and what if the THREE HOME INVADERS had been DRIVING A TANK? What THEN????!?!?!??! Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #104
There was a story in which a mother put out a kitchen fire with a dish towel. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #178
So there should be no limits at all on the level of weaponry available for home "defense" Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #197
The "no-limits" meme is a creation of the anti-gunners for straw-man purposes. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #199
Do you like Bob Dylan? Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #203
Bob Dylan never used such vulgarities to make his point. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #215
No. The "no-limits" meme was invented by the "well regulated militia" & "shall not be infringed" ancianita Jan 2013 #293
Do you have even a link to that, even a single link? Or did you just make that up? AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #297
That's just an M47 Dragon Missile Launcher tube. tradecenter Jan 2013 #202
Technically, that's a picture of a dragon missile launcher tube, and not the launcher tube itself. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #205
I don't understand what you're saying here. tradecenter Jan 2013 #208
I'm saying it's a picture of the thing, not the thing itself. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #209
Ok, I get it now. tradecenter Jan 2013 #213
LOL! lunatica Jan 2013 #168
Try to put a bullet in each invader's leg. musical_soul Jan 2013 #296
Not a good idea christx30 Jan 2013 #303
what you request isn't reasonable neighbor Jan 2013 #121
Then make a stronger ban. Make a ban with penalties for not just sale, but possession. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #122
You can wish for whaterver you want, but a new ban isn't happening, at least for 2 years Travis_0004 Jan 2013 #142
There will be no new legislation on guns Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #160
If the banksters and other members of the super-rich want it, such legislation will be adopted. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #180
it's part of TEH PLOT, MAN! ALEX JONES SAYS SO! Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #206
Is he a gun-controller? AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #218
A new ban with penalties for possession isn't realistic or reasonable either neighbor Jan 2013 #172
Fine, then limit the rate of fire. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #207
Not sure how you could reliably make that a possibility. neighbor Jan 2013 #241
Oh no! Not the 1800s! Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #243
Can we have semi-automatic pistols? hack89 Jan 2013 #134
You can be competitive target shooters with non-semi-automatic weapons muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #141
Sorry but you are not going to ban anything hack89 Jan 2013 #146
Again, you show what is wrong with DU and the USA muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #170
LOL!! Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #171
That would be the patriotic thing to say, wouldn't it? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #179
No - I am saying Senator Feinstein is not going to ban anything hack89 Jan 2013 #173
Don't bother clarifying your statement, to them you have a sickness Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #174
You're the only person to mention Feinstein or her proposal in this thread muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #182
No problem with a limit on mag size hack89 Jan 2013 #187
Because a ban would make people a bit safer muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #191
Doing nothing will save lives. hack89 Jan 2013 #220
How about banning swimming pools? jtb33 Jan 2013 #300
Not only disappoint... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #193
Perhaps you should contact Vice President Biden directly & tell him not to "waste his time" Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #214
He would let me keep my rifles. Just like Senator Feinstein. hack89 Jan 2013 #223
Glad to hear you won't have problem with the multiple agenda items they're working on then Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #245
The AWB will not be retroactive. hack89 Jan 2013 #248
This Biden? SIBIndi Jan 2013 #256
how do you run 3 gun without it? generalhh Jan 2013 #153
You see? You're defending deaths on the basis that you like the format of one competition muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #169
Exactly greytdemocrat Jan 2013 #154
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #176
Excellent Username, Larrymoe Curlyshemp Jan 2013 #69
Welcome to DU. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #135
The Clinton era assault weapons ban was perfectly reasonable ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #74
Guns like this were legal under the AWB hack89 Jan 2013 #133
I understand overthehillvet Jan 2013 #103
how is he an extremist BainsBane Jan 2013 #131
Look what happened in Illinois hack89 Jan 2013 #136
not especially BainsBane Jan 2013 #139
A black and white cartoonish view of gun owners is not mainstream hack89 Jan 2013 #147
no, I did not BainsBane Jan 2013 #152
any reform or just your reforms? generalhh Jan 2013 #157
I provided a link to a poll BainsBane Jan 2013 #162
I favor reform - I just don't go as far as you do. hack89 Jan 2013 #164
My heart bleeds BainsBane Jan 2013 #251
I support all three proposals you mention hack89 Jan 2013 #254
Really? kbworkman Jan 2013 #161
There were also false reports claiming that he wore a bullet-proof vest. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #216
They are just back at their "Hooray people are shooting each other" posts. Walk away Jan 2013 #62
This is what is wrong with DU: you are defending 30 round clips and the Bushmaster muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #144
No - this is what is wrong with DU hack89 Jan 2013 #148
Well, your concern for those potential victims is touching. Skip Intro Jan 2013 #4
Huh? Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #12
In before the feeble self alert! morningfog Jan 2013 #66
I like cjeekdgg Capt. Obvious Jan 2013 #155
Good point. wyldwolf Jan 2013 #5
Whenever the gun nuts say that you're not helping your own cause, you're helping your own cause alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #30
Yeah. And "don't bother, because there is no point, itll never get anywhere." Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #33
or you need to know every single thing about every car JI7 Jan 2013 #58
You don't need to know the gear ratios... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #87
I'm sure it's possible to write a ban that includes the AR-15 & high capacity magazines. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #102
That's actually an M4 carbine. Dr_Scholl Jan 2013 #124
ROFL rightsideout Jan 2013 #75
I can't stop laughing at this. I just had to paste it into a FaceBook discussion about guns. ROFL. rightsideout Jan 2013 #86
She emptied the gun. krispos42 Jan 2013 #100
I think it's probably reasonable to assume she's got two hands. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #101
Not quite a rugby team.... wercal Jan 2013 #110
Lucky for her he didn't have an accomplice. wercal Jan 2013 #107
OK try this one overthehillvet Jan 2013 #109
He could've brought a zombie crew with him, that would justify 1000 rounds of ammo!! uponit7771 Jan 2013 #125
Tonya Thomas shot her kids 18 times bowens43 Jan 2013 #3
She couldn't have used anything else? Undismayed Jan 2013 #17
There sure seem to be a lot of tools worthy of blame these days. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #24
Did the gun protect that other woman and her children by itself? Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #25
No tool will guarantee your safety. Well, except maybe some sort of robotic gun turret. Undismayed Jan 2013 #28
A firearm is not a tool, no matter how many times that false equivalency gets used. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #40
Since all tools are "ball-peen"(sic) hammers.. pipoman Jan 2013 #47
Use screwdriver if you want. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #52
Disregard for the actual meaning of words noted and pointed out..n/t pipoman Jan 2013 #57
She didn't use anything else, did she? n/t Ed Suspicious Jan 2013 #91
Right, but in any situation where someone did use something else, Undismayed Jan 2013 #96
Well what do you suggest.. sendero Jan 2013 #32
If you are going to ask that question.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #84
I'm not sure what you're getting at... neighbor Jan 2013 #117
Elzbieta Plackowska stabbed her son 100 times and another child 50 Marengo Jan 2013 #275
Moral of the story: Keep your guns at home. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #6
Or on you former-republican Jan 2013 #8
At home. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #10
Nope, on me. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #27
Get pepper spray or a taser if you're going out. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #60
Out? OUT? It's SCARRRRY OUT THERE!!!!!! SCARY! IM SKEEEERED! Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #67
Is she a terrorist former-republican Jan 2013 #7
No, she defended her home with a revolver. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #15
It doesn't matter to me what kind of firearm she used former-republican Jan 2013 #19
I am, too. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #21
speedloader sleestak smile Jan 2013 #44
Because you can make any gun operate like a fully automatic rifle Lordquinton Jan 2013 #71
He carried three guns neighbor Jan 2013 #115
Yet he killed those kids with the AR-15. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #119
That's right, he shot around 20 children with a rifle. neighbor Jan 2013 #249
"You people"? ...Um, Whoops. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #258
Kudos to that lady. I would have done the same. n/t RebelOne Jan 2013 #286
Good thing there wasn't two of them, home invasions are normally two or more former-republican Jan 2013 #20
Just think, if she'd been able to keep a shoulder fired missile in her attic. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #22
It's hard for you to defend your previous post former-republican Jan 2013 #23
So your suggestion is that a bushmaster 223 is necessary to protect against home invasions Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #26
Have you ever had to fire a weapon under stress before to save a life or end one ? former-republican Jan 2013 #34
Maybe they should hire mrs. Herman. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #39
I was asking you because you gave your expert opinion former-republican Jan 2013 #42
And I'm asking if people have zero fucking shame Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #46
Like Zimmerman did? when he coward style shot an innocent man to death just to watch him die? graham4anything Jan 2013 #127
so when the life of your children and family is at stake, choose the least effective weapon? sleestak smile Jan 2013 #45
Then why shouldn't people be allowed to own nuclear-tipped ICBMs? Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #50
The guys in this video needed one. Undismayed Jan 2013 #31
the LA Riots ? seriously ? JI7 Jan 2013 #38
Protip: If you want someone to understand you, Undismayed Jan 2013 #73
Can't figure out? Smartless much? Ed Suspicious Jan 2013 #92
Update from our local Atlanta TV news station RebelOne Jan 2013 #11
good thing this guy wasn't trying to alert the family that the house was on fire librechik Jan 2013 #13
If you read the article, clearly he wasn't being friendly ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #83
Good for her. Brickbat Jan 2013 #14
If only she'd been on a published list of registered gun owners... Orrex Jan 2013 #35
That woman would be alive today if she had a .223 Bushmaster with a 20-30 round magazine. Kaleva Jan 2013 #36
Thank you. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #51
No evidence has ever been presented, as far as I know, that hi cap mags are needed for self defense Kaleva Jan 2013 #63
Yeah. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #65
*Do* alert the Department of Needs about your insight... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #77
It is generally considered to be wise to do some research when deciding what weapons.. Kaleva Jan 2013 #111
OK. So if we agree to allow that weapon for home defense, can we ban semiautomatics? (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #54
Oh good! Gungeon posts in GD! All hail the sacred gun! morningfog Jan 2013 #55
*** Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #64
I posted this... LP2K12 Jan 2013 #151
Why is this any less appropriate than the countless other gun posts in GD? Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #186
This is not big news, not a national story and has nothing to do with pending legislation. morningfog Jan 2013 #196
i'm glad she was able to save herself and her family. samsingh Jan 2013 #56
Proving once again - you don't need a semi-auto assault rifle with a 30 round clip jpak Jan 2013 #59
A rarity treestar Jan 2013 #61
Yeah, because things like mass shootings are the norm. eliters Jan 2013 #81
angry much? crmarshall Jan 2013 #68
Sadly you were just banned as a troll, so you may never know. Robb Jan 2013 #72
Easy. There would not have been one in his home if the Rs had not eliminated the ban. Coyotl Jan 2013 #94
I agree uncommonCents Jan 2013 #70
Where does it say that the intruder died? SoCalNative Jan 2013 #79
Something is wrong with this story. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #76
Perhaps his intent sarisataka Jan 2013 #88
Not all crooks are smart.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #89
Because a safe is just about never in an attic? Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #143
Burglars generally are, JoeyT Jan 2013 #118
Right. And yet the linked story claims "burglar". That was my point. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #145
Less of a burglar and more of a home invader... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #129
Ok, but "home invader" is anyone who breaks into a home. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #137
if there is a 3 strike law and you already have 2 generalhh Jan 2013 #166
My friend got robbed several years ago. peace13 Jan 2013 #175
My frist thought as well. nt Javaman Jan 2013 #231
Also, the first thing she did was call her husband NOT 911. nt Iris Jan 2013 #261
200 "in defense" gun deaths per year vs 30,000 total gun deaths per year. No thank you. stevenleser Jan 2013 #80
+ hay rick Jan 2013 #85
The vast majority of defensive gun uses involve no death. LAGC Jan 2013 #105
The stats are in on that too. People are 4-6 times more likely to use their gun stevenleser Jan 2013 #140
Most of those are suicides and with suicides at often higher rates in strong gun control countries TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #150
Your statistic doesn't take into account "in defense without a death". realism101 Jan 2013 #239
Legally owned guns are 4-6 times more likely to be used to intimidate or threaten noncriminals stevenleser Jan 2013 #240
The .38 is just too weak to be really useful FarCenter Jan 2013 #82
It has done well for over a century sarisataka Jan 2013 #90
Not that I give a flying fuck, but wasn't a .38 a standard issue police weapon for a long time? n/t Ed Suspicious Jan 2013 #93
Yes, before PCP. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #108
Most police used .357 magnum service revolvers prior to adoption of semi-automatics. FarCenter Jan 2013 #212
"in case the perp was wearing body armor" More DU gun porn fantasies muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #185
The perp could have been a car that transforms into a giant robot! Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #262
that is exactly why I have a gun MFM008 Jan 2013 #114
I bet this criminal won't want to break into another home again. Good shooting. Nt jal777 Jan 2013 #116
Shot 5 times in the face and neck and he's expected to survive? Prometheus Bound Jan 2013 #120
Why didn't she pick up a cell phone and call police? graham4anything Jan 2013 #126
911 was called Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #158
The fact is that the police normally can't prevent an attack - lynne Jan 2013 #163
On Thursday night a S. Fulton woman was shot Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #194
There is a small minority sarisataka Jan 2013 #200
Clearly she should have hid better ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #264
What are you saying? ecstatic Jan 2013 #247
Ignore that poster ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #263
and when she ran out of bullets, what about the six others with the one? graham4anything Jan 2013 #272
If the house was on fire, I assume someone would yell FIRE! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #278
she should have used a shoulder to air missle graham4anything Jan 2013 #279
I'm sure you are glad she and her kids are safe ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #280
Back blast sarisataka Jan 2013 #288
I live near where this happened and it was a big discussion on a neighborhood page Iris Jan 2013 #260
OH lovely gun porn in GD aandegoons Jan 2013 #130
Had to be horrifying for both her and her children - lynne Jan 2013 #138
I love it, the DU gun drama, it's fascinating Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #156
Interesting that the perp wasn't armed. Whovian Jan 2013 #159
I would consider a crowbar as being armed - lynne Jan 2013 #165
As well as a spoon or a toothpick. Whovian Jan 2013 #167
Just because he entered without that intention... Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #184
Did he have the crowbar in the attic? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #183
She knew he had access to a crowbar as that's how he entered the house - lynne Jan 2013 #188
it matters for whether your imagination is going too far muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #192
Why else does someone break into your hosue obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #222
No, it's not. Theft is not violent. muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #228
Invading someone's home is violent obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #232
What about the idea of forcing your way into someone's house? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #266
I have to disagree with that. noamnety Jan 2013 #217
He had no reason to think there were people in the attic; many people hide valuables there muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #229
Splitting hairs overthehillvet Jan 2013 #267
Do you post in threads regarding rape.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #281
I'd condemn posters who say women ought to be afraid of being alone in a lift with a man muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #282
He wasa home invader obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #221
Let's start a new thread every time a woman is killed by a domestic partner using a handgun Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #177
yup obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #224
Indeed. Thanks for that. PeaceNikki Jan 2013 #277
Sounds fishy to me HockeyMom Jan 2013 #181
Look at the house Lurker Deluxe Jan 2013 #227
From the aerial picture sarisataka Jan 2013 #230
She was upstairs with her kids when he broke in obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #234
She was in an upstairs bedroom when he tried to break in obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #233
By WHOSE standards? HockeyMom Jan 2013 #250
She should have signed the deed to the house over to the burgler on the way out too ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #265
got to call BS on this one overthehillvet Jan 2013 #268
OK, here's a nutty question: JanMichael Jan 2013 #189
she and the kids were upstairs obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #235
The poor guy was probably just going to ask her where the bread was kept so he could make a sandwich slackmaster Jan 2013 #190
This isn't a laughing matter... Skip Intro Jan 2013 #236
another home invasion in georgia where the woman ran and hid unarmed and was still shoot generalhh Jan 2013 #201
And all she needed was a .38 revolver. I have chased off an intruder appleannie1 Jan 2013 #204
There's nothing like the sound of a 12 gauge being racked. tradecenter Jan 2013 #210
Cocking a shotgun disuaded him? But we've been told that the only purpose for guns is to kill people AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #226
He probably thought that was my intention. He did not stick around long enough to appleannie1 Jan 2013 #253
There is no justification to own or use a gun for any reason! L0oniX Jan 2013 #225
I'd do my best to advertise the warm and cuddly side of my sacred cow too... LanternWaste Jan 2013 #237
Yeah, it seems the memo went out that 2 weeks is long enough to grit the teeth & stay quiet Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #244
You break into my home reformedrethug Jan 2013 #238
Please, Skinner, PLEASE get this crap outa GD and back to the Gungeon where it belongs. Iggo Jan 2013 #252
SECONDED! Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #259
I like a good self defense story as much as the next guy, but... Glassunion Jan 2013 #255
Unrec. The only reason to hawk this story is to counter Newtown. hay rick Jan 2013 #270
That's what debate is marshall Jan 2013 #274
In other news - Island Blue Jan 2013 #276
That town needs some education marshall Jan 2013 #289
pumping 6 rounds into an unarmed guy should be a crime- nothing to be proud of farminator3000 Jan 2013 #290
You're kidding right? Skip Intro Jan 2013 #291
no, i'm totally serious. so is shooting soneone who doesn't even have a gun. so is racism. farminator3000 Jan 2013 #299
Me too. musical_soul Jan 2013 #294
Fine by me! nt cecilfirefox Jan 2013 #298
THIS is what guns are good for. NOT parading around town showing off and intimidating people you kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #301
Could have ended badly brandonk Jan 2013 #302
I checked the original article: things that make you go hmm Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #304
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