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99Forever

(14,524 posts)
142. Ut oh...
Fri Jan 11, 2013, 09:32 AM
Jan 2013

Last edited Fri Jan 11, 2013, 10:39 AM - Edit history (1)

.. did I cause the ultimate solution to the gun violence issue to fall thru by not being "helpful and mature" on this internet forum?

I'm fucking crushed, I tell ya.

I don't have either, just have a nice loud dog. hollysmom Jan 2013 #1
you don't even need a dog Whisp Jan 2013 #40
Ha Ha - Pfffft! hollysmom Jan 2013 #46
Or buy one of these beauties!!!! MADem Jan 2013 #80
yep. If you can't have a dog for whatever reason Whisp Jan 2013 #84
I hope that your dog knows how to dial 911 Orrex Jan 2013 #48
Aww, thank you for worrying about the 15 year old puppy. hollysmom Jan 2013 #53
Well, everyone who lives two doors from the emergency squad is off the hook. Orrex Jan 2013 #55
Hey, you choose where you live, I chose here. hollysmom Jan 2013 #57
Check with your insurance company Orrex Jan 2013 #66
Dogs are easy to kill - it is not a foolproof solution. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #69
I doubt the average burglar is going to spend Dash87 Jan 2013 #71
Depends how isolated your house is and how rational the criminal is hack89 Jan 2013 #74
True, but how often would those houses ever Dash87 Jan 2013 #77
There are enough stories of home owners using guns to defend themselves hack89 Jan 2013 #79
There are almost as many tales of successful home defense as accidental gun-related homicides Orrex Jan 2013 #117
Do you have a cite for that? hack89 Jan 2013 #119
Sorry--I seem to have conflated two different datapoints Orrex Jan 2013 #120
The Kellerman study is somewhat controversial hack89 Jan 2013 #121
So do I. RebelOne Jan 2013 #75
Sweet. hollysmom Jan 2013 #129
Saw a PBS documentary on the evolution of dogs from wolves a while back... markpkessinger Jan 2013 #139
If it takes the cops 15 minutes to get to your house, a home security system isn't going to get them Brickbat Jan 2013 #2
Oh noes! 99Forever Jan 2013 #6
That was not a mature helpful post. nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #127
Ut oh... 99Forever Jan 2013 #142
:) nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #149
And we all know the remote counryside pscot Jan 2013 #11
And we all know there are armed ruffians roaming about attacking schools The Straight Story Jan 2013 #16
And a gun would have saved him but not a security system and good locks? (nt) Nine Jan 2013 #19
That must have made the news pscot Jan 2013 #20
It's an "NRA Fact" bongbong Jan 2013 #21
Exactly, you'd think a story like that would be in the news... hughee99 Jan 2013 #34
Wow! bongbong Jan 2013 #36
Please see down below (nt) The Straight Story Jan 2013 #78
Oh yeah! bongbong Jan 2013 #92
Let's analyze those. Nine Jan 2013 #42
Do you know how the gun got in his recliner? hughee99 Jan 2013 #64
Because most robbers are going to go for "easy pickings" Nine Jan 2013 #70
Houses in the middle of nowhere could be considered "easy pickings". hughee99 Jan 2013 #82
My father in-law keeps a gun in his recliner spinbaby Jan 2013 #152
He provided links to prove it. Guess *he's* not the one that's full of shit... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2013 #136
Gladly The Straight Story Jan 2013 #72
Look, I don't deny it happens pscot Jan 2013 #86
Here the thing The Straight Story Jan 2013 #102
Well, that's where we fall out pscot Jan 2013 #106
Um, SOME are calling for a ban on guns The Straight Story Jan 2013 #126
All that is, is just an abstract of the study. GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #134
There are none so blind pscot Jan 2013 #145
And you refuse to see. GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #147
More gun deaths in the U.S last year than the total pscot Jan 2013 #150
You refuse to separate the criminals from the law-abiding. GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #153
I almost posted to defend your honor. juajen Jan 2013 #99
What??? onpatrol98 Jan 2013 #137
Why would you say that? Brickbat Jan 2013 #17
You're determined. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #12
To do what? Brickbat Jan 2013 #18
Talking sense to "Gun Collectors" again? Walk away Jan 2013 #3
Voting for Republicans, again. regjoe Jan 2013 #33
If guns are the most important thing in the world to these people who will vote GOP AndyA Jan 2013 #39
Alot of Dems understand their 2nd Amendment right and wish to keep it regjoe Jan 2013 #54
Right. They are now republicans. (If they ever did vote for Democrats) nt Walk away Jan 2013 #58
But of course they are regjoe Jan 2013 #62
I think you will find yourself in the minority among democrats if you are against the 2nd. Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #103
More NRA talking points. AndyA Jan 2013 #68
Of course regjoe Jan 2013 #87
You just keep on believing that. AndyA Jan 2013 #94
As I am surrounded by fellow Dems who are armed, I will regjoe Jan 2013 #98
And you go ahead and keep putting thoughts in my posts that aren't there. AndyA Jan 2013 #100
The fear is very irrational regjoe Jan 2013 #144
I know all I need to know about guns. AndyA Jan 2013 #146
I also have experienced deaths by gun regjoe Jan 2013 #151
???? bongbong Jan 2013 #90
Your opinion of what you think the 2nd Amendment means is pointless regjoe Jan 2013 #96
Let me know when you get your pizza bongbong Jan 2013 #155
We have one on both properties...and night sensor flood lights... Tikki Jan 2013 #4
We have an ADT security system and guns ...by request of my wife ...who keeps track ... L0oniX Jan 2013 #5
But, but billh58 Jan 2013 #7
Nothing that isn't fixed by the addition of claymore mines to the lot's boundaries HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #8
a dog is also a cheap way quinnox Jan 2013 #9
Problem: Fires happen jeff47 Jan 2013 #49
That's your first layer, the firearm is your last layer of defense. ileus Jan 2013 #10
It must be tough living in Somalia! nt Walk away Jan 2013 #29
More neighborhood defense is also needed. FarCenter Jan 2013 #13
They are utterly worthless in rural areas 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #14
Yappy barking dogs, home security system, lighting, video surveillance rustydog Jan 2013 #15
If we're going to allow self defense as an excuse to own weapons. geomon666 Jan 2013 #22
Your going Berserker Jan 2013 #25
Thanks, I'm a wonderful guy. geomon666 Jan 2013 #28
Not so far fetched sarisataka Jan 2013 #52
Link? bongbong Jan 2013 #93
Sorry sarisataka Jan 2013 #118
Eureka sarisataka Jan 2013 #124
LOL bongbong Jan 2013 #154
I'm pretty sure you already have that right, but do you have the technology? hughee99 Jan 2013 #35
Actually, you don't have that right jeff47 Jan 2013 #50
Some people would pay to visit your house! Walk away Jan 2013 #59
Another point about home security systems. Arkansas Granny Jan 2013 #23
Wait...WHAT Berserker Jan 2013 #26
What a clever way you have of ignoring the obvious point that I was making. Arkansas Granny Jan 2013 #38
When we're not home I don't care... meaculpa2011 Jan 2013 #31
That's an unbelievable anecdote. Really. (nt) Nine Jan 2013 #32
Are you calling the poster a liar? Then do so. Common Sense Party Jan 2013 #60
He's not calling the poster a liar; he's saying that the anecdote is unbelievable Orrex Jan 2013 #65
What aspects of the tale--as told--exceed credibility? Common Sense Party Jan 2013 #67
let's see... Nine Jan 2013 #73
So, do you think the poster is lying? Common Sense Party Jan 2013 #91
Do you think that he thinks that the poster is lying? Orrex Jan 2013 #105
So you are calling the poster a liar, I guess. Common Sense Party Jan 2013 #109
No, I'm saying that the tale as told is unbelievable Orrex Jan 2013 #112
Just about all of it. Why? Orrex Jan 2013 #76
He's so certain because he knows everything. meaculpa2011 Jan 2013 #81
I never claimed to know everything, but I can spot a fishy-sounding story a mile away Orrex Jan 2013 #104
Why would the phrase "he identified himself as a cop" make you think he was Common Sense Party Jan 2013 #110
Nope. You're failing to read what's written. Orrex Jan 2013 #115
He identified himself as a cop means... meaculpa2011 Jan 2013 #114
For a guy who allegedly survived a home invasion, you're pretty fragile Orrex Jan 2013 #116
Warning flags for a... meaculpa2011 Jan 2013 #122
Well, I don't believe you or your wife or your either of your darling children Orrex Jan 2013 #123
My darling children are now adults... meaculpa2011 Jan 2013 #125
Do your adult darling children know that you're such a hot-head? Orrex Jan 2013 #130
Mea...you got pulled into a wacky exchange... onpatrol98 Jan 2013 #140
Agreed. NT meaculpa2011 Jan 2013 #141
I sensed it too! That story was unbelievable from the outset! Orrex Jan 2013 #143
That is one damned agile burglar, was it one of those portable televisions he was watching? CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #83
Maybe he wanted to see himself on tv Orrex Jan 2013 #108
Nice story! bongbong Jan 2013 #95
I believe your story. onpatrol98 Jan 2013 #138
There are actually other reasons to have a gun bongbong Jan 2013 #24
n/s JustAnotherGen Jan 2013 #51
If the Petit family had one they might still be alive. Jennicut Jan 2013 #27
Did the Petits have a home security system and a good lock? Nine Jan 2013 #37
Home invasions are still very rare. Jennicut Jan 2013 #44
didn't the killers follow the mother and daughters home JI7 Jan 2013 #97
Yes. They saw them at the local Stop and Shop. Jennicut Jan 2013 #111
The more home security systems there are, the more often they will malfunction. randome Jan 2013 #30
But guns never malfunction, right? Squinch Jan 2013 #89
Guns malfunction all the time. randome Jan 2013 #113
I worked for an alarm company that handled both home & commercial security Lurks Often Jan 2013 #41
Nothing, per-say... -..__... Jan 2013 #43
They're expensive to buy, more expensive to keep, and they don't work. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #45
You're exactly right except on three of those points Orrex Jan 2013 #47
What, do you sell them? Out here where I live, not one thing you said is true. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #128
Do a little market research. Orrex Jan 2013 #131
In typical DU fashion, you've completely missed your mark. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #132
In similarly typical fashion, you've completely missed the point Orrex Jan 2013 #135
I'm rather fond of poisonous gas myself, "kill'm like cockroaches!" I'd say, but that's illegal. hunter Jan 2013 #56
Anything that becomes a substitute for economic & social justice puts you at MORE risk, not less. nt patrice Jan 2013 #61
Nothing...another layer of security. Very beneficial when one is away. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #63
STOP THINKING! Atman Jan 2013 #85
They're good. I worked in a central station for 17 years. Roselma Jan 2013 #88
Sigh...... Turbineguy Jan 2013 #101
But...you know it's soo FREAKIN' simple it TOO simple.... NO ONE NEEDS onecent Jan 2013 #107
If you are James Bond Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #133
Yes, most of the people i know who have a firearm for defense also have locks, lights, alarms. aikoaiko Jan 2013 #148
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