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Zoeisright

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15. What a stupid post.

Reply to Macoy51 (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 04:25 PM

Feb 2013

Gun humpers really don't get statistics or facts.

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Remember This When The NRA Tells You 'Guns Make Women Safer' [View all] Playinghardball Feb 2013 OP

Citation Needed Macoy51 Feb 2013 #1

empower? Roy Rolling Feb 2013 #13

I posted this in another thread Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #50

A good swift kick in the balls to the attacker can empower a woman enough kimbutgar Feb 2013 #14

True, if she can hit the target. If she's quick enough. If he's slow enough or drunk enough raccoon Feb 2013 #82

What a stupid post. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #15

There are several uninformed and downright dangerous posts in this thread. yardwork Feb 2013 #17

Gun nuts make those stories up ad nauseum. onehandle Feb 2013 #19

Ugh. Really? Squinch Feb 2013 #21

a good education will empower a woman. you should get one. frylock Feb 2013 #30

So will... SemperEadem Feb 2013 #37

That was a pretty simplistic LaPierre-type response my friend rustydog Feb 2013 #60

What does that mean exactly? OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #2

There are those who would disarm women regardless of circumstances ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #4

speaking of can of beans, that's about all your lessons are worth, professor. frylock Feb 2013 #32

Who precisely is suggesting that all women should be unilaterally disarmed? LanternWaste Feb 2013 #40

Someone said it's unsafe to have a gun in a domestic violence situation. Squinch Feb 2013 #52

Ugh. Pathetic post. n/t JimDandy Feb 2013 #58

If she is willing to use the gun, it won't be taken away. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #6

turn off the teevee frylock Feb 2013 #33

Turn on your brain. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #55

derpa derpa derp frylock Feb 2013 #71

stats aren't implied. frylock Feb 2013 #31

I believe the only implication is that one is much more likely to be wounded LanternWaste Feb 2013 #43

A woman is more likey to be killed with HER OWN gun HockeyMom Feb 2013 #3

Living with a violent criminal is very dangerous. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #5

yeah cause no one ever snaps overnight CBGLuthier Feb 2013 #44

They are "law-abiding gun owners". Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #56

In a nation of 310 million people, even rare events will sometimes happen. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #57

Have you not seen the national death numbers for gun violence rustydog Feb 2013 #62

Ask Pistorius' girlfriend. alarimer Feb 2013 #75

Put the strawman back in the barn. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #84

Who did the study? iandhr Feb 2013 #7

The answer to this problem is simple: Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #8

Or less choices. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #42

Your comment begs a few questions. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #54

No. At the very least, that's a straw man. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #59

Not at all. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #66

It's not a straw-man? Not at all? If and when you ever see a post of mine in which I ever assert AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #67

I own firearms. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #70

Your ownership of firearms means what exactly? Your post at #8 in which you said that "more guns" AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #72

What a great answer! Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #74

Doesn't do much good to talk to them. Progressive dog Feb 2013 #77

No person is against all gun restrictions. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #79

If we count imaginary restrictions, you are correct nt Progressive dog Feb 2013 #83

You said "I own firearms." So does Dianne Feinstein. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #80

I imagine a lot of women libodem Feb 2013 #9

I'm sorry that happened to you. Thank you for posting about your experience here. yardwork Feb 2013 #18

Thank you, Yardwork libodem Feb 2013 #22

I'm glad that you and your baby survived. It must have been terrifying. yardwork Feb 2013 #23

I had a two year old libodem Feb 2013 #28

Bravo for you! JimDandy Feb 2013 #61

This was a YWCA facility as well libodem Feb 2013 #65

I believe the study adieu Feb 2013 #10

you got it. it's a shame many other posters don't. frylock Feb 2013 #34

This seems to be the supporting article according to the FaceBook post: ManiacJoe Feb 2013 #11

Hey, once she's dead, she's safe. malthaussen Feb 2013 #12

If she does use the gun to kill her abuser, then she damn well better be able to prove that Marie Marie Feb 2013 #16

So what are you advocating? Let's take away their choice to have a gun for self-defense? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #20

If you are storing your firearm correctly libodem Feb 2013 #24

Are women who choose to own firearms incapable of storing their firearms correctly? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #26

I believe that the poster is saying that Squinch Feb 2013 #25

By 500%? Not 550%? Not 450%? And not 507% or 503.23%? But exactly 500%? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #27

So you are upset by the percentage number? OK, then. Squinch Feb 2013 #29

Comprehension problem? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #36

Again. I believe what the post was saying was that if a woman has a gun in a domestic Squinch Feb 2013 #41

What are you, his ventriloquist? Can't he answer for himself? Does he need you to provide AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #47

Sigh. Have a nice night. Squinch Feb 2013 #49

I don't believe the person who came up with that figure for that graphic SemperEadem Feb 2013 #45

You are right that the person who came up with the figure for the graphic is probably not AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #51

nice SemperEadem Feb 2013 #81

And if one feel smugly superior to others because one own a gun, that's one's choice as well... LanternWaste Feb 2013 #46

The ones who are smugly superior are those who want to restrict choices. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #48

Research on firearms and the murder of abused women. CBHagman Feb 2013 #68

Thank you libodem Feb 2013 #73

Thank you for posting these facts. thucythucy Feb 2013 #78

Or maybe the number was rounded? n/t gollygee Feb 2013 #35

Yea, well, they might have more credibility if they make up another number which at least has AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #38

Well I assume it was written somewhere as "have a 5 times greater chance . . ." gollygee Feb 2013 #39

Actually, the Puritans never debated thucythucy Feb 2013 #53

What's your authority re "the Puritans never debated the angels on the head of pin issue"? AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #64

The question had been argued in various thucythucy Feb 2013 #69

Not if she shoots first. Beacool Feb 2013 #63

Here is a link to the source Omaha Steve Feb 2013 #76