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Then why do people successfully defend themselves iiibbb Feb 2013 #1
"a gun in the hands if someone who hasn't thought it through is less likely to help" safeinOhio Feb 2013 #3
Not 99% of the gun owners I know. holdencaufield Feb 2013 #5
That is BS iiibbb Feb 2013 #10
I agree gopiscrap Sep 2013 #46
What - Good Guys With Guns Is Not The Answer - But Fox News Told Me So cantbeserious Feb 2013 #2
What is your solution to BAD guys with guns? holdencaufield Feb 2013 #4
Same Solution - Outlaw All Guns - Very Punitive Measures For Violators cantbeserious Feb 2013 #20
Of course this includes all LEOs. oneshooter Feb 2013 #22
Not Necessarily cantbeserious Feb 2013 #27
So you would have them armed on duty. oneshooter Feb 2013 #38
Now your username is beginning to make sense holdencaufield Feb 2013 #28
You are on to something iiibbb Feb 2013 #37
So you disagree with other controllers who say "No one wants to take your guns away?" Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #40
Just outlaw hurting other people, then people won't need guns for defense. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #60
Why are you watching Faux Snooze? gopiscrap Sep 2013 #47
Never Do - Do Not Own A Television cantbeserious Sep 2013 #48
Oh thank God, I thought you might have gone over to the dark side!!! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #49
The only criminals that have trained with their weapons safeinOhio Feb 2013 #6
What this individual is ignorant of is that gangs are known to have members enlist in the military.. Clames Feb 2013 #8
Like these guys? iiibbb Feb 2013 #12
And what about this claim that gangs and bad guys are getting "training" makes me want to be unarmed iiibbb Feb 2013 #15
I have several firearms as options... Clames Feb 2013 #21
Well, this presumably also applies to the bad guy krispos42 Feb 2013 #7
I wonder if criminals and attackers are ever 'put into a crisis situation'. jmg257 Feb 2013 #9
like this? iiibbb Feb 2013 #13
Yep - I guess they are! Sure looked like much more fright and flight instead of fight to me. nt jmg257 Feb 2013 #14
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!! Zoeisright Feb 2013 #23
Keep on believing what?? jmg257 Feb 2013 #24
what are you saying? bossy22 Feb 2013 #25
Whatever he's saying - he's definitely getting a kick out of it! nt jmg257 Feb 2013 #35
Well, he did mention toadstools. Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #41
Aahhh...that could explain the unexplained laughter. Hope he had a nice trip! jmg257 Feb 2013 #42
What ARE you -On- about? Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #50
Note that this is from Blagman's blog, and has nothing to do with science..nt ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #11
Wrong. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #16
This guy should have trained more iiibbb Feb 2013 #17
What is your lifetime chance of being targeted by a criminal? GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #18
Lifetime.... 1 in 200 chance to die at another's hands. iiibbb Feb 2013 #19
You must not be from Chicago. AnotherMcIntosh Feb 2013 #26
my dad isn't iiibbb Feb 2013 #34
Homicide is related to temperature? holdencaufield Feb 2013 #30
When it's not cold, criminals are more willing to loiter perhaps iiibbb Feb 2013 #31
If you lick your gun in Canada -- your tongue will freeze to it holdencaufield Feb 2013 #32
only if you keep it in a cold place winkwink saynomore iiibbb Feb 2013 #33
Does sort of make you think climate is part of it... EX500rider Sep 2013 #61
Pistol ammo is nearly $1 a round holdencaufield Feb 2013 #29
Thanks for offering but I'll keep my ability to defend my family and home. ileus Feb 2013 #36
It might be hard to keep your stuff together HillbillyBob Feb 2013 #39
10% technique 90% Attitude HGT Sep 2013 #43
The "Killology Institute?" Cute. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #44
Welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #45
This is actually an argument to train more. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #51
Aaah, that's the catch! DonP Sep 2013 #52
I have noted that particular Catch-22 in discussions before. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #53
I agree that the bar should be raised for carry permits. SecularMotion Sep 2013 #57
I didn't speak to a bar high/low. AtheistCrusader Sep 2013 #58
This demonstrates the need for repeated, high-quality practice. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2013 #54
A few months ago a video was posted here multiple times SheilaT Sep 2013 #55
You mean the one... beevul Sep 2013 #59
what--a paranoiac, corporate-concocted worldview with strong racist overtones MisterP Sep 2013 #56
That's why you train train train... ileus Sep 2013 #62
Keep practicing SecularMotion Sep 2013 #63
So.... HGT Oct 2013 #64
Good citizens have a duty to be beaten, assaulted, robbed and murdered. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2013 #65
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