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In reply to the discussion: More police that need firearms training: Woman Shot in her pajamas by deputy [View all]rDigital
(2,239 posts)3. It's a given that everyone feels for the victim. People aren't monsters just because they
don't share your point of view.
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More police that need firearms training: Woman Shot in her pajamas by deputy [View all]
rDigital
Aug 2012
OP
Dude, don't you know the police are the only ones that should have guns cause they're trained
shadowrider
Aug 2012
#1
It's a given that everyone feels for the victim. People aren't monsters just because they
rDigital
Aug 2012
#3
Caring about both the victim and our gun-rights is NOT mutually exclusive.
GreenStormCloud
Aug 2012
#4
I *feel* people shouldn't be at the mercy of inept and trigger happy cops
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#6
Being associated with the "gun culture" seems to be frowned apon in many departments
rDigital
Sep 2012
#20
Police are trained professionals. Elite gun-carriers that don't make stupid mistakes
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#5
Actual bad guys always have guns and other weapons. Firearms are just the most effective weapons.
rDigital
Sep 2012
#28
Not hardly. It is a policy decision what we allow to proliferate to society's detriment.
Loudly
Sep 2012
#30
False equivalence: Are police using child porn to defend themselves from deadly threats? nt
rDigital
Sep 2012
#31
Nice dodge, you didn't answer the question though. Can the police protect themselves with child
rDigital
Sep 2012
#33
And how does the answer advance your argument that access to guns and ammo is a right?
rDigital
Sep 2012
#35
When people's lives are on the line, they tend to want the most effective way to stop the threat.
TPaine7
Aug 2012
#12
Rutting in the street is not necessary to survival, or even to passing on one's genes.
TPaine7
Aug 2012
#17
Inadequate gun laws are a major reason for accidents like this and the NYC shootings.
DanTex
Aug 2012
#13
Whereas comparing the US before and after widespread CCW and liberalization of gun laws
TPaine7
Sep 2012
#24