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Gun Control & RKBA

GreenStormCloud

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20. Please show where CCWers have shot that many people by friendly fire.

Reply to rDigital (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 09:02 AM

Sep 2012

There have been hundreds of instances of a CCWer defending him/herself by shooting a bad guy. Try to find more than a few where any innocent bystander has been hit by the CCWer. Now try to find even one in which the CCWer hit more than one by mistake.

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Friendly fire shootings show why arming everyone won’t solve gun violence [View all] SecularMotion Sep 2012 OP

Debunked rDigital Sep 2012 #1

You wear a gun to post on DU? SecularMotion Sep 2012 #2

I like it better when it just... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #3

I'd like it better if it didn't shill for a right wing organization on a Democratic message board. SecularMotion Sep 2012 #4

Well Reasonable_Argument Sep 2012 #5

Pro-2A Democrats exist and there are millions of us. It's nothing new, get used to it. nt rDigital Sep 2012 #6

There's an organization with millions of Democrats who are pro-2A? SecularMotion Sep 2012 #9

It's called the "Democratic Party" you might have heard of it before. nt rDigital Sep 2012 #10

The name bongbong Sep 2012 #30

The Democratic Party. nt hack89 Sep 2012 #32

There's never a time not to carry! A few years back, one of our "pro gun progressives" apocalypsehow Sep 2012 #24

It's a quote from the article. Not my words. rDigital Sep 2012 #25

booger hooks Kolesar Sep 2012 #7

If you'd ever taken a defensive firearms class in your life you'd know the joke behind that rDigital Sep 2012 #8

You live in a bizarre world of stereotypes Kolesar Sep 2012 #11

UH-OH here comes the really really smart guy! Everybody look out! rDigital Sep 2012 #12

You lost the debate, so you changed the subject eom Kolesar Sep 2012 #13

Not quite, just laughing you out of the room for your unabashed boastfulness. Pissing contests are rDigital Sep 2012 #14

It seems you were bragging about your expertise... rfranklin Sep 2012 #16

Yep, he was. But, don't you see, intellectual consistency is for OTHER posters. n/t. apocalypsehow Sep 2012 #27

Great job bongbong Sep 2012 #31

We got it-- an amateur gunslinger with proper training and a proper weapon... TreasonousBastard Sep 2012 #15

Please show where CCWers have shot that many people by friendly fire. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #20

Has anyone actually claimed "arming everyone will solve gun violence"? Euromutt Sep 2012 #17

It also shows why the idea that "ONLY THE POLICE SHOULD HAVE GUNS" is a bunch of shit. Atypical Liberal Sep 2012 #18

I made a point about this truth on a Yahoo News story using the Gabrielle Giffords situation johnlucas Sep 2012 #19

There have been several mass shootings that were stopped by an armed citizen. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #21

You have missed an important point. PavePusher Sep 2012 #33

You don't have to arm "everyone" 25% would do. ileus Sep 2012 #22

So, how is that gun restriction legislation coming along? aikoaiko Sep 2012 #23

That's a real sore spot for Gun-Prohbitionists. It's best not to bring it up, rDigital Sep 2012 #26

If only the cameras at intersections had guns..... hah! n/t 2on2u Sep 2012 #28

Neither I nor anyone else can tell you whether the presence of one or more armed citizens tularetom Sep 2012 #29