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Gun Control & RKBA

safeinOhio

(32,641 posts)

30. For me, getting jumped by 5 guys

Reply to GreenStormCloud (Reply #27)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 12:42 AM

Sep 2012

was fucking violent. Even ended up a little violent for them too.

Half the time it's not even a real gun, or the idiot doesn't know how to take the safety off. People don't become criminals because they are Mensa members.

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Gunman robs woman at church. [View all] GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 OP

Too bad there wasn't a gun hero there to get into a shootout with the bad guy! DanTex Sep 2012 #1

Criminals everywhere agree with DanTex! Atypical Liberal Sep 2012 #8

Please tell me which church you go to tblue Sep 2012 #2

Why? Are you planning on doing something violent to an innocent there? GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #7

The gun man agrees with you. There's a great reason to have guns at hand. nt Fresh_Start Sep 2012 #3

But..but.. but.. churches are sacrosanct! X_Digger Sep 2012 #4

Impossible, no one would ever attack a church or it's parishioners. It's against the rules. nt rDigital Sep 2012 #5

To bad there wasn't a legal carrier to help stop the attack. ileus Sep 2012 #6

Attack? safeinOhio Sep 2012 #9

personally, I'm glad no one was hurt gejohnston Sep 2012 #10

Armed Robbery isn't an attack? X_Digger Sep 2012 #11

He frequently tries to minimize the criminality of the perp. N/T GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #13

It's frequently been said by extremist gun rights folks safeinOhio Sep 2012 #14

sometimes or even frequently does not equal always gejohnston Sep 2012 #15

Sometimes "frequently" means never, safeinOhio Sep 2012 #17

I would not consider the OP a Google dump ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #18

That's not what we say. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #26

So, you are saying that in this case safeinOhio Sep 2012 #29

might have, might not have. gejohnston Sep 2012 #31

There are no guarantees. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #33

Sometimes that does happen, as in this case: GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #36

Yes, attack. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #12

I've been the victim of an armed robbery and safeinOhio Sep 2012 #16

I've been the victim of a home invasion robbery and it was violent ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #19

Now that sounds, down and dirty violent. safeinOhio Sep 2012 #20

Despite all our other conflicts, I completely agree with you on this post. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #28

Excellent post and excellent advise. (n/t) spin Sep 2012 #37

Any armed robbery is violent glacierbay Sep 2012 #21

I agree, but you must admit that safeinOhio Sep 2012 #22

Physically, yes glacierbay Sep 2012 #23

Shooting and killing another human being can also safeinOhio Sep 2012 #24

Yes it can. glacierbay Sep 2012 #25

Your case is the most common, I do not deny it. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #27

For me, getting jumped by 5 guys safeinOhio Sep 2012 #30

The IQ of most criminals glacierbay Sep 2012 #32

Modify that to: They don't become street criminals. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #34

Jumped by five guys I would start shooting. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #35

I solved that risk years ago. safeinOhio Sep 2012 #38

This Trunk Monkey Sep 2012 #39

Indeed, avoidance is the best defense. GreenStormCloud Sep 2012 #40

Ditto. Remmah2 Sep 2012 #41

Seems pretty straightforward 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #42