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In reply to the discussion: Woman shoots, kills her would-be rapist. [View all]Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)103. She prevented a legitimate rape from happening.
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My take at this point is that media report is very flakey so its not sure if that was even done.
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#68
9mm makes a through shot, penetrates wall, needs search warrant to dig for it.
GreenStormCloud
Nov 2012
#16
I don't think the number of guns is relevant (and that number is reasonably small), nor the knife
petronius
Nov 2012
#26
9mm Luger is a specific handgun from WW2 and is a historical collectable
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#60
I'm not suggesting anything. I'm trying to figure it out what happened, based on what we know.
Starboard Tack
Nov 2012
#98
To help her, the gun had to be instantly available, loaded, with a round in the chamber.
misschicken
Nov 2012
#14
I wondered about that also. Seems to me you would get the gun and then talk if you were going to
yellowcanine
Nov 2012
#128
I can think of two "Total Ban" gun controllers on DU. They're vocal, and unhinged.
Decoy of Fenris
Nov 2012
#35
As certain people seem to be inordinately opposed to civilians owning firearms...
a geek named Bob
Nov 2012
#43
and yet you are well-reasoned, and mercifully free of casting smears...
a geek named Bob
Nov 2012
#57
I agree that if a poster is ineligible to participate in U.S. elections and ineligible to be
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#104
It is interesting in a psychoanalytical way, while perfectly predictable.
Simo 1939_1940
Nov 2012
#39
This can't be possible. I caught "hell" from someone in a current meta thread
shadowrider
Nov 2012
#49
While it sounds a bit pat, do not underestimate criminal stupidity
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#67
"Given the quality of the reporting, its hard to know what to believe really happened."
yellowcanine
Nov 2012
#129
The poor quality of the reporting has nothing to do with the police keeping details private during
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#135
Well yes, which is one reason lawyers tell defendants to keep their mouths shut until trial.
yellowcanine
Nov 2012
#136
Not thousands, not hundreds, but only about 50 children accidentally killed per year.
GreenStormCloud
Nov 2012
#89
You are complaining about it, and claiming danger to thousands of kids.
GreenStormCloud
Nov 2012
#123
" as evidenced by the hundreds if not thousands of children accidentally killed each year"
4th law of robotics
Nov 2012
#109
You mean that you do not care about the suffering of the 2000 families that lost children to pools?
oneshooter
Nov 2012
#117
There is no issue here She protected herself from someone trying to do harm. Good for her.
hrmjustin
Nov 2012
#101
Unfortunately the media rarely follows up with a story on the investigation.
GreenStormCloud
Nov 2012
#132