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Gun Control & RKBA

gejohnston

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5. start barking up the right tree

Reply to alp227 (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:52 PM

Dec 2012

and work with all of us in fixing the real issues.
I'm waiting in a Planned Parenthood waiting for my daughter to finish her exam, and some asshole comes in shooting or swinging a machete, neither me or the doc are vigilantes. We become attempted murder victims fighting back. If he sees our guns pointed at him and says "oh shit" and leaves, and I go looking for him instead of calling the cops, then I become a vigilante. See the difference?

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Call it like it is: The NRA types want a nation of George Zimmermans. [View all] alp227 Dec 2012 OP

given that Zimmerman hasn't gone to trial gejohnston Dec 2012 #1

You have several mistakes there. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #2

So should the gun control advocates just give up prevention efforts? alp227 Dec 2012 #3

Notice that rampage shooting are almost always in "gun-free" zones. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #4

Sigh. I guess guns=a necessary evil then. alp227 Dec 2012 #7

Once we deal with the root causes gejohnston Dec 2012 #8

Notice that the UK has a higher rate of violent crime. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #9

start barking up the right tree gejohnston Dec 2012 #5

NRA instructors run a lot of concealed carry classes in Florida. ... spin Dec 2012 #6

...complete with racism. lastlib Dec 2012 #10

Yes, let's militarize our schools... ellisonz Dec 2012 #11

That's becasue the NRA is composed of racist old white gun nuts that want to kill minorities jpak Dec 2012 #12