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Eleanors38

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37. Is this the "legitimate rape" exception we've heard so much about lately?
Fri Dec 21, 2012, 01:47 PM
Dec 2012
Really? Go talk to some. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #1
I am one of the "some" darkangel218 Dec 2012 #6
Good for you. Your position shows good sense. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #12
I know 5 rape victims of various ages and none own a gun. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #15
Well, according to post #6, you just met another rape victim who does. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #24
I'm not the OP who stated 'cuz it will never happen' in reference to all rape victims. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #25
Actually, the phrase "a rape victim" was used in the OP. Not "all rape victims." AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #28
nice try, but we can read english just fine. nt Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #34
Read it again. "Themselves" is plural. I did not get that she was only refering sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #35
"Themselves" is both plural and singular depending upon how it is used. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #45
this is exactly like the BS about "assault" rifles and "semi" automatics... when you don't have a bettyellen Dec 2012 #58
No. It's plain English. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #80
As a rape "survivor"....I disagree...never owned a gun in my life. VanillaRhapsody Dec 2012 #2
Easy to do. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #3
Completely useless?? darkangel218 Dec 2012 #4
I really do sympathize, and I'm sorry for your ordeal. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #14
Self defense?? darkangel218 Dec 2012 #23
I understand. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #41
Poor little girls, Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #7
Yes, that's one possible outcome....of many. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #13
Yes. You are on the right track now. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #21
I wholeheartedly agree. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #65
You sound so absolutely positive that you are right. ... spin Dec 2012 #77
Good. points. And I agree. nt Speck Tater Dec 2012 #95
It's impractical for women to defend themselves with firearms? As reported a few months ago: AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #17
Yould be surprised how on guard and quik former victims are! darkangel218 Dec 2012 #26
I'm loath to say you're dead wrong, but the fact that you say Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #31
You are right there are alot of variables. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #36
Only if they are not willing to pull the trigger. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #50
Even the last one, of course, shows that even a 12-year-old girl can defend herself. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #56
This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #63
. Prometheus_unbound Dec 2012 #5
Oh, it was just her boyfriend that raped her? Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #9
Really Uncool and Quite Ridiculous HangOnKids Dec 2012 #59
Sure seems that way to me. Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #105
If the husband, boyfriend or relative atempts to RAPE darkangel218 Dec 2012 #10
The Poster Never Said Anything Of The Sort HangOnKids Dec 2012 #66
And the problem is what, exactly? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #19
Is this the "legitimate rape" exception we've heard so much about lately? Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #37
Right after being attacked! Rocky888 Dec 2012 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #18
You think so? Speck Tater Dec 2012 #38
I KNOW SO!! darkangel218 Dec 2012 #42
Be careful. Certainty can be fatal. nt. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #46
This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #47
Being tested under bizarre, unfamiliar conditions Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #43
And it's been explained repeatedly how that scenario was "fantasy" to use your favorite word. n/t PavePusher Dec 2012 #48
That was NOT a realistic test. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #75
Some people think your comment is an NRA talking point. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #62
Any pro RKBA post seems to be a bloody NRA " talking point " darkangel218 Dec 2012 #72
I was juror #3 on the jury that adjudicated an alert: NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #74
Apparently you post is being misinterpreted by some as meaning that all rape victims arm themselves. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #11
A poster in another forum here... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #16
I posted this OP as a reply to other posts who attack my right to defend myself. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #20
Sorry for wandering more than a little off on a tangent. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #69
Sometimes I find it hard to distinguish for myself the difference between a liberal and progressive. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #22
It's a very real division in the leftist community. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #68
Agreed. I think some Demos can remember: "Freedom of choice." Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #40
Demos? HangOnKids Dec 2012 #60
Just answerin'... Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #90
Done Talking To You El HangOnKids Dec 2012 #97
Some people have all the luck. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #101
This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Dec 2012 #104
While I'm sorry for what happened to you, how does this translate into allowing military grade villager Dec 2012 #27
It doesnt. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #30
Exactly. villager Dec 2012 #32
One of my hunting rifles is one of the ones some people want banned. PavePusher Dec 2012 #51
If you own it already, i would do nothing. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #53
How many hunting rifles do you have? There are some who want all rifles banned. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #55
I've been thru it twice, and I will never carry a gun again. Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #29
Thats your opinion and your right to do as you chose. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #33
not imposing it on anyone Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #39
Your perceived reality is not everyone elses reality. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #44
Please, please, please. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #49
This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #52
I'm sorry about your trauma. I'm trying to help because I care. nt Speck Tater Dec 2012 #57
By victimising me again and telling me my rape is a fantasy?? darkangel218 Dec 2012 #61
The Poster Never Said Your Rape Was Fantasy HangOnKids Dec 2012 #64
He said "don't confuse fantasy with reality. Especially not fantasy fueled by anger and fear." AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #89
the fantasy is that the gun would be used by, and not against her next time. bettyellen Dec 2012 #96
The Poster Was Talking About Her Fantasy About What She Would Have Done If She Had A Gun HangOnKids Dec 2012 #98
Your rape was NOT a fantasy. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #94
"Don't get a gun, get training in how to protect yourself." darkangel218 Dec 2012 #99
I'm done. Best of luck. nt Speck Tater Dec 2012 #100
never said they couldn't Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #79
You dont have the stats to prove it. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #81
Because a gun would somehow would have helped me? Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #54
Guns save lives every day!! even as a simple deterant! darkangel218 Dec 2012 #67
Ignorancen? Amedment? Deterant? HangOnKids Dec 2012 #73
Telling a rape victim that he is ignorant Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #86
Ignorance indeed. Enjoy life in your little bubble. Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #84
In my own lil SAFE bubble! darkangel218 Dec 2012 #88
Something about truer words never been spoken. Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #91
You don't have to convince me wryter2000 Dec 2012 #70
This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #71
Anybody can say anything on the Internet. 2ndAmForComputers Dec 2012 #76
This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #78
Enough people own firearms in this nation that the Constitution will not be changed. ... spin Dec 2012 #82
I'm a rape survivor thucythucy Dec 2012 #83
Over fifty years ago my wife used a gun to prevent her own rape. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #85
That's nice. Let's use rape survivors to muddy the waters about realistic gun control laws. Walk away Dec 2012 #87
Do you have any evidence that the OP is being 'used'? friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #92
nonsense. bowens43 Dec 2012 #93
"Try to convince a rape victim not to arm themselves" ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #102
no one is trying to take away Your guns. I read it on the internet. It must be true. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #103
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