Reply #123: but, but, but....

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"whoever advocated for the rights of physical abusers to be armed against their victims"

people on this board do that every fucking day, when they complain that as long as someone is not a criminal (and one must have been CONVICTED of a crime to be a criminal, right?) they should be allowed unfettered access to guns. my ex was never convicted of a crime, and i was lucky enough to have the wherewithal and the help to get out before he hurt me, but if he had owned a gun he could very well have killed me with it, instead of just calling me a cunt and a bitch and throwing his drink at me.

but oh well, if he had done so, some sick fuck would have posted it here and said, "oh, poor silly her, she must have been afraid of guns, she should have had her own and killed him first."

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and BTW, I am not afraid of guns, i have never been afraid of guns, i am a damn good shot for the little official training i have had. what i AM afraid of is a gun in the hands of the average everyday ASSHOLE--whether they are a criminal, a gun nut, an anti-gunner or jo blow. i have lived alone for years, with a dog and no gun and felt perfectly safe. i didn't run out and buy a gun when i left that asshole. if he's determined to shoot me, he will lay in wait and do it from a distance, coward that he is--owning my own gun and carrying it around with me would not prevent this from happening.
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