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TeddyR

(2,493 posts)
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:05 PM Jul 2016

This is the type of senseless crime

Last edited Sat Jul 23, 2016, 03:48 PM - Edit history (1)

That doesn't make national news but that occurs entirely too often across this country. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/car-stolen-from-68-year-old-man-slain-after-pumping-gas-found-burned-in-dc/2016/07/22/dd030c2a-5024-11e6-aa14-e0c1087f7583_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-cards_mhp-card-local%3Ahomepage%2Fcard

A majority of these types of crimes are committed by people who either are convicted felons that should not have a gun or purchased their gun illegally. This criminal obviously wasn't dissuaded by DC's strict gun control laws and ban on public carry.

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This is the type of senseless crime (Original Post) TeddyR Jul 2016 OP
If he was dissuaded by laws.. virginia mountainman Jul 2016 #1
sacred 2ndA cow jimmy the one Jul 2016 #2
Creating your own story from someone else's words again... SQUEE Jul 2016 #4
UPDATE: 20 yo suspect in custody awaiting "extradition to the county" -- WaPO. Eleanors38 Jul 2016 #3
Convicted felons should not madville Jul 2016 #5
Disagree TeddyR Jul 2016 #6
They are still citizens madville Jul 2016 #8
IMHO only those convicted of violent crimes should be subject to... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2016 #7

jimmy the one

(2,717 posts)
2. sacred 2ndA cow
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 01:27 PM
Jul 2016

teddyR This criminal obviously wasn't dissuaded by DC's strict gun control laws and ban on public carry.

As if it would've done him any good. You've been watching too many rambo movies. A 68 yr old man isn't as able as a 24 yo young creep like that to snap fire a gun. Are you sure the 68 yo *didn't* have a gun? in glove compartment? rifle in trunk? what good would it have done?
Flash, gun owners carrying concealed get shot & killed too, esp when somebody intent on it gets the drop on them.
Perhaps the DC handgun ban would've prevented this murder, you never know.

teddyr: A majority of these types of crimes are committed by people who either are convicted felons that should not have a gun or purchased their gun illegally.

Toss in felon recidivists who've had their alleged gun rights restored, or passive criminals who haven't been detected as such, still importuning the sacred 2ndA cow.

SQUEE

(1,320 posts)
4. Creating your own story from someone else's words again...
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 12:25 PM
Jul 2016

"A 68 yr old man isn't as able as a 24 yo young creep like that to snap fire a gun. Are you sure the 68 yo *didn't* have a gun? in glove compartment? rifle in trunk? what good would it have done? "

The comment was on the criminals disregard of the current law, not for the 68 Yr old to be armed.


This criminal obviously wasn't dissuaded by DC's strict gun control laws and ban on public carry.

Do I need to break it down Barney style for you?
It is obvious that you wanted to attack the idea of self defense so badly you created an argument against what was clearly a different statement altogether. There's a word for that jimm-jimm.


madville

(7,457 posts)
5. Convicted felons should not
Sat Jul 30, 2016, 12:04 AM
Jul 2016

Have any of their Constitutional rights revoked, including the 2nd. If they are too dangerous to own a firearm shouldn't they still be incarcerated?

 

TeddyR

(2,493 posts)
6. Disagree
Sat Jul 30, 2016, 02:19 PM
Jul 2016

Why should a murderer, rapist or child molester get to own a firearm or vote for our leaders?

madville

(7,457 posts)
8. They are still citizens
Sat Jul 30, 2016, 11:35 PM
Jul 2016

And entitled to equal protections and rights described by the Constitution?

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts)
7. IMHO only those convicted of violent crimes should be subject to...
Sat Jul 30, 2016, 02:28 PM
Jul 2016

...specific rights revocations. Anyone charged and pending trial, the same regarding violent crimes.

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