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PBC_Democrat

(401 posts)
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 06:31 PM Nov 2023

Three Punks Allegedly Attempt a Midday Burglary -- FAFO

What was likely intended to be a quick smash-and-grab property crime turned into a nightmare for three Florida men last week when the homeowner defended the private property by opening fire on the intruders, authorities say.

Rather than walk away with someone else’s belongings and before they had the chance to potentially harm anyone, two of them were shot — one fatally. The third was quickly arrested

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Three Punks Allegedly Attempt a Midday Burglary -- FAFO (Original Post) PBC_Democrat Nov 2023 OP
Is this one of those "see how great guns are" type posts? Silent Type Nov 2023 #1
Oh c'mon...don't you wish you could be the guy... ret5hd Nov 2023 #2
I'm convinced gunners don't spend time arming up and training because they don't want to shoot someone. Silent Type Nov 2023 #3
I have a question: yagotme Nov 2023 #6
If you are arming up and training for urban warfare, need more than a 38 special or shotgun Silent Type Nov 2023 #9
OK, thanks for your opinion on that. Do you have a stance on training? nt yagotme Nov 2023 #10
Let's hear your reason for posting this gun love junk, first. Silent Type Nov 2023 #12
You brought up training. I asked how you felt about it. yagotme Nov 2023 #13
I feel like we need to restrict guns, particularly toting. As far as training goes, Silent Type Nov 2023 #14
"Restricting guns" covers a wide definition. yagotme Nov 2023 #17
Drop the pretense...why post gun-humping blood lusting bullshit? ret5hd Nov 2023 #19
Lotta adjectives there. Pretty negative ones, too. yagotme Nov 2023 #20
Always asking'...never answering. ret5hd Nov 2023 #21
You asked "Why post..." yagotme Nov 2023 #22
You are correct. My mistake. ret5hd Nov 2023 #23
NP nt yagotme Nov 2023 #24
However, it is reasonalble to assume from your gun love, you might well get excited about the feel of a barrel. Silent Type Nov 2023 #25
Now, you're putting words/thoughts of yours, and attributing them to me. yagotme Nov 2023 #27
How often do you oil your guns? Silent Type Nov 2023 #28
As needed. Like any other mechanism. yagotme Nov 2023 #31
That's just restriction for the sake of restriction TexasDem69 Nov 2023 #30
Less guns means less crime, if for no other reason than guns are the most sought after item in burglary. Silent Type Nov 2023 #32
Let's stop selling liquor. yagotme Nov 2023 #35
Everyone has heard that lame junk before. Besides, most gunners I've known were drunks. Silent Type Nov 2023 #36
A LOT of drunks are drivers, too. Cars and booze don't mix, either. What's lame about saving lives??? yagotme Nov 2023 #39
of course it is Skittles Nov 2023 #4
I guess this person shouldn't have defended the home? TexasDem69 Nov 2023 #5
plenty of people deal with crime without guns Skittles Nov 2023 #7
That doesn't answer the question even a little bit TexasDem69 Nov 2023 #8
When someone breaks into your house, there is a presumption you were protecting your life. If Silent Type Nov 2023 #11
The listed article is lacking in pertinent details. yagotme Nov 2023 #15
In my opinion, article would have mentioned they were armed or attacked home owner. Silent Type Nov 2023 #16
Article is kinda sketchy. yagotme Nov 2023 #18
Of course you wouldn't. Why post a sketchy article in the first place. The NRA has a site for posting gun love. Silent Type Nov 2023 #26
This board has a section to post about gun control and RKBA. yagotme Nov 2023 #29
Don't we still have the option to express a rebuttal opinion? Silent Type Nov 2023 #33
"Why post a sketchy article in the first place. The NRA has a site for posting gun love." yagotme Nov 2023 #34
From the current Party Platform: AndyS Nov 2023 #37
I agree with this: yagotme Nov 2023 #40
"Gun rights are a losing issue" TexasDem69 Nov 2023 #41
Arguing/passing laws restricting gun rights is a losing issue. yagotme Nov 2023 #42
It depends on whether you are a money grubbing Republican or not. AndyS Nov 2023 #43
Hmm. An internet survey from seven years ago TexasDem69 Nov 2023 #45
Look at the bottom of the top poll, for the "**" reading. yagotme Nov 2023 #46
The numbers are the same now and you know it. AndyS Nov 2023 #47
Good riddance The Mouth Nov 2023 #38
I hate it for em... Fla_Democrat Nov 2023 #44
Good thief dead thief The Mouth Nov 2023 #48

ret5hd

(21,309 posts)
2. Oh c'mon...don't you wish you could be the guy...
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 06:42 PM
Nov 2023

that gets to shoot somebody and get a pat on the back for doing it???

Silent Type

(6,145 posts)
3. I'm convinced gunners don't spend time arming up and training because they don't want to shoot someone.
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 06:54 PM
Nov 2023

Give ‘em a chance and they’ll shoot an unarmed teenager rummaging in the carport.

I do think once someone is in your house, they are a danger. But sounds like killing them wasn’t the only option here.

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
6. I have a question:
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 07:35 PM
Nov 2023

You bring up training, I wonder what your view is on it. I have seen anti-gunners on this site complain about gun owners "training to kill", then complain that gun owners don't train enough after an accidental shooting. Just wondered how you felt about that issue.

Silent Type

(6,145 posts)
9. If you are arming up and training for urban warfare, need more than a 38 special or shotgun
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 08:09 PM
Nov 2023

for HOME protection, etc., you should be under surveillance. Most public toters are scum like George Zimmerman and/or too paranoid/afraid to be trusted with lethal weapons.

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
13. You brought up training. I asked how you felt about it.
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 08:24 PM
Nov 2023

You responded with a post that had nothing to do about training. I asked again how you felt about training, and here we are. And, what gun love junk am I posting? That anti-gunners state 2 different opinions at 2 different times? Little hard to follow logic when that happens. Calls for policy change when 2 different views are presented at the same time makes things difficult. Just wanted to know how you felt about it. I guess I know, now.

Silent Type

(6,145 posts)
14. I feel like we need to restrict guns, particularly toting. As far as training goes,
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 08:30 PM
Nov 2023

if you are training with assault style rifles, hi cap mags, etc., you are no longer interested in self defense other than an excuse to use your lethal toys. And, gun supporters — again, particularly assault style weapons — are not interested in a better society.

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
17. "Restricting guns" covers a wide definition.
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 08:49 PM
Nov 2023

Restricting certain types, or all of them? And "toting isn't fully defined, either. Do you mean ALL firearms carry, or just open carry?

Training with other than an "assault weapon" is OK, then? Do you have a good description of an "assault weapon"? Many descriptions have been offered on this site, some, completely wrong. Just want to make sure we're on the same page.

What does supporting the 2d amendment, "gun supporters", have to do with a better society? No guns, no violence? That won't happen, and for more than one reason. There was violence in the world before guns, and would be long after you would get rid of them. Violence is currently committed without firearms, in case you need a cite.

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
20. Lotta adjectives there. Pretty negative ones, too.
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 09:05 PM
Nov 2023

I have not posted anything about having intercourse with firearms, nor the killing/injuring of multiple beings. You might want to take a chill pill, and breathe deep for a moment.

Silent Type

(6,145 posts)
25. However, it is reasonalble to assume from your gun love, you might well get excited about the feel of a barrel.
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 10:02 PM
Nov 2023

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
27. Now, you're putting words/thoughts of yours, and attributing them to me.
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 10:06 PM
Nov 2023

Transference, I believe it's called? And, when you assume...

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
31. As needed. Like any other mechanism.
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 10:16 PM
Nov 2023

Do you change the oil in your car? Oil bicycle chain? Clean microwave? I can ask silly questions, too. But, it just makes things sillier, doesn't it?

Silent Type

(6,145 posts)
32. Less guns means less crime, if for no other reason than guns are the most sought after item in burglary.
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 10:20 PM
Nov 2023

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
35. Let's stop selling liquor.
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 10:50 PM
Nov 2023

Less drunks means less DUI accidents/deaths. Sounds like a plan. Oh, wait...

Silent Type

(6,145 posts)
36. Everyone has heard that lame junk before. Besides, most gunners I've known were drunks.
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 10:56 PM
Nov 2023

even though booze and guns don’t mix.

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
39. A LOT of drunks are drivers, too. Cars and booze don't mix, either. What's lame about saving lives???
Mon Nov 6, 2023, 03:46 PM
Nov 2023

Sit outside a bar out in the suburbs/rural area. Nearly everyone there arrived by car. Betcha a lot drive themselves home, too.

We can do this all day.

 

TexasDem69

(2,317 posts)
8. That doesn't answer the question even a little bit
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 08:08 PM
Nov 2023

But thanks for playing I guess. That individual had every right to defend the home. Glad we have the 2d Amendment to the Constitution and it is a key platform for Democrats to defend.

Silent Type

(6,145 posts)
11. When someone breaks into your house, there is a presumption you were protecting your life. If
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 08:16 PM
Nov 2023

If there is evidence you shot them fleeing, especially if they were unarmed and did not attack you, then that presumption begins to weaken.

Too many innocent people shot on the front porch or front yard for me to play these “what ifs” with gunners.

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
15. The listed article is lacking in pertinent details.
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 08:40 PM
Nov 2023

Closest is near the bottom, where the word "inside" is used. No info on where, how, how many shots, etc. Might have to wait for a better source to determine. Being "under investigation", it may be awhile.

Silent Type

(6,145 posts)
26. Of course you wouldn't. Why post a sketchy article in the first place. The NRA has a site for posting gun love.
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 10:03 PM
Nov 2023

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
29. This board has a section to post about gun control and RKBA.
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 10:14 PM
Nov 2023

You're in it, in case you weren't aware. It's up to OP to decide to post it or not. If you don't like it, don't click on it, trash it, or report it. You DO have options here.

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
34. "Why post a sketchy article in the first place. The NRA has a site for posting gun love."
Sun Nov 5, 2023, 10:28 PM
Nov 2023

Of course. I was only answering the question you posted above. Did you forget that you asked it?

AndyS

(14,559 posts)
37. From the current Party Platform:
Mon Nov 6, 2023, 07:56 AM
Nov 2023
Ending the Epidemic of Gun Violence

Gun violence is a public health crisis in the United States. Over 100,000 people are shot and nearly 40,000 people die annually from guns—devastating countless families, friends, and communities. We can and will make gun violence a thing of the past. Addressing the gun violence crisis requires supporting evidence-based programs that prevent gun deaths from occurring in the first place, including by making mental health care more accessible and supporting suicide reduction initiatives, funding interventions to reduce homicides and gun violence in neighborhoods, and strengthening protections against domestic violence. Democrats will also ensure the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have sufficient resources to study gun violence as a public health issue, including the ongoing health care, mental health, economic, and social costs that can affect survivors and their families for years.

Democrats will enact universal background checks, end online sales of guns and ammunition, close dangerous loopholes that currently allow stalkers, abusive partners, and some individuals convicted of assault or battery to buy and possess firearms, and adequately fund the federal background check system. We will close the "Charleston loophole" and prevent individuals who have been convicted of hate crimes from possessing firearms. Democrats will ban the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high capacity magazines. We will incentivize states to enact licensing requirements for owning firearms and extreme risk protection order laws that allow courts to temporarily remove guns from the possession of those who are a danger to themselves or others. We will pass legislation requiring that guns be safely stored in homes. And Democrats believe that gun companies should be held responsible for their products, just like any other business, and will prioritize repealing the law that shields gun manufacturers from civil liability.


Gun rights are a losing issue. Get used to it.

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
40. I agree with this:
Mon Nov 6, 2023, 03:50 PM
Nov 2023
Gun rights are a losing issue. Get used to it.


Former Pres Clinton agreed with it, too.
 

TexasDem69

(2,317 posts)
41. "Gun rights are a losing issue"
Mon Nov 6, 2023, 06:30 PM
Nov 2023

For who? Certainly not gun owners or supporters of the Constitution. If anything, “gun rights” have strengthened and expanded over the last 30 years.

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
42. Arguing/passing laws restricting gun rights is a losing issue.
Mon Nov 6, 2023, 08:15 PM
Nov 2023

As per Pres. Clinton, upon the loss of the House after passing the 1994 AWB.

AndyS

(14,559 posts)
43. It depends on whether you are a money grubbing Republican or not.
Mon Nov 6, 2023, 08:31 PM
Nov 2023

Gun control a strong issue for anyone supporting the American People:



If, on the other hand, you're a Republican . . .



Almost all of this money comes from:
The NSSF
Gun Owners of America
The NRA
Almost none of this money is from membership, but from the gun makers filtered through these organizations.

If you want votes, go for gun control, if you want money with blood on it go Republican.

I know as much or more about the mythological 2nd as anyone and I'm here to tell you the 2nd isn't what you've been told by the NRA and NSSF

 

TexasDem69

(2,317 posts)
45. Hmm. An internet survey from seven years ago
Mon Nov 6, 2023, 08:45 PM
Nov 2023

Doesn’t seem like the sort of data point that justifies infringing on the individual right of the people to keep and bear arms.

yagotme

(3,816 posts)
46. Look at the bottom of the top poll, for the "**" reading.
Mon Nov 6, 2023, 09:31 PM
Nov 2023

I guess legality has no bearing on the answers.

AndyS

(14,559 posts)
47. The numbers are the same now and you know it.
Tue Nov 7, 2023, 06:33 AM
Nov 2023

However what you think is moot because you're simply wrong on this point.

Fla_Democrat

(2,567 posts)
44. I hate it for em...
Mon Nov 6, 2023, 08:35 PM
Nov 2023

but you know who wasn't shot around 2:10 PM on Friday? Over 300 million people who didn't break into someone's house.

I reckon there's a lesson in there, somewhere.







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