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In reply to the discussion: "Attempted Robbery Near Goudy School Turns Fatal When Victim Shoots Robber" [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)45. Thats an opinion, and one not very well grounded in reality.
All well and good, but your side recklessly puts me in danger.
Nonsense. I'll buy your assessment of the "danger" and your concern about it, just as soon as I see your membership cards for every org that services an issue that kills more.
I want nothing to do with guns, but I can't prevent you morons from accidentally shooting me.
Sure you can. Move to a nation that bans them, instead of protecting the right to own them constitutionally.
What you're not saying, is that making your own decisions isn't enough for you, you want to make ours too.
Fuck.That.
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DonP
Apr 2016
OP
There is no "(alleged) relative infrequency" it is a mathematical infrequency. Cannot be argued.
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#12
I'm not sure what you mean by "recruiting stations"? Military? But would I volunteer to
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#19
Armor (as in armored vehicles). If they'd let this old girl in at this point.
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#21
Easy, if the muppet refuses to come out, leave but throw a GPS on their car and figure out their
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#25
Funny how somebody claiming to be progressive loves the idea of a police state so much
DonP
Apr 2016
#37
Nah, I just rely on not being perpetually scared my whole life. I feel bad for children of gunners
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#38
Not even sure if you're saying I go to gun control meetings and mock me for that, or if you're
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#40
1. Defensive gun use has never been falsifiably studied and 2. It doesn't include
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#34
Few deny that some guns are used in self defense. The problem is more people die from gun
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#13
You could do a scientific study. It would be costly, but it could be done. I also never said the CDC
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#17
If you want to go by justified gun uses, you're going to pull your gun regardless of whether
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#29
I think if you sweeten the pot with a money for participation in the study you're
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#31
If you have to justifiably pull a gun, you should do it. It might cut down on the
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#35