Gun Control & RKBA

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55. Firearms obviously can be misused for mass murder. ...

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 07:28 PM

Oct 2017

However that is just one side of the picture. Firearms can also be used for legitimate self defense and consequently often saves the lives or health of victims.

Of course there is large disagreement on how often this happens. In my family my mother successfully stopped a rapist who attacked her on a street with a handgun and my daughter deterred an intruder entering our home while a burglar alarm was sounding. In both cases no one was shot or injured. Such uses of firearms is rarely reported and consequently never shows up in statistics.

Fortunately I have never had to use a firearm for self defense and I hope I never do. Chances are I never will.

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Is this enough? 50+ dead, 200+ wounded. [View all] lastlib Oct 2017 OP

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2017 #1

Now the saying will be, "If only more people had been armed with automatic weapons, sinkingfeeling Oct 2017 #2

Oh...the good guys with guns were missing in action? nt DURHAM D Oct 2017 #4

Dunno about the state of Nevada, but here in WA, you can't carry into a sports, music or other venue AtheistCrusader Oct 2017 #15

Make sure to clean your shoes when you go. nt hack89 Oct 2017 #3

I think you are missing the irony of that comment. ThoughtCriminal Oct 2017 #17

I am not the one that is dancing hack89 Oct 2017 #18

Yep. You missed it. ThoughtCriminal Oct 2017 #19

ok. nt hack89 Oct 2017 #20

No get the red out Oct 2017 #5

No Throck Oct 2017 #6

Well, sarisataka Oct 2017 #7

This killer had fully automatic, machine gun military level weapons. mackdaddy Oct 2017 #8

Looked up "Bump fire" stock on youtube. These are a big problem. mackdaddy Oct 2017 #16

Agree, exactly why we need to enforce the 2nd and allow states to restrict guns to Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #26

Oh yes, the "well regulated militia" part of the Amendment. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #53

Do we know enough to address anything? krispos42 Oct 2017 #9

OK it's been a day and we know a bit more. flamin lib Oct 2017 #21

Seems we know quite a bit more. krispos42 Oct 2017 #22

Nice narration. flamin lib Oct 2017 #23

Why didn't we do that during Obamas first 2 years? Alea Oct 2017 #24

The gun vote just ain't that damn big an issue. flamin lib Oct 2017 #27

It can make a difference Lokilooney Oct 2017 #33

Yeah, tens of millions of voters are a "tiny sliver". krispos42 Oct 2017 #34

That's not what happened in Nevada tortoise1956 Oct 2017 #36

I agree with your first line, a nice narration, but yagotme Oct 2017 #25

It was a dark place to go into. krispos42 Oct 2017 #28

Okay. flamin lib Oct 2017 #32

I actually said the opposite. krispos42 Oct 2017 #35

what proportion rifle stock can be bump fired jimmy the one Oct 2017 #41

As far as the hunting rifle question, yagotme Oct 2017 #43

Sorry for the delay, but let's talk some more krispos42 Oct 2017 #44

thanks for the insight on bump firing jimmy the one Oct 2017 #47

A "match" Ruger 10-22, yagotme Oct 2017 #49

Thoughts and Prayers don't mean shit SCantiGOP Oct 2017 #10

Nice rant. Feel better? hack89 Oct 2017 #11

How about a national gun policy SCantiGOP Oct 2017 #12

"I am trashing this forum" Attitudes like that ensure meaningful gun control won't happen friendly_iconoclast Oct 2017 #13

So, legalize Silencers like Norway and France? AtheistCrusader Oct 2017 #14

I thought this opinion piece on WaPo ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #29

Good piece, but that URL doesn't work- here's one that does: friendly_iconoclast Oct 2017 #30

Thanks ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #31

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Gun Related Research Survey cmhfnd Oct 2017 #38

Tell us more about the entity conducting the survey noob. nt fleabiscuit Oct 2017 #39

Survey cmhfnd Oct 2017 #40

I completed the missouri survey, interesting, probing jimmy the one Oct 2017 #42

Thank you cmhfnd Oct 2017 #45

favor offered jimmy the one Oct 2017 #46

Greatly Appreciated! cmhfnd Oct 2017 #51

Done deal with the survey jimmy the one Oct 2017 #54

Did the survey. One concern though The Polack MSgt Oct 2017 #48

Thank you cmhfnd Oct 2017 #50

Ok, your reply actually... The Polack MSgt Oct 2017 #52

Firearms obviously can be misused for mass murder. ... spin Oct 2017 #55

Amen to that and from the rules for gun fighting/USMC... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2017 #56

Excellent advise. Also learn to practice situational awareness. ... spin Nov 2017 #57