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That's a tad of an overreaction. octothorpe Apr 2013 #1
Sometimes those people need to park close. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #13
Yeah, those are valid points... octothorpe Apr 2013 #19
I feel perfectly comfortable judging people who wave guns around in parking lots. n/t pnwmom Apr 2013 #65
Me too. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #94
Yeeeeaaaaaah, I think it's safe to say that clown has no business with a gun. Bake Apr 2013 #146
That's rare, in my experience. It's usu. someone who wants to park close... Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #140
The guy pulled up next to her to wave the gun, so clearly there was room to get around her Beaverhausen Apr 2013 #48
+1. n/t pnwmom Apr 2013 #69
And then he drove off as she called 911--so, yeah. she *wasn't* blocking him at all! nt tblue37 Apr 2013 #126
That is the question that I had. He could have simply drove around her car. I do that often at bluestate10 Apr 2013 #160
I've had this experience. I stop to wait for someone Beaverhausen Apr 2013 #161
We don't even know why she wanted that spot. Maybe the lot was very crowded. pnwmom Apr 2013 #75
That's me treestar Apr 2013 #87
Just another reason that guns need to be banned sandy78 Apr 2013 #117
+1 Liberal_in_LA Apr 2013 #156
Ironically, this is a pretty good reason for this woman to own a gun. Alva Goldbook Apr 2013 #2
when two people show up to an arguement with a gun mikeysnot Apr 2013 #3
I completely agree that this guy should lose his right to own a gun. Alva Goldbook Apr 2013 #36
And I completely disagree that she was being inconsiderate. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #45
I second that--he was too impatient and way over-reacting. nt raccoon Apr 2013 #100
Properly trained gun owners are "forced" to have more consideration for others? What? uppityperson Apr 2013 #57
What are you saying? That a properly trained gun owner wouldn't wait for a parking spot? pnwmom Apr 2013 #73
LOL proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #153
That's ridiculous gollygee Apr 2013 #91
What ...? etherealtruth Apr 2013 #118
Thank you Skinner. "Gun troll." uppityperson Apr 2013 #133
And I would like my alert privileges back! Moses2SandyKoufax Apr 2013 #134
Looks like alerter #1 mis-hit, should've been hide. uppityperson Apr 2013 #136
Really? It looks like a false-equivalency. n/t Moses2SandyKoufax Apr 2013 #137
She doesn't need to own a gun to know you can't use it to get a parking spot. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #5
A number of people wait outside stores to pick up someone coming out. Would he have pulled his gun freshwest Apr 2013 #144
Not sure I follow. AngryOldDem Apr 2013 #8
+1 Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #17
I refer you to post #36 (nt) Alva Goldbook Apr 2013 #37
Sorry -- more tortured reasoning. AngryOldDem Apr 2013 #51
I personally think he wanted the parking spot. NT juajen Apr 2013 #60
It does feel like there's some additional motivation at play besides just 'holding up traffic' Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2013 #68
That's my guess as well. AngryOldDem Apr 2013 #78
For RW gun losers, it's always someone else's fault. baldguy Apr 2013 #99
Yep, I bet you would have shot him center mass. Hoyt Apr 2013 #9
Do you gun nuts ever realize how stupid you sound? Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #14
No, it's a good reason for the hot-headed man NOT to fucking own a gun. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #15
I agree. Alva Goldbook Apr 2013 #38
From what I've seen gollygee Apr 2013 #92
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Apr 2013 #20
"She had the far superior weapon" Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #96
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Apr 2013 #98
+1 freshwest Apr 2013 #141
I doubt a gun would have helped at all in this situation... octothorpe Apr 2013 #21
If I didn't read it, I wouldn't billh58 Apr 2013 #28
Bill, this guy BROKE THE LAW. Alva Goldbook Apr 2013 #41
Blame the victim, billh58 Apr 2013 #42
I just blamed the guy who BROKE THE FREAKING LAW. Alva Goldbook Apr 2013 #44
Typical of an NRA billh58 Apr 2013 #46
Or if, she'd dressed appropriately, or smiled, or... I see a pattern here. freshwest Apr 2013 #142
Yet if she weren't so lazy and inconsiderate, he'd not been provoked. Can you read what you wrote? uppityperson Apr 2013 #61
You just blamed the victim, AGAIN. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #62
"If everyone was polite and courteous while driving we wouldn't have a problem with road rage" uppityperson Apr 2013 #63
This^ Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2013 #66
+1 gollygee Apr 2013 #93
Bye Alva. See ya next time. Hoyt Apr 2013 #159
In a perfect world, everyone would be polite and courteous on the road. raccoon Apr 2013 #101
And you defended him Progressive dog Apr 2013 #135
yes - this makes perfect sense. She should be waving hers in a "who's bigger" contest. yeah. n/t CincyDem Apr 2013 #30
I'm missing the part of your post where you support the premise in the subj line. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2013 #33
Another gun would have just made it more likely for someone to be shot. Marrah_G Apr 2013 #35
If she had shown a gun, he probably would have shot her in "self defense". appleannie1 Apr 2013 #54
So they could have a shoot out in the parking lot Politicalboi Apr 2013 #55
"But she shouldn't have been holding up traffic just to be lazy" Wow. You have "no doubt" she uppityperson Apr 2013 #58
drive like an asshole and protect yourself with a gun!!! Skittles Apr 2013 #59
The man drove up next to her, which proves she wasn't blocking him. n/t pnwmom Apr 2013 #67
Not unless you want to get involved in a showdown over a parking space. n/t pnwmom Apr 2013 #70
Oh boy… MrScorpio Apr 2013 #74
She Was Holding Up Traffic Just To Be Lazy?????? otohara Apr 2013 #88
Ironically, you're a dumbass who has been PPR'd RetroLounge Apr 2013 #124
Today, I alerted on one of its posts, and the jury voted to leave it 6-0. Moses2SandyKoufax Apr 2013 #128
Dickless had room to pull up alongside and then go around. TheMadMonk Apr 2013 #139
Look the solutionn is less guns not more and there is nothing ironic about it at all. upaloopa Apr 2013 #157
WAAAH. You're not paying any attention to me!! lpbk2713 Apr 2013 #4
Another responsible gun owner. Hoyt Apr 2013 #6
GMTA. nt truebluegreen Apr 2013 #83
Clearly... TeeYiYi Apr 2013 #7
If he had room to drive alongisde... AngryOldDem Apr 2013 #11
Yep. He could have just driven around her. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #16
Asshole Brandishing A Gun otohara Apr 2013 #50
This guy getting his guns confiscated would be a good news story jmowreader Apr 2013 #10
She wasn't blocking the road. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #18
You sound like you have a temper/anger issue also. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #22
He drove around her, proving she wasn't blocking him. n/t pnwmom Apr 2013 #77
Hmmm ... Trajan Apr 2013 #86
if i see someone just stopped Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #132
LOL! Best reply in the thread!! proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #154
She wasn't blocking. He drove up beside her to tblue37 Apr 2013 #158
I hate malls. HappyMe Apr 2013 #12
yes, because physical violence for bad behavior is a good idea. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #23
.... HappyMe Apr 2013 #25
I saw 2 women fighting in the grocery store parking lot years ago. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #31
A couple of years ago I saw 2 women HappyMe Apr 2013 #43
Me, too. When I must go to one, MineralMan Apr 2013 #24
Yup. If we absolutely have to go HappyMe Apr 2013 #27
Any day my cranky knee will allow, I do the same as you. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2013 #39
I hear that. I'm fortunate that I don't have MineralMan Apr 2013 #40
Women are safer from thiefs and perverts when they park up close. juajen Apr 2013 #64
I do the same, because I don't like backing out of tight spots. But... AngryOldDem Apr 2013 #81
I finally ended up with a disabled plate. I put it off as long as I could, and on a good day, I park freshwest Apr 2013 #145
So the man "drove up to her side of the vehicle"... ljm2002 Apr 2013 #26
Even if he had to wait 10 minutes, you don't threaten people's lives. It's a mall, not an ER. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #29
Exactly etherealtruth Apr 2013 #119
Once upon a time... CincyDem Apr 2013 #32
WWRD lpbk2713 Apr 2013 #47
Toss back a couple Oxy's and blame it on BHO ? CincyDem Apr 2013 #49
+1 nt Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #104
This is horrifying on so many levels. nt bunnies Apr 2013 #34
I saw this on sons of anarchy Doctor_J Apr 2013 #52
It is against the law to brandish a firearm. Criminals who do so should be prosecuted to the fullest AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #53
But sometimes CCW holders do shit like this. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #56
Enhance the punishment for all criminals who commit crimes with firearms. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #76
That's the whole crazy rationale for CCW. AngryOldDem Apr 2013 #85
If only that woman had a gun 99th_Monkey Apr 2013 #71
Another law-abiding, reasonsible, responsible, legal gun owner... 99Forever Apr 2013 #72
Yet another responsible gun owner. truebluegreen Apr 2013 #79
Gun love sigmasix Apr 2013 #80
Having to wait for a parking space is "inconsiderate"? War Horse Apr 2013 #82
There needs to be a way to dispense judgement immediately on the spot. LiberalFighter Apr 2013 #84
The plot thickens treestar Apr 2013 #89
Of course he said that. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #95
I would hope after he pulled the gun she moved and then called 911 still_one Apr 2013 #90
Well, it happened at Oak Park Mall. SheilaT Apr 2013 #97
Gun owners are babies itsrobert Apr 2013 #102
Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #103
"Piss off!!!"? itsrobert Apr 2013 #105
What right do you have to call ALL gun owners emotionally unstable?? darkangel218 Apr 2013 #107
The First Amendment itsrobert Apr 2013 #108
So you are okay with the first amedment, but not the second?? darkangel218 Apr 2013 #109
I am glad you calmed down itsrobert Apr 2013 #110
Im not your friend. darkangel218 Apr 2013 #111
"Exercise my right" itsrobert Apr 2013 #112
Anyone who gives a damn about their Constitutional rights. darkangel218 Apr 2013 #113
No, I only hear NRA apologist itsrobert Apr 2013 #114
The "right to remain silent"? darkangel218 Apr 2013 #116
Jury results on this post pintobean Apr 2013 #138
I'm sure there are all kinds of hypothetical magical reasons... sendero Apr 2013 #106
So pulling a gun on someone rather than driving around them is ok with you? Is that what you are say uppityperson Apr 2013 #115
Amazing, isn't it? 99Forever Apr 2013 #121
Pulling a gun.. sendero Apr 2013 #147
Since traffic wasn't blocked, not sure what your point is. uppityperson Apr 2013 #150
Did you miss reading the part .... etherealtruth Apr 2013 #120
Even if the gunnut couldn't get around her... 99Forever Apr 2013 #122
Of course it would etherealtruth Apr 2013 #123
Wasn't critisizing your response... 99Forever Apr 2013 #125
I am cantankerous this evening! etherealtruth Apr 2013 #129
Does any of that justify pointing a gun at her???? proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #130
Exercising his rights itsrobert Apr 2013 #149
He has the right to intimidate people? proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #151
I was not serious on that one itsrobert Apr 2013 #152
OH well then yeah, that explains why he pulled a gun. gollygee Apr 2013 #131
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There's nothing in the OP that indicates the parking spot is near the entrance pnwmom Apr 2013 #155
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This is a perfect example why many do not need to own guns and especially to have Thinkingabout Apr 2013 #143
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