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applegrove

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5. Not only that but there were so many men who were open carrying

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Sat Jul 9, 2016, 01:23 AM

Jul 2016

yesterday night in Dallas, who all started running away when the shooting started like all the other protesters (as well they should), that the police had reports of a dozen different shooters. Very well may have caused some more casualties with all that confusion. We were warned that a 'good guy with a gun' would just lead to more chaos and indeed it looks like it did.

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The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun ... [View all] Kablooie Jul 2016 OP

How did the bad guy become wounded and holed up in a standoff? Nt jmg257 Jul 2016 #1

Well it started with picking off 10 cops. morningfog Jul 2016 #2

Good point Warpy Jul 2016 #3

Not really. Straw Man Jul 2016 #11

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is legislation. Initech Jul 2016 #4

if they are a truly determined bad guy legislation probably won't stop them AntiBank Jul 2016 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #8

If guns were illegal, they'd be very, very expensive. Marr Jul 2016 #9

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #10

Not only that but there were so many men who were open carrying applegrove Jul 2016 #5

Chaos...that is right. But you are thinking logically. rusty quoin Jul 2016 #7