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Jeneral2885 (598 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 08:07 AM Original message |
So what's so great about the right to bear arms |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. Actually I think its better to |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 10:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Took me a second |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. I tried that |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
2. Self-defense is a personal responsibility. I respect your decision to surrender to criminals or bear |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 08:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. oh Grasshopper.... |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. Gun's are like police until people realize that both are only good after something bad |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 10:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Stopping the event |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. So because you got lucky that 1) the mugger wasn't armed with a gun pointed at you and |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Who said that. A gun simply gives you options. |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. No I didn't say it was impossible what I said was guns aren't always |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Ok then. I misunderstood. |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Glad to clear that up, I am not anti gun I just try to have more then 1 option |
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Callisto32 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. GTFO is always the best option. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. The Way of the Running Foot is one of the most useful of all martial arts. (n/t) |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
35. I said was guns aren't always the answer |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Simple solution: Situational Awareness |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. You are partially correct |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'm guessing it's like having too much money: you have "options". |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
6. Lesson from history: Adolf Hitler's use of firearms registration |
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safeinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Article from the NRA magazine |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
7. Actually you got it backwards. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
8. Civil rights if nothing else |
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jeepnstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. If that works for you, great. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Also Tazer will replace it for free if you lose it in a self defense situation. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
11. not very many people own either |
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Flyboy_451 (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Actually you can own an M4 |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
21. The best argument about the 2nd amendment was on Rachel last night. |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. For some unknown reason these fringe second amendment freaks think that |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
26. police are armed with the same thing |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
27. It might be the reason we have the oldest written Constitution ... |
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Jeneral2885 (598 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. and so |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Well we might find out if we repealed the Second Amendment .. |
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Jeneral2885 (598 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 04:30 AM Response to Reply #31 |
39. and that may be good |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 04:44 PM Response to Reply #27 |
37. There y'see. Now I'm learning something. Cool. nt |
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Jeneral2885 (598 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
28. *police |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
29. Very few citizens own fully automatic weapons, many police departments do ... |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
32. What are you talking about? M16's and M4's are *ONLY* available to the police (and military) |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
36. The M4 is a small caliber....unless |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
38. I don't live my life according to the philosophy that there's a boogeyman around every corner |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 12:46 AM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Agreed... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
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DissedByBush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
41. There wasn't someone with a gun at that scene at that time |
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Francis Marion (188 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-15-11 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
42. Why not use language precisely. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
44. Cluck cluck, gibber gibber, my old man's a mushroom, etc. |
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