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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-12-11 11:12 PM Original message |
Jumping the gun. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. Great post. K&R (n/t) |
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TPaine7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
2. +1,000,000 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:37 AM Response to Original message |
3. Deleted message |
Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. Nobody needs a gun. Not for self defense, not for hunting. Not for anything. |
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badtoworse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. How is need relevant? You don't need to be posting on this board. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I guess you didn't read the post. |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. So explain |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Newsflash: Guns don't make one safer, they put one more at risk. |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. So you got nothing. nt |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. When an attacker says "give me your wallet"... |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. What you just wrote |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #28 |
48. I may need practice at fiction, you're right. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Not if the little old lady pulls the trigger. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Women are perfectly capable of defending themselves and they are safer using |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Got a link to support that? nt |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. My Loving Wife is 5'5" tall and carries a concealed Colt.... |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
43. Wait a minute... |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 10:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
56. "safer using self defense techniques that . . .a gun". WRONG. try here |
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shadowrider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 08:24 AM Response to Reply #23 |
60. Self defense techniques?????????????????? Ask this 82 year old woman |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
65. That is why we strong advise PRACTICE with the gun. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. "Her sweet lil paws"? |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I was using redneck speak. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #26 |
45. Then I see two problems... |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 06:44 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. i was mimicking a guy saying a woman cant defend herself. You really should try READING the post. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 07:50 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. I must have misunderstood this whole thread, because I thought you were trying to make the argument |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #53 |
62. Yes, you did misunderstand. I made the argument women don't need guns to defend themselves nt |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. O'RLY? |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
47. Those were the 3 lucky ones. They made headlines. |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. According to various criminological surveys, self-defense outnumbers crime use of guns. n/t |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
63. Then I'm sure you can cite to incidents where that has happened, amiright? n/t |
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badtoworse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. People who lost their lives for lack of a means to defend themselves... |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Without lots of training, guns put one more at risk of ending up dead in an armed confrontation nt |
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badtoworse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Assuming you were dealing with an armed attacker,... |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Being armed not only puts me more at risk of getting shot with my own gun, it also puts me at risk |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. If you're that worried about it |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 06:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
44. You have some data to support this? n/t |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #20 |
64. Cite to evidence? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. You are free to speak for yourself, but not for me |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. If I need $50, Do I need to go rob a jewelry store? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. That is a choice for you and you alone to make |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. The correct answer is "NO" |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #22 |
41. Please tell that to the nearest muggers. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 06:49 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. Wouldn't you rather your kids play with knives? |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 07:04 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Why shouldn't they? |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #52 |
61. You didn't answer the question. |
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badtoworse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 01:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. For $50, a 7 11 or a gas station would probably be a better choice |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. That's not the right answer but at least I can now determine your not thinking critically. |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #21 |
40. Maybe you don't, but some people verifiably do. n/t |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 01:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Hyperbole |
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Lurks Often (505 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. Then please explain |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. Here's how... |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. And in other news: Correlation does not actually equal Causation! Non-film at 11. n/t |
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Lurks Often (505 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 10:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
54. Sorry |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
42. Very Authoritarian of you. |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
51. Except the facts don't back that up.. |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
33. So you think that if |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Assault weapon? You would be more believable if you knew what you were talking about. |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:35 AM Response to Reply #35 |
57. By the little I've heard on cable |
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DissedByBush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 08:02 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. It's about ignorance of guns |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Assault weapon |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 06:09 AM Response to Reply #38 |
58. I'll refer you to my |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #58 |
67. Sorry about the snark |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-14-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #38 |
66. Hey. I like that term. May I steal it? N/T |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. What percentage of the population habitually carries on a daily basis? |
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Glassunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
36. Nicely stated. |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
37. K&R! n/t |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-13-11 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
55. k and r |
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