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When Gun Advocates talk about Defensive Gun Use and support for Concealed Carry, please remember... (Original Post) stone space Feb 2016 OP
Please remember rjsquirrel Feb 2016 #1
... GGJohn Feb 2016 #3
White folks so boring they ain't worth a creative stereotype. Eleanors38 Feb 2016 #24
Apparently so. GGJohn Feb 2016 #25
Man TeddyR Feb 2016 #11
So because a CCer didn't intervene that invalidates CC? Apparently no cops intervened so Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #35
It's always all about you, isn't it "professor". eom. GGJohn Feb 2016 #2
Yes, meaning that the murder counts as a DGU in gunner statistics. stone space Feb 2016 #4
You keep calling it a murder, GGJohn Feb 2016 #5
I understand. You no doubt call it a Defensive Gun Use. We disagree. stone space Feb 2016 #7
You, no doubt, have no idea what I call it. eom. GGJohn Feb 2016 #10
I guess it does Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #6
You may call Zimmerman's murder of Trayvon a Defensive Gun Use, but others disagree. stone space Feb 2016 #9
Insisting over and over TeddyR Feb 2016 #12
Zimmerman's murder of Trayvon is every bit as much of a Defensive Gun Use as... stone space Feb 2016 #13
Thanks for making my point for me TeddyR Feb 2016 #14
had nothing to do with SYG either gejohnston Feb 2016 #16
was he found guilty of murder? Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #15
if some guy is getting his gejohnston Feb 2016 #17
He won't be answering for several weeks n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #18
Quelle Surprise!!! DonP Feb 2016 #19
Again? GGJohn Feb 2016 #20
Who had under 7 days in the pool? DonP Feb 2016 #21
I had 4 days, guess I was wrong. eom. GGJohn Feb 2016 #22
I actually thought he might last a little longer this time DonP Feb 2016 #23
again? Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #28
april? Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #29
He seems a little more shrill with each return. nt Hangingon Feb 2016 #30
yep, he deserved that hide Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #32
Yup, his set of hidden "family album" picture posts were all in a group just a couple weeks ago DonP Feb 2016 #31
Better safe than sorry...as for me and my family we'll continue to progressively carry. ileus Feb 2016 #8
Oh and as for your griping in GD, Einstein has two great quotes you: discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #26
Likewise, when anti-gun advocates talk about victims of gun violence, please remember... beevul Feb 2016 #27
Are you suggesting that because of Zimmerman others have no right to defend themselves? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #33
See the notes upthread discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #34
he might be able to Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #36
Dang... Puha Ekapi Feb 2016 #37
Naw, he's still performing over in the gun forum on Discussionist DonP Feb 2016 #38
 

rjsquirrel

(4,762 posts)
1. Please remember
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:07 AM
Feb 2016

last night's killings in Kalamazoo.

CCWs all over the place in Michigan, yet a middle aged white guy with a likely legal gun goes off his viagra and kills 7 innocent people in three locations before the cops -- yeah the cops, not some hero with a pocket cannon -- finally stopped him.

Funny when I saw his mugshot he looked like most of the gun nutters I have ever met. White, overweight, insecure, and inadequate ... and very, very angry.

GGJohn

(9,951 posts)
3. ...
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:10 AM
Feb 2016
Funny when I saw his mugshot he looked like most of the gun nutters I have ever met. White, overweight, insecure, and inadequate ... and very, very angry.


Yeah, sure dude, like we totally believe you.
 

TeddyR

(2,493 posts)
11. Man
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:33 AM
Feb 2016

You know ALL the facts about this shooting before they are even disclosed. You should offer your services to the police. And CCW "all over the place" - you even know who is carrying concealed!

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)
35. So because a CCer didn't intervene that invalidates CC? Apparently no cops intervened so
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 08:09 PM
Feb 2016

according to your rules where does that leave law enforcement?

GGJohn

(9,951 posts)
2. It's always all about you, isn't it "professor". eom.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:08 AM
Feb 2016

BTW, in the eyes of the law, Zimmerman isn't a murderer, he was acquitted, remember?

 

stone space

(6,498 posts)
4. Yes, meaning that the murder counts as a DGU in gunner statistics.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:19 AM
Feb 2016
BTW, in the eyes of the law, Zimmerman isn't a murderer, he was acquitted, remember?


2. It's always all about you, isn't it "professor". eom.


I was cited as a supporter of Concealed Carry here in this forum, was I not?

This calls into question claims of support for their positions made by gunner types.





 

stone space

(6,498 posts)
7. I understand. You no doubt call it a Defensive Gun Use. We disagree.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:25 AM
Feb 2016
You keep calling it a murder,

but in the eyes of the law, it wasn't.




 

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)
6. I guess it does
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:23 AM
Feb 2016

Since the court and a jury legally found it to be a defensive gun use. I tend to agree with our legal system. Welcome back from your latest vacation.

 

stone space

(6,498 posts)
9. You may call Zimmerman's murder of Trayvon a Defensive Gun Use, but others disagree.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:28 AM
Feb 2016
Since the court and a jury legally found it to be a defensive gun use. I tend to agree with our legal system.


And for folks who disagree, calling the murder a Defensive Gun Use is more of a reflection on your own credibility than it is a reflection of reality.

 

TeddyR

(2,493 posts)
12. Insisting over and over
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:39 AM
Feb 2016

That a guy who was acquitted is guilty of murder makes me question your grasp of reality. And that incident really has nothing to do with the 2d Amendment but instead turn on whether Florida's stand your ground law is a good law.

 

stone space

(6,498 posts)
13. Zimmerman's murder of Trayvon is every bit as much of a Defensive Gun Use as...
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:42 AM
Feb 2016

...I am a supporter of Concealed Carry.

One needs to read gunner claims with a critical eye.

They often run counter to reality.

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
16. had nothing to do with SYG either
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 11:59 AM
Feb 2016

since according to a couple of eye witnesses and forensics, there wasn't an ability to retreat.

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
17. if some guy is getting his
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 12:01 PM
Feb 2016

head bounced off the sidewalk by someone who is larger and stronger than him, What should he do?

 

DonP

(6,185 posts)
21. Who had under 7 days in the pool?
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:27 PM
Feb 2016

Gotta see if he ressurects himself on Discussionist.

IIRC, he was trying to play over there and kept getting suspended.

 

DonP

(6,185 posts)
23. I actually thought he might last a little longer this time
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:42 PM
Feb 2016

After that blast of 4 hides in just a few days over his "family album" pix, I thought he might try and temper things a bit and try to stay afloat.

But he came back as angry and ignorant as ever.

He's literally a caricature of a gun grabber and with his elaborate stories about himself as a "hero", I think he's likely a sock puppet of one of our banned folk.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,476 posts)
26. Oh and as for your griping in GD, Einstein has two great quotes you:
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 05:05 PM
Feb 2016

First:

"Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom."

Freedom would include the first amendment where I can quote from both someone you may respect, like Einstein, as well as some sources you don't. And, while I applaud your interest and your ability to choose to disagree, I'll pass on another quote from one of the greatest minds the world has ever known.









Second, have a raspberry:

 

beevul

(12,194 posts)
27. Likewise, when anti-gun advocates talk about victims of gun violence, please remember...
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 10:05 PM
Feb 2016

Likewise, when anti-gun advocates talk about victims of gun violence, please remember, that bloombergs groups counted the boston bombers as victims of gun violence, and none of the usual anti-gun mouthpieces so much as batted an eye.


Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)
33. Are you suggesting that because of Zimmerman others have no right to defend themselves?
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 08:07 PM
Feb 2016

Because if you are suggesting that it would be monumentally dumb.

 

DonP

(6,185 posts)
38. Naw, he's still performing over in the gun forum on Discussionist
Tue Feb 23, 2016, 09:34 PM
Feb 2016

At least until they ban him again too.

As ignorant and angry as ever.

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