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In reply to the discussion: How do protective orders really help women? In light of today's mass shooting.. [View all]PavePusher
(15,374 posts)162. "anyone caught with one will be dealt with (legal or not). "
What exactly do you mean by that?
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How do protective orders really help women? In light of today's mass shooting.. [View all]
HipChick
Oct 2012
OP
Protective orders don't really protect! Protective orders allow the victims
TheDebbieDee
Oct 2012
#47
I doubt that your advice to get a firearm and a CC permit was ignored..........
TheDebbieDee
Oct 2012
#58
Stand your ground can be used in these cases, and should be without repercussions.
crunch60
Oct 2012
#234
with a legal gun allowed, no one in the world is safe to go about their 1st amendment rights.
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#3
Really? Wasn't he the Republican Mayor of NYC for a while? One of the 25 richest people in the US
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#39
Not at all...he is advocating for people to be able to defend themselves against violence
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#79
Take justice in my hands, or be shot dead along with 10 others? Hmmmm. Hard decision there.
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#113
get the legal guns out of the open, you then can stop an illegal gun from entering
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#117
obviously you don't read, you just bloviate...if no one can have an outside gun
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#121
a simple person cannot protect themselves against a mafia, it ludacrist to bring that up
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#123
you brought the mafia up. you said "if a gang member" the mafia is the gang, no?
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#125
As always(on scores of posts against me by gun fans) this is stereotyping which is wrong to do.
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#48
The police should never "collide" with the lawful, peaceful exercise of a Constitutional Right.
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#180
Depite your obsession with the NRA is quite clear, the rest is also relevant
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#92
How in the Nine Flaming Hells does police misconduct justify restricting Citizens' Rights?
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#177
restraining orders did not help nicole brown simpson, and did not help a woman who was murdered
niyad
Oct 2012
#6
I teach firearms to women for just this kind of thing, and for the foreseeable future firearms are
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#63
If you think a enraged and irrational individual will not act because all they have
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#80
Surely you can cite to stats, pre- and post-firearm development, that support your assertion. n/t
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#183
Tell that to a woman all bloodied and bruised from the fists that just pounded her into a pulp. n/t
Jamastiene
Oct 2012
#225
Or the 4 year old who was beaten to death 6 miles north of me the other week?
Jamastiene
Oct 2012
#229
Ultimately, the women, some of them, are facing situations where they will need to be armed.
krispos42
Oct 2012
#42
Govt. is not obligated to protect anyone unless they are in custody. Self-defense is a personal
jody
Oct 2012
#19
You truly think someone bent on violence will not use another weapon than a handgun?
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#82
What about those you would disarm who need firearms to protect themselves against
ProgressiveProfessor
Oct 2012
#95
A woman who has an RO against an abusive husband shouldn't have access to defensive weapons?
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#187
If he or she truly consider themselves "prey" (meaning they will do anything to survive), and
Hoyt
Oct 2012
#197
Sounds good and thanks. I did the ride along that with my father-in-law years ago.
Hoyt
Oct 2012
#132
Let's be fair. The point here is to cut down on the criminals who have a gun, and
Hoyt
Oct 2012
#134
Why don't you take a look at some of the posts I've made recently, Hoyt?
Decoy of Fenris
Oct 2012
#131
So that I have a little better feel for where you are coming from -- How do you feel about NRA?
Hoyt
Oct 2012
#135
I believe I've answered these questions from you before, or something similar.
Decoy of Fenris
Oct 2012
#139
If you think the Mississippi gun shop selling a Charlie Rangel assault rifle is just satire, we'd
Hoyt
Oct 2012
#142
I find it unfortunate you don't acknowledge the racism in the Mississippi gun store's promotion.
Hoyt
Oct 2012
#144
"legal guns stop the removal of illegal guns." You still haven't explained this.
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#202
anyone with a gun could shoot me for no reason at all,then claim self defense
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#216
Assuming the would-be victims are always the strongest and most violent people in our society
4th law of robotics
Oct 2012
#101
citizens can call 911 when attacked, and kindly tell the perp to please wait 15 min for the police
niyad
Oct 2012
#68
I understood you just fine. so do please tell me how a person is supposed to defend herself,
niyad
Oct 2012
#109
Rereading it after your post, I can see where I may have left that impression
hughee99
Oct 2012
#214
Why should someone end up in prison for exercising a Constitutional Right????
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#208
I'm not a fan of them. It's said that they actually make things worse!
progressivebydesign
Oct 2012
#74
the new law- all guns must remain inside a home. And better security nationwide, like
graham4anything
Oct 2012
#218
"I see the NRA crowd is here in full force, arguing as usual that the solution is more guns."
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#211
Protective orders do not help women. Be prepared, carry a gun. A man intent on killing
crunch60
Oct 2012
#235