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10. Say whut! An individual's right to keep and bear arms for self-defense is a "sociological premise"?

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 04:44 PM

Dec 2012

Would you want to stand up in any labor union group and say that?

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The self defense myth. [View all] Flabbergasted Dec 2012 OP

Kick Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #1

Just fire the gun in the air and it will scare off 99% of burglers davidn3600 Dec 2012 #3

That is both dangerous and illegal as hell hack89 Dec 2012 #4

Happened here in July, 2011 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #6

what goes up must come down melm00se Dec 2012 #5

Whoosh. Nt Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #13

I read and understood your OP hack89 Dec 2012 #14

Makes sense and ban spare tires at the same time. nt jody Dec 2012 #7

Op is a sociological premise not an anti-gun position. Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #9

I've given your reply a lot of thought. Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #16

I agree. gulliver Dec 2012 #8