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Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
44. English? Do you speak it?
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 02:52 AM
Jan 2013

Negligence has a specific meaning, none of the things you mentioned are negligent.

And you still didn't answer my question, would the woman's brother not have had his head blown apart if the gun had not been there?

I don't know what it is about guns that makes people post stupid stuff but you are defending against a completely different point than the one I'm making.

My guess is that's because you have no defense against the point I'm making.

Apparently you hate guns. Do you believe they create crime? nt jody Jan 2013 #1
they certainly facilitate it. spanone Jan 2013 #2
OK but what guns do you hate and why? nt jody Jan 2013 #4
What guns do you love and why? neverforget Jan 2013 #12
And they can prevent it ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #6
Sure they can, but I'm betting they enable as many, if not more, than they stop. nt white_wolf Jan 2013 #9
I think guns are capable of creating crime and in some cases they do Fumesucker Jan 2013 #3
OK but what guns do you hate and why? nt jody Jan 2013 #5
I don't hate any inanimate object and try not to hate anyone Fumesucker Jan 2013 #11
I think Berserker Jan 2013 #10
Rapists wear condoms? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #14
How else do they not leave DNA evidence? hack89 Jan 2013 #48
So condoms make negligent rape common? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #49
They makes it easier for those predisposed to rape or kill hack89 Jan 2013 #52
So the young woman was predisposed to kill her brother? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #57
I distinguish between crimes and accidents hack89 Jan 2013 #58
Negligent manslaughter carries no criminal penalties? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #59
And there are many things that can kill when used in a negligent manner. hack89 Jan 2013 #60
Nuclear weapons used negligently can kill Fumesucker Jan 2013 #61
Look at just accidental gun deaths hack89 Jan 2013 #62
You still are trying desperately to equate non negligent acts with negligent ones Fumesucker Jan 2013 #63
Is there such a thing as a non-negligent gun accident that kills someone? hack89 Jan 2013 #65
Negligent nuclear weapons use has never killed anyone Fumesucker Jan 2013 #66
The issue with nukes is not negligent use - it is malicious deliberate use. Just like with guns. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #67
I already pointed out that nuclear weapons have killed far fewer people than guns Fumesucker Jan 2013 #68
When a single gun can kill ten million people in a second let me know. hack89 Jan 2013 #69
Only a matter of degree and not of kind between guns and nukes Fumesucker Jan 2013 #70
It is very much a matter of kind hack89 Jan 2013 #71
Hand grenades are not crew served weapons and nukes don't have to be Fumesucker Jan 2013 #72
You will always pick a number that justifies draconian gun control laws hack89 Jan 2013 #73
And you will always pick a number that allows for casual mass slaughter Fumesucker Jan 2013 #74
Hand grenades are not protected by the 2A hack89 Jan 2013 #75
The Constitution does not mention "guns", it uses the more general term "arms" Fumesucker Jan 2013 #80
We have already discussed this hack89 Jan 2013 #81
Agree and the Heller opinion said: jody Jan 2013 #85
Condoms were invented to prevent unwanted pregnancy duhneece Jan 2013 #78
So you hate all guns? Of every kind? Because that lady killed her brother with one? How 'bout knives Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #19
If the gun wasn't there, would the young man now be dead of a gunshot wound inflicted by his sister? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #22
If the kitchen knives weren't there, would that teen's mother still be alive? Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #43
English? Do you speak it? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #44
NO doubt about that madokie Jan 2013 #47
How does a gun "create" crime? Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #50
Negligent manslaughter is not a crime? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #51
And you love 'em nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #7
That's a huge stretch. white_wolf Jan 2013 #8
I can infer anything I wish. OP author can reply or not. nt jody Jan 2013 #13
And the rest of us are free to point and laugh when you make a laughable inference Fumesucker Jan 2013 #16
At least readers know "3. I think guns are capable of creating crime". FBI reports for 2010 jody Jan 2013 #23
This is my rifle, this is my gun, this is for shooting, this is for fun Fumesucker Jan 2013 #24
Fumesucker OP linked guns with hunting. True I and others do use handguns for hunting but that's a jody Jan 2013 #26
I know that violence including gun crime has been declining steadily for some time now Fumesucker Jan 2013 #31
OK, we can concentrate on handguns since they are used in about 50% of murders. jody Jan 2013 #34
I'm reminded of an old Yakov Smirnoff joke Fumesucker Jan 2013 #40
LOL those who want to ban all firearms attack those who want no bans and vice versa. jody Jan 2013 #84
Heh! The gun coward rings in! madinmaryland Jan 2013 #15
Bullshit premise. Occulus Jan 2013 #17
Yes I know they create crime by making evil things possible, even glamorous in a sick way MightyMopar Jan 2013 #53
Looks like an NRA talking point to me. rrneck Jan 2013 #64
Why?? Wouldn't much depend on what they want to use them for? jmg257 Jan 2013 #18
Want to see pics of my penis? -..__... Jan 2013 #20
Please proceed, governor n/t Fumesucker Jan 2013 #25
Message deleted by the DU Administrators -..__... Jan 2013 #27
that's fucked up you'd post that man.... dionysus Jan 2013 #29
Relax... "man"... -..__... Jan 2013 #33
Well that POS got shown the door. JTFrog Jan 2013 #86
:) dionysus Jan 2013 #87
Mitt? Is that you? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #32
The magic underwear chaffs my shaft. -..__... Jan 2013 #35
You sure that's not caused by the pistols in your pockets? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #36
I'm generally opposed to "Mexican carry" for the obvious flaws... -..__... Jan 2013 #37
Well, in your case it wouldn't make all that much difference anyway Fumesucker Jan 2013 #39
Aim small... miss small. -..__... Jan 2013 #41
They must be afraid of getting gored by a buck, moose or wild hog! Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #21
Nonsense. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #28
WTF kind of guns are those? cliffordu Jan 2013 #30
Clearly a coward. Marinedem Jan 2013 #38
Don't worry , most won't even know or care who he is . former-republican Jan 2013 #42
No, a real coward bases it all in hunting. flvegan Jan 2013 #45
I've always said that if you want to impress with your hunting prowess, Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #46
I am stupider for having read this thread. Atman Jan 2013 #54
Very well said! nt Pholus Jan 2013 #55
I'm only replying because I want reply duhneece Jan 2013 #83
About 80% of gun owners don't hunt. N/T GreenStormCloud Jan 2013 #56
coward or worse samsingh Jan 2013 #76
I find hunting with high powered weapons to be cowardice too.. and-justice-for-all Jan 2013 #77
You and your fancy bows and arrows.. X_Digger Jan 2013 #79
How is it cowardly? nt ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #82
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