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6. Wow, this is lame

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 12:00 PM

Jan 2013

Murder-Suicide.

Hanging out with someone you probably trust and getting killed by them and equating that somehow with the person carrying a gun to a soccer game.

Of course, no person did this - only guns hurt people (who is adam lanza and why did he kill those people? Who knows or cares, on DU we all know the guns were to blame so we don't talk about the perp).

Anti-gun folks on the left are like the anti-abortion folks on the right at times, no point in discussing things as their religion dictates their choices for them.

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Open Carry Gun-Toting Mom Shot Dead [View all] workinclasszero Jan 2013 OP

"I'm shocked at the whole thing," Fortna said. "I'm surprised she didn't defend herself." Brickbat Jan 2013 #1

Proof that guns don't . . . ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2013 #2

This happened three years ago. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #3

So that means it doesn't matter? Jakes Progress Jan 2013 #12

Well, I think it's disengeous to post a link suggesting this is a 'new' shooting. In typical Colmes msanthrope Jan 2013 #20

I think it is disingenuous to attack an OP with no point, Jakes Progress Jan 2013 #25

I think the OP should have stated when it happened obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #31

Because.......? Jakes Progress Jan 2013 #35

simply a petulant derailment of the larger point? LanternWaste Jan 2013 #16

Actually, as I've noted, this three year old shooting is far more relevant to current msanthrope Jan 2013 #22

Actually, you didn't not any such thing Jakes Progress Jan 2013 #26

I agree with you about the lawsuit obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #32

I didn't say it wasn't relevant--but I don't think bringing up a three-year old shooting without msanthrope Jan 2013 #34

But don't gun advocates claim... GaYellowDawg Jan 2013 #19

I don't know what gun advocates claim--I tend to ignore them. But I do think the focus on this msanthrope Jan 2013 #21

If you don't know what the gun debate is about Jakes Progress Jan 2013 #27

Sad for the kids alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #4

The thing about some of these gun nuts is that they fantasize about using their guns to stop the Erose999 Jan 2013 #5

Wow, this is lame The Straight Story Jan 2013 #6

Some gunners are stupid. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #11

I imagine that's a convenient way to minimize and trivilaize ... LanternWaste Jan 2013 #18

She wasn't carrying when she was shot FarCenter Jan 2013 #7

I wonder if she lived long enough to be thrilled by the fact that she died by the gun? Aristus Jan 2013 #8

Dated 10/8/2009 Remmah2 Jan 2013 #9

SEE THIS IS WHY WE NEED GUNS, TO PROECT OURSELFS FROM GUNS. IF ONLY SHE HAD A leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #10

Yeah. She needed more guns. Jakes Progress Jan 2013 #14

Maybe if the kids had guns, too, they might have been able to shoot the father . . . leveymg Jan 2013 #13

Losing all their spokespeople Tsiyu Jan 2013 #15

If only she's had a dozen Uzis or so - this never would have happened. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #17

This is so sad and it flies in the face of LaPierre's insane claim. rustydog Jan 2013 #23

It happened over 3 years ago, but the message still stands CakeGrrl Jan 2013 #24

Who had the biggest gun? Coyotl Jan 2013 #28

other similar stories ... napkinz Jan 2013 #29

This happened years ago obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #30

Another example of how a gun in the house is more likely to Live and Learn Jan 2013 #33