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4. During the northridge quake we packed as much stuff as we could into my

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Thu Jan 24, 2013, 07:43 PM

Jan 2013

car and drove to a friends house since our place was tagged as uninhabitable. My car was a soft top convertible and at night I caught three guys, one with a knife trying to cut out the back window and steal our stuff. I yelled and chased them away. After a couple blocks I returned to my car and my boyfriend (now my hubby) asked me what I was doing chasing a bunch of thieves down a dark alley all by myself. What? It worked for Han Solo...

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Biden to doomsday preppers: Shotguns are better than AR-15s in earthquakes [View all] Playinghardball Jan 2013 OP

Neither is the right choice for Giant Asteroid Impacts ThoughtCriminal Jan 2013 #1

Finally a disaster I'm well armed against! Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #6

Rifles are for shooting something far away from you Bandit Jan 2013 #2

Rifles are for hunting: animals, or humans. They are for snipers aka murderers. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #15

The people who want high capacity, high powered weapons are just a little off kilter. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #3

During the northridge quake we packed as much stuff as we could into my abelenkpe Jan 2013 #4

I grew up in Northridge nick of time Jan 2013 #9

Wow! abelenkpe Jan 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author nick of time Jan 2013 #20

which is more effective for the zombie apocalypse? 0rganism Jan 2013 #5

The Only Weapon You Will EVER Need ThoughtCriminal Jan 2013 #7

Adam West likes your style! backscatter712 Jan 2013 #31

In an earthquake sarisataka Jan 2013 #8

Do any other people think "how can I kill someone after a natural disaster"? muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #10

You'd best start thinking about how you'll survive the zombie apocalypse. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #11

I'll stick with a lawnmower muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #29

Have you played Plants vs. Zombies? You might like it. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #37

I do think crime goes up after a natural disaster. Travis_0004 Jan 2013 #13

It'd be interesting to see some American and non-American stats on it muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #28

Hell, I went through Northridge and I never do. I was too busy fretting about how I was kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #16

He's right, of course Politicub Jan 2013 #12

Hollywood myth 273.9 sarisataka Jan 2013 #19

Well okay then Politicub Jan 2013 #24

No worries sarisataka Jan 2013 #38

He is wrong, of course, as are you ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #32

You have no idea what you're talking about Politicub Jan 2013 #33

A while back I posted photos of test shots that demonstrated that you are quite wrong ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #34

ProgressiveProfessor knows more about this than you. ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #35

"a double-barreled shotgun"? Naw, a slide action. trof Jan 2013 #14

Well, of course. that's what Mad Max had. Fla_Democrat Jan 2013 #17

I'll trade my AR-15 for a shotgun, no problem NickB79 Jan 2013 #21

Uh oh lancer78 Jan 2013 #27

If AR-15's and high capacity magazines are these powerful death machines madville Jan 2013 #22

Perhaps he should urge National Gaurd to deploy to disaster areas with Dbl Barrel shotguns... OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #23

A shotgun is deadly at very close range, AR's have more reach NightWatcher Jan 2013 #25

False. Deep13 Jan 2013 #26

Admittedly I'm not in earthquake country LiberalElite Jan 2013 #30

Joe, you're free to have your double-barreled shotgun, but I'll keep my AR15. aikoaiko Jan 2013 #36

Joe never fails to kick ass! Odin2005 Jan 2013 #39

Another Vice Presidential endorsement of shotguns ... lpbk2713 Jan 2013 #40

But where does he stand on hunting wascally wabbits? NickB79 Jan 2013 #41