Why not a "conscience clause" for those opposed to guns, akin to pharmacists

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8. The teabagger argument is just more blame the victim twaddle

Only because it happens to support their position that people should be responsible for their own safety, i.e. own a gun.

Following their logic, you'd think they'd be against say, people living in areas prone to tornado activity. But they aren't saying that because you can't stop a tornado with a bullet.

It's amazing to me that anyone would essentially argue on behalf of a criminal by saying the victim didn't take the opportunity to defend themselves properly. But teabaggers aren't known for their empathy, or for being able to view others and their situations outside their own narrow frame of reference. Everything is simple black and white to them. (No wonder they loved Bush** so much.) If only life were really so predictable.

I'm not sure why anyone wants to live in a place where their security is down to how fast they can reach their gun and use it, but apparently some do. My guess is most of them have never actually had to defend themselves in that position.