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In reply to the discussion: Stop Lying to yourself About Being That “Good Guy With A Gun” by STEVE MARMEL [View all]Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)165. Well, we are going over the same territory here.
I have no problem with an armed citizenry, I'm comfortable with it. Most of the homicides committed in this country are carried out by repeat feons, and the incidents of mass muder (as commonly defined) are exceedingly rare. Efforts should address those problems directly, and not through regulatory measures which quite frankly rely on prohibition as a bottom line. I noticed since CT an increasing number of journalists who are seeing the futility of ban efforts, categorizing them as a slap back at a culture they fear and loathe -- an impractical as well as a wholly misdirected approach.
On edit: The June, 2013 issue of Harper's has a cover story by Dan Baum, "Build Your Own AR-15: The Gun Congress Can't Ban." Beyond the tecky aspects of this modular weapon, Baum discusses the points I made about the futility of bans and what those efforts mean. Saw into today on a kiosk changing flights.
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Stop Lying to yourself About Being That “Good Guy With A Gun” by STEVE MARMEL [View all]
BainsBane
Jun 2013
OP
Is there any correlation between the unstable gun vigilante that you are imagining
Bazinga
Jun 2013
#37
Of course not. It's the sort of bigoted stereotype that would get a poster banned...
Lizzie Poppet
Jun 2013
#59
"Not much point in trolling a forum if you don't find it amusing" You would certainly know!
rdharma
Jun 2013
#100
A crucial distinction which pro-gun militants constantly, deliberately ignore. (nt)
Paladin
Jun 2013
#153
It's true that only a fraction of mental illness is diagnosed, usually estimated bbetween 25-35 %
HereSince1628
Jun 2013
#142
The classic "I won't pick up that dirty gun, but I'll pay someone else to do it for me" routine.
geckosfeet
Jun 2013
#3
Shows how much you know about Chess. Most would call it Stalemate, mate.
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2013
#125
And what "preconceived notions and fears" spur you to strap on a gun or two before venturing out.
Hoyt
Jun 2013
#13
That's true our founding fathers who owned slaves also took land from Native Americans by
Hoyt
Jun 2013
#46
I have probably had mor background checks in the last 10 years than you ever will.
geckosfeet
Jun 2013
#120
But the harsh truth is, the police don't have a gun in order to protect *you*
Recursion
Jun 2013
#77
Some yahoo toter who shoots targets that resemble humans is not a better bet than the police.
Hoyt
Jun 2013
#16
Which balances out the constant underestimations the gun militancy movement puts out. (nt)
Paladin
Jun 2013
#80
Kooky? You pay someone else to your dirty work. I call that a bargain with the devil.
geckosfeet
Jun 2013
#10
My son, who is a prosecutor, is in a trial now prosecuting a vigilante. I won't say where
CTyankee
Jun 2013
#36
"new phase" is hardening resistance to prohibition & the culture war it engenders.
Eleanors38
Jun 2013
#75
Gun show attendance and purchases do not equal evolution. To the contrary. (nt)
Paladin
Jun 2013
#82
I don't know the answer to your question. My son is no doubt very current on the law
CTyankee
Jun 2013
#91
I don't understand what CN stands for. And where do you get the 80 million+ figure for
CTyankee
Jun 2013
#109
well, you can't discount the amount of publicity the NRA has focused on this issue since the
CTyankee
Jun 2013
#111
First of all, many people regarded the Heller decision to be shocking and extreme. But
CTyankee
Jun 2013
#151
I realize this is the prevailing interpretation at this time, but it wasn't the case always.
CTyankee
Jun 2013
#159
What evidence do you have that most homicides are committed by repeat felons?
BainsBane
Jun 2013
#169
Mostly I see it online and not just on DU. But certainly, we have very liberal, progressive
CTyankee
Jun 2013
#149
Some of us don't live within a few minutes of a fully staffed and responsive police department...
Pelican
Jun 2013
#50
Oaky, you need defense cause there is no police department within a few minutes
Progressive dog
Jun 2013
#63
If you want to play the correct nomenclature game -- common among gun cultists -- it's GOPstopper.
Hoyt
Jun 2013
#21
Guess what, this is not a war zone. And, guns are not only way to defend yourself or
Hoyt
Jun 2013
#51
I cracked up watching Blazing Saddles too, although some of the language was a little much.
Hoyt
Jun 2013
#81
That's it. One of the funniest comedy scenes I've seen. Of course, I'm much older now.
Hoyt
Jun 2013
#84
And 99.9% of the time they WILL use a gun, it is to protect themselves from a family member or
cbdo2007
Jun 2013
#43
There are about 200-250 cases of justified homicide by civilians per year with guns
MillennialDem
Jun 2013
#52
No one was disputing that domestic violence increased acts of gun violence in the home.
Just Saying
Jun 2013
#158
Yet another screed by someone jealous of those who prevented crime by using a gun?
derby378
Jun 2013
#116
When there was a shooting in my office building a couple of a months ago, I can honestly say that...
Tommy_Carcetti
Jun 2013
#172