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rdharma

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4. If it were legalized dueling, I'd be alright with that.

Reply to bigbrother05 (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 07:00 PM

Jul 2013

If two morons with guns want to shoot it out, that's fine with me as long as no innocent bystanders are endangered.

But the SYG "shoot first" laws are worse than that. They are actually "legalized murder" laws.

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SYG = legalized dueling? [View all] bigbrother05 Jul 2013 OP

It's not hard pipi_k Jul 2013 #1

The castle doctrine covers your home bigbrother05 Jul 2013 #3

This may come as a surprise to some, but SYG was applied onenote Jul 2013 #9

Self defense has always been an option, SYG has been pushed to avoid court bigbrother05 Jul 2013 #10

You are correct that the procedural aspects of SYG laws is new onenote Jul 2013 #11

If the case was "clearly self defense"... MicaelS Jul 2013 #12

Kind of the point, clearly justified probably wouldn't go to court bigbrother05 Jul 2013 #14

Never thought of Stand Your Ground like that ... Callmecrazy Jul 2013 #2

If it were legalized dueling, I'd be alright with that. rdharma Jul 2013 #4

It's the Wild West gollygee Jul 2013 #5

Just about, you feel "Reasonably" threatened? well.. jus bust a cap... uponit7771 Jul 2013 #6

witness snuffing = legalized murder SoCalDem Jul 2013 #7

You're on to something there customerserviceguy Jul 2013 #8

There was a comic about this a while ago ShadowLiberal Jul 2013 #13