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Malik Agar

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4. I've gone the NRA way...

Reply to Luminous Animal (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 01:04 AM

Jul 2013

I don't have any kids yet, but I've convinced my girlfriend to get her CC permit. If she was ever in danger, a 110 lb girl in heels has no chance to run away/fight back against a grown man.

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Stand your ground. I keep looking at this from a feminist perspective. [View all] Luminous Animal Jul 2013 OP

So, what tactics do you teach your child to use to protect themsleves Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #1

I've gone the NRA way... Malik Agar Jul 2013 #4

WHAT??? rustydog Jul 2013 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author LumosMaxima Jul 2013 #6

If I wait until they put a hand on me, I'm probably fucked. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2013 #35

Most victims know their attackers n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #3

Well over 50% of murder victims are also criminals. GreenStormCloud Jul 2013 #36

The odds aren't that you will be on top pummeling someone else making them fear for their life. dkf Jul 2013 #5

Guns don't make people safer. Guns make people less safe. Major Nikon Jul 2013 #18

Still, I want the option to be able to save my life if I need to. dkf Jul 2013 #19

What kind of society says I have no option but to be shot by a vigilante asshole for no reason? Major Nikon Jul 2013 #20

There was a reason. Trayvon was beating up Zimmerman. dkf Jul 2013 #21

I'm not going to argue this level of gun proliferate bullshit Major Nikon Jul 2013 #22

What difference does it make if its Z or me? I can't get up, he couldn't get up, we are both dkf Jul 2013 #23

... Major Nikon Jul 2013 #24

Ah a loop of non answers and avoidance of the question. dkf Jul 2013 #25

... Major Nikon Jul 2013 #26

No one should be forced to be a unwilling victim because of Z's actions. ileus Jul 2013 #27

Gun proliferate nonsense Major Nikon Jul 2013 #28

I'm sorry but defacto7 Jul 2013 #7

+1 Shankapotomus Jul 2013 #29

The difference between stand your ground and regular defense law BainsBane Jul 2013 #8

Will people please stop comparing this to the Alexander case! davidn3600 Jul 2013 #9

It certainly does have to do with SYG and defense law BainsBane Jul 2013 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #11

Here are some sources BainsBane Jul 2013 #14

Some stats that say SYG has actually HELPED African-Americans...at least in Florida. davidn3600 Jul 2013 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #13

Why then did the Office for Civil Rights BainsBane Jul 2013 #15

Your point about the sentencing for gun crimes in FL BainsBane Jul 2013 #16

Under the laws, Marissa Alexander was not acting in self-defense davidn3600 Jul 2013 #17

She admits she retreated to safety, got a gun, and then went back to confront her husband hack89 Jul 2013 #33

In Florida blacks in general have a lower conviction rate in SYG cases then whites hack89 Jul 2013 #32

I read that the first shot she fired Shankapotomus Jul 2013 #30

You are misinformed. GreenStormCloud Jul 2013 #31

No facts allowed! Lizzie Poppet Jul 2013 #34

stand your ground shows dead people generally make bad witnesses Johonny Jul 2013 #37