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6. Even on the battlefield you shouldn't assume that

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 10:40 AM

Feb 2014

But, yes, the legal situation as regards use of deadly force in some states is horrifying. We really need to nationalize this, if the states won't do their jobs.

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You have a right to bear arms. [View all] Are_grits_groceries Feb 2014 OP

I like the Second Amendment because it gives rights to bears. shenmue Feb 2014 #1

Bear arms PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #2

the right to bare arms DrDan Feb 2014 #31

there should be a special appreciation thread for you warrprayer Feb 2014 #3

It is the Bush doctrine of preemptive war, operating at the individual level. nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #4

Is blood finally running in the streets? clffrdjk Feb 2014 #5

No. Homicide rates are 1/2 of what they were 20 years ago Recursion Feb 2014 #9

Homicide rates are not 1/3 of what they were 20 years ago Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2014 #27

how does that corollate with gun ownership? nt DeadEyeDyck Feb 2014 #35

Interesting that you picked 1992, since the UCR doesn't cover that year. X_Digger Feb 2014 #38

The table that I cited started with 1992 Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2014 #55

Sorry, that was a typo (nt) Recursion Feb 2014 #47

Actually, it almost is a 60% drop, 1993-2013. (see a couple posts up.) X_Digger Feb 2014 #49

Yes, the blood of children. jwirr Feb 2014 #17

Even on the battlefield you shouldn't assume that Recursion Feb 2014 #6

+1 Adrahil Feb 2014 #7

I like Washington's solution. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #18

I like it. NT Adrahil Feb 2014 #19

Sounds a lot like Texas law. oneshooter Feb 2014 #58

Of course you have a right to bear arms. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #8

Exactly. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #10

You are right on the money. proudretiredvet Feb 2014 #23

SYG is a qualified license to kill. All you need is to say geek tragedy Feb 2014 #11

at 2300 you kick in my front door littlewolf Feb 2014 #12

I love the internet tough guy talk. Makes me hot and horny! Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #14

However, the way the law has been used lately the victims have been innocent or children. How is jwirr Feb 2014 #16

Will We Be Reading About You? otohara Feb 2014 #24

Kick in my front door and your going to run into three big trained dogs. proudretiredvet Feb 2014 #25

LOL welcome to DU ... littlewolf Feb 2014 #40

a long time ago I worked at an answering service Skittles Feb 2014 #44

Cool fantasy world bro! XRubicon Feb 2014 #41

How will you hear the noise from your mom's basement? retread Feb 2014 #43

If I remember correctly before SYG laws we had the right to self-defense but in every case you had jwirr Feb 2014 #13

In many states, 'syg' just confers civil immunity where the person who used AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #20

Nobody wants to see my bare arms, they're kinda' hairy looking groundloop Feb 2014 #15

The day they signed SYG into law here in Florida, I just had a bad feeling. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #21

Nice gender slur. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2014 #29

That's a bomb I almost never drop. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #30

Nice dog whistle. You know, this emboldened slurring against women really makes DU suck. myrna minx Feb 2014 #36

I'm not here to get high fives. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #37

Well, Myrna, when it comes to gun control, you can say anything it seems. Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #50

Yep...even the C-word gets a pass, apparently. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #53

Play slash & burn in one woods, sets the forrest on fire. Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #54

Actually - when it comes to some folks' ideas about women, you can say anything, it seems. myrna minx Feb 2014 #56

Well this toter (and the ones I know in DU) don't use the expression... Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #57

Wow. A jury actually voted, 4-2, to keep this shitstain of a post. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #42

I clicked on this because I thought there would be a cute bear pic mathematic Feb 2014 #22

Ok, ok, ok............ raven mad Feb 2014 #34

Agreed! MrScorpio Feb 2014 #26

Oh, I thought that this would be about baring arms. Beacool Feb 2014 #28

oh wow Skittles Feb 2014 #45

Please don't arm the bears. H2O Man Feb 2014 #32

Why we love America sarisataka Feb 2014 #33

But, but, but... Contrary1 Feb 2014 #39

you forgot the threat of projectile popcorn, Contrary1 Skittles Feb 2014 #46

k&r one_voice Feb 2014 #48

Only if I do the Queen's wave! WhiteTara Feb 2014 #51

Bears should keep their arms. I have my own. nt Deep13 Feb 2014 #52