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Hoyt

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9. Truthfully, women probably have more reason to have a gun than men.

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 13, 2014, 11:56 AM

Nov 2014

Besides, I'm really not fanatically against someone having a gun or two AT HOME for defense and hunting. I am against the yahoos who buy multiple lethal weapons, promote gunz, introduce their kids to the cult early on, strap them on to go to the store, practice shooting targets that resemble people, are into gunz because they are afraid of minorities (the main reason gunz have proliferated in this country), etc. There are plenty of ways to defend yourself without a gun.

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I was wrong about the Second Amendment: Why my view of guns totally changed [View all] demmiblue Nov 2014 OP

Unfortunately, gunners believe Noah is just price we must pay so yahoos can keep their gunz. Hoyt Nov 2014 #1

I guess rape and assault are the price to be paid for your fear of guns. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #3

Weak sauce. Darb Nov 2014 #7

Truthfully, women probably have more reason to have a gun than men. Hoyt Nov 2014 #9

" There are plenty of ways to defend yourself without a gun" - I'm rather fond of martial arts Veilex Nov 2014 #19

Martial arts doesnt help everybody Travis_0004 Nov 2014 #25

Good for you. I'm disable and can't walk 10 feet, let Flatulo Nov 2014 #33

Women are not well served by having guns knightmaar Nov 2014 #20

I definitely agree with that. Hoyt Nov 2014 #22

In other words, sanity! mountain grammy Nov 2014 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author hack89 Nov 2014 #12

Well, let's look at what actually happens. jeff47 Nov 2014 #23

A patriarchal culture facilitates rape. Better to devalue patriarchy than value guns. nt valerief Nov 2014 #26

Gee have gun no rape. Well maybe we need to upaloopa Nov 2014 #30

Without very intense training, a gun in a purse isn't much "protection" against a random rapist. hunter Nov 2014 #32

Correct alcibiades_mystery Nov 2014 #4

The 2A is not the problem as it still allows strict gun control hack89 Nov 2014 #2

What are your thoughts about Peruta? badtoworse Nov 2014 #6

I'll tell you my thoughts, Darb Nov 2014 #8

What an erudite response. badtoworse Nov 2014 #14

Good ruling. Concealed carry will still be strictly regulated hack89 Nov 2014 #15

I agree. badtoworse Nov 2014 #16

Shhh... sarisataka Nov 2014 #17

Truth to insanity. 99Forever Nov 2014 #5

Amen....n/t Hepburn Nov 2014 #13

+1 Johonny Nov 2014 #18

Yes. mountain grammy Nov 2014 #31

But, but, but .... Scuba Nov 2014 #10

K&r abelenkpe Nov 2014 #11

This topic always makes me think of these two songs Veilex Nov 2014 #21

A Quaker who doesn't like guns. Indydem Nov 2014 #24

Ignoring the first half of a Constitutional Amendment... yallerdawg Nov 2014 #27

Moi aussi. Deny and Shred Nov 2014 #34

Waiting for the gungeon's arrival. upaloopa Nov 2014 #28