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Miles Archer

(23,419 posts) Tue Oct 6, 2015, 03:48 PM Oct 2015

Ben Carson: 'Body With Bullet Holes' Preferable to Gun Control [View all]

Ben Carson: 'Body With Bullet Holes' Preferable to Gun Control

If you're ever the victim of a gunshot wound, surely you'd rather have a highly successful surgeon like Ben Carson working to save your life than a writer like me.

But when it comes to preventing bodies from being riddled with bullets in the first place, trust me when I say you don't want Carson anywhere near the policy-making apparatus of the United States.

Carson took to Facebook Monday night to answer a question about whether the recent mass shooting in Roseburg, Oregon, changed his thoughts about the Second Amendment.

"There is no doubt that this senseless violence is breathtaking," Carson wrote, "but I never saw a body with bullet holes that was more devastating than taking the right to arm ourselves away."

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/ben-carson-body-with-bullet-holes-preferable-to-gun-control-20151006

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Ben Carson: 'Body With Bullet Holes' Preferable to Gun Control [View all] Miles Archer Oct 2015 OP

LOL, oh my god..... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2015 #1

Pretty sure if the body riddled with holes was his wife or child he might feel differently. TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #2

OH.MY.FUCKING.DOG! marym625 Oct 2015 #3

Hope the Dems are stashing this statement away for ads in case . . . brush Oct 2015 #56

One of the most honest pro-gun sentiments ever uttered! villager Oct 2015 #4

This guy is proof that do-it-yourself brain surgery is a bad idea. hifiguy Oct 2015 #5

Haha haha good one! DebJ Oct 2015 #42

'The violence is breathtaking' did he really say that? Rex Oct 2015 #6

I wish the victims were still "breath taking." Qutzupalotl Oct 2015 #13

It just gets harder and harder to believe that this guy was such a respected doctor. tanyev Oct 2015 #7

Why is it thecrow Oct 2015 #52

A sick, sick puppy. grntuscarora Oct 2015 #8

This will make an excellent campaign ad for the ge. Doctor_J Oct 2015 #9

A FUCKING DOCTOR. bullwinkle428 Oct 2015 #10

Ben Carson may be a brilliant surgeon stage left Oct 2015 #11

After reading his views on science, I question his abilities as a doctor. DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2015 #12

something is off Skittles Oct 2015 #41

Too Close To The Anesthesiologist? ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #48

Brilliant surgeon? darkangel218 Oct 2015 #53

'Body With Bullet Holes' Preferable to Gun Control odd_duck Oct 2015 #14

Conflict of interest Act_of_Reparation Oct 2015 #15

hey, benny boy, remember a little something called the hippocratic oath? what in the name of niyad Oct 2015 #16

He is mentally ill They_Live Oct 2015 #17

He acts like a punch-drunk boxer. marmar Oct 2015 #18

Hadn't thought of that, but yes... Miles Archer Oct 2015 #21

He does! What is up with that!? Rex Oct 2015 #26

This is good. He should go further, and say "I don't give a crap if your kids die." frizzled Oct 2015 #19

welcome to DU! renate Oct 2015 #25

Carson's formulation: "It is better that ten innocents die than one deranged psycho be denied a gun" ck4829 Oct 2015 #20

That's basically what everyone arguing for the right to own guns says kcr Oct 2015 #22

Post removed Post removed Oct 2015 #23

I wonder sometimes what it takes .. ananda Oct 2015 #24

Well, this will put him in the #1 spot of the GOP clown car lineup. leftofcool Oct 2015 #27

Carson is a nut case Gothmog Oct 2015 #28

Thank you for your interest in the open position, Dr. Carson Jack Rabbit Oct 2015 #29

and retrowire Oct 2015 #38

What an AssHat joanbarnes Oct 2015 #30

hmmmm rtracey Oct 2015 #31

Good point... Miles Archer Oct 2015 #32

no hes not rtracey Oct 2015 #49

I think there would be more public LibDemAlways Oct 2015 #33

I have thought the same thing loyalsister Oct 2015 #36

Please stop Ben!!! I don't want to take my mom to a doctor now, cause he may be a monster like you. MasonDreams Oct 2015 #34

Speak for yourself Ben. nt TeamPooka Oct 2015 #35

... milestogo Oct 2015 #37

This guy is sick! n/t Paper Roses Oct 2015 #39

There are at least 100000 people in the US annually either killed or needing medical attention struggle4progress Oct 2015 #40

And they would probably LOVE to have a word with Dr. Carson... pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #47

Well He Sure Isn't A Rocket Scientist Yallow Oct 2015 #43

Who Will Pay The 229 Billion A Year Gun Violence Costs Ben? Yallow Oct 2015 #44

Carson was aiming for funny and wise but... hay rick Oct 2015 #45

pull your head out ..... Locrian Oct 2015 #46

I've said It Once, And I'll Say It Again! NonMetro Oct 2015 #50

Yes, they all want to be President of a country they say is in decline and government they hate. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #51

As a body with bullet holes, I beg to disagree pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #54

Can anyone imagine this guy in the White House and Kevin McCarthy as bullwinkle428 Oct 2015 #55

All hype aside, this may very well be the most despicable thing ever said by a person world wide wally Oct 2015 #57

This guy is a psychopath! d_legendary1 Oct 2015 #58

disgusting! napkinz Oct 2015 #59