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Warpy

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3. Good point

Reply to morningfog (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 9, 2016, 12:08 AM

Jul 2016

Guns make too many people feel safer than they are. A whole line of cops trained in firearm use were no match for a semiauto rifle with a 10 round magazine, which is what the news said he had. All they could do was dive for cover if they weren't dead yet.

That good guy with a gun only have a chance if the gun is out and pointing at the bad guy when he starts to shoot and that's not going to happen very often.

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The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun ... [View all] Kablooie Jul 2016 OP

How did the bad guy become wounded and holed up in a standoff? Nt jmg257 Jul 2016 #1

Well it started with picking off 10 cops. morningfog Jul 2016 #2

Good point Warpy Jul 2016 #3

Not really. Straw Man Jul 2016 #11

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is legislation. Initech Jul 2016 #4

if they are a truly determined bad guy legislation probably won't stop them AntiBank Jul 2016 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #8

If guns were illegal, they'd be very, very expensive. Marr Jul 2016 #9

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #10

Not only that but there were so many men who were open carrying applegrove Jul 2016 #5

Chaos...that is right. But you are thinking logically. rusty quoin Jul 2016 #7