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marshall

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24. I guess unarmed just means no guns

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu May 30, 2013, 06:31 AM

May 2013

We don't consider swords, knives, and other cutting weapons to be arms.

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Officials: Man who knew Boston bombing suspect was unarmed when shot [View all] DonViejo May 2013 OP

There's another story out that he had a "sword." DirkGently May 2013 #1

How the hell did he manage to bring in a "ceremonial sword" into a government agency? n/t whathehell May 2013 #3

I think the interview was at his house, for some reason DirkGently May 2013 #6

The interview happened in his condo. nt MADem May 2013 #18

I read several days ago that he was unarmed. I think this is probably 'old' news. n/t Tx4obama May 2013 #2

I remember that, it was a "report" based on... DonViejo May 2013 #9

No - all initial reports said he had a knife and stabbed temmer May 2013 #22

Yes - there was a report a few days to a week ago DonViejo May 2013 #27

Hey! I just learned some Chechen! KamaAina May 2013 #4

Didn't the guy end up being Jewish? MannyGoldstein May 2013 #5

LOL, Manny...we struggled with the same article... DonViejo May 2013 #7

It gets so hard to differentiate one Abrahamic lineage from another. n/t Gore1FL May 2013 #10

Hence the eternal kerfuffle that is the Middle East. randome May 2013 #15

So the point is that the administration has executed an unarmed person without trial? 24601 May 2013 #8

What? The administration? How did you get that from what happened? Cha May 2013 #11

Individuals in the Executive Branch are part of the incumbent President's Administration. Those 24601 May 2013 #16

So, thanks.. This individual is responsible for his actions and after the investigation Cha May 2013 #17

That's ridiculous. That would require a drone strike. Pterodactyl May 2013 #14

Either officials or journalists lied to the American people Factfriendly McFact May 2013 #12

This is kinda strange, DV. Said it could Cha May 2013 #13

The deceased was a mixed martial artist, who was out on bond MADem May 2013 #19

I know.. I always have this at the Cha May 2013 #21

I wonder if any of this crew was playing with a full deck. MADem May 2013 #30

so where is the video and tape? hopemountain May 2013 #20

The interview was in the suspect's home Blue_Tires May 2013 #37

so the "the Tsarnaevs did the Waltham triple murder" story is dead temmer May 2013 #23

I guess unarmed just means no guns marshall May 2013 #24

In this context, we can exclude a knife temmer May 2013 #25

Armed or not ... Eddie Haskell May 2013 #26

There was a vicious triple murder where the dead were stabbed horribly. graham4anything May 2013 #28

I'll bet this is what happened MannyGoldstein May 2013 #29

One of the three was FBI. Wasn't it the FBI guy that got wounded MADem May 2013 #31

You must have better karma than I do MannyGoldstein May 2013 #33

I got pulled over by a town cop on a state highway once...! MADem May 2013 #34

You May Have Sussed It, Sir The Magistrate May 2013 #32

OR, maybe.... Blue_Tires May 2013 #36

Islamic group: Slain man was unarmed, shot by FBI agent 7 times temmer May 2013 #35