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Gun Control & RKBA

gejohnston

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24. that is the definition, and a court of law

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #21)

Fri Aug 23, 2013, 01:55 AM

Aug 2013

is much better than bringing out the truth rather than relying on the fictions of self serving ideologues and speculation filled pontifications of pundits.
IOW, trial by media doesn't count.

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How many justified shootings are there in a year? [View all] Robb Aug 2013 OP

Can I pat the answer over in your clubhouse? rl6214 Aug 2013 #1

Several hundred. Don't recall the exact number. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #2

The UCR has a table on justifiable homicide: petronius Aug 2013 #3

FBI - Justifiable Homicide by Private Citizen 2007-2011 MicaelS Aug 2013 #4

That is a good question sarisataka Aug 2013 #5

Justifiable homicide is really about 1,000 per year, and rising. GreenStormCloud Aug 2013 #6

Quite a bit. Robb Aug 2013 #7

I would suspect the ratio holds or sarisataka Aug 2013 #8

what would be better is an idea of how many DGU ileus Aug 2013 #9

maybe one...... lastlib Aug 2013 #10

Forgot the sarcasm tag? ManiacJoe Aug 2013 #11

nope. lastlib Aug 2013 #12

Care to explain your seemingly odd answer then? ManiacJoe Aug 2013 #13

I don't believe in taking human life. Period. lastlib Aug 2013 #15

An important piece of information that you neglected to add in the first place. ManiacJoe Aug 2013 #16

So you would rather see the lives of your family taken, rather than take one oneshooter Aug 2013 #17

I agree, however gejohnston Aug 2013 #18

Do you mean like this one? Jenoch Aug 2013 #14

That's a justified shooting. And here's another one: NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #19

that was a life taken. regardless rather it was justifiable or not. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #20

They consider any case where the defendant isn't convicted to be justified BainsBane Aug 2013 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author oneshooter Aug 2013 #22

that is the definition, and a court of law gejohnston Aug 2013 #24

But GE, trial-by-jury is so-o-o-o passe. Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #26

The ones that result in a justifiable homicide track at about 600 a year... krispos42 Aug 2013 #23

Judging from all the violent criminas running around let's say -- not enough. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #25

How childish are you? Jenoch Sep 2013 #27

As a confirmed staunch supporter of The Self Delete. I will have to give Robb a by on that. - Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #28

Well, there are justified shootings, and there are killings, and there are defensive brandishings. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #29