Gun Control & RKBA

Eleanors38

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24. Wouldn't have brought it up, but the fear thing...

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Reply #11)

Tue Aug 26, 2014, 10:01 AM

Aug 2014

Day in and day out for years I have been told I "live in fear" because I have guns. Then this jazz about road rage. Heavens.

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Man killed in road rage shooting [View all] liberal N proud Aug 2014 OP

"NO INDICATIONS OF ANY CRIME"????? He KILLED a man!!! loudsue Aug 2014 #1

SARCASM ON the new repug rules are that it is not murder if a gun is used samsingh Aug 2014 #39

It wasn't the gun and it wasn't the bullet that killed Anthony Griffin. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #2

That NRA line is so old and makes no sense. liberal N proud Aug 2014 #6

So, put the gun on trial if it wasn't Hardeman. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #8

The OP never said that the GUN KILLED liberal N proud Aug 2014 #10

So this DU group Duckhunter935 Aug 2014 #17

All prior experience applied. liberal N proud Aug 2014 #18

very true fact indeed Duckhunter935 Aug 2014 #19

The dynamic is the same as in societal instances of inequity IMO: majority privilege... NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #40

This reminds me of an incident during the punk rock days... Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #25

if he didn't have a gun he could not have murdered the man with a gun samsingh Aug 2014 #28

No doubt that weapons on hand make it more likely that they'll be used. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #34

he could have - but i think it less likely. samsingh Aug 2014 #37

And they wonder why we call them gun nuts... mikeysnot Aug 2014 #3

For the sake of gender equity, are there "gun muffs?" Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #26

it's very clear why samsingh Aug 2014 #38

we have a news account and gejohnston Aug 2014 #4

Hardman then followed Griffin to his girlfriend's home liberal N proud Aug 2014 #5

I don't know gejohnston Aug 2014 #9

road rage samsingh Aug 2014 #29

and an idiot feeling that a gun made him invulnerable and inspired him to shoot an innocent man samsingh Aug 2014 #30

Why do you "live in fear?" I don't. Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #7

It's kind of sad, actually friendly_iconoclast Aug 2014 #11

Wouldn't have brought it up, but the fear thing... Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #24

maybe you are emotionally balanced samsingh Aug 2014 #31

Another good example of why I never drive without my PPD. ileus Aug 2014 #12

Yep - more guns that't the answer. liberal N proud Aug 2014 #13

Not more just a different one. ileus Aug 2014 #14

Sadly, for your tired and predictable response concealed carry permit holders pablo_marmol Aug 2014 #23

you should get bullet proof windows and body armour while you are at it samsingh Aug 2014 #32

That would ruin my gas mileage. ileus Aug 2014 #45

A couple months back a person started road raging on me sarisataka Aug 2014 #15

Do you recall the movie In Broad Daylight? liberal N proud Aug 2014 #16

Did not see that sarisataka Aug 2014 #21

It's not a bad movie, IronGate Aug 2014 #27

so you had a confrontation - i wonder what you would have done if he had just shot his gun samsingh Aug 2014 #35

First off sarisataka Aug 2014 #42

being shot at so matter of factly demonstrates a problem with society samsingh Aug 2014 #47

Ummmm, look at his avatar. IronGate Aug 2014 #49

that's a good point samsingh Aug 2014 #50

Thank you. IronGate Aug 2014 #51

Thank you and you too! samsingh Aug 2014 #55

CCW permit holder? acalix Aug 2014 #20

"Defend that gun nutters." Well, I'll be more than happy to. pablo_marmol Aug 2014 #22

You don't get that if the other driver didn't upaloopa Aug 2014 #33

that's the tragic spiral with guns - and a self fulfilling prophecy. samsingh Aug 2014 #36

Wow. Straw Man Aug 2014 #41

What does wow mean? upaloopa Aug 2014 #43

That's rich coming from you Lurks Often Aug 2014 #44

I think it's pretty clear. Straw Man Aug 2014 #46

What part of *blind* in the descriptor *blind hatred* are they missing?! pablo_marmol Aug 2014 #48

It just doesn't get any more squirelly than this. beevul Aug 2014 #53

I am not blaming the victim exboyfil Aug 2014 #52

"Defend that gun nutters." beevul Aug 2014 #54