Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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41. Wow.

Tue Aug 26, 2014, 12:18 PM

Aug 2014

And blind hatred of guns is a good thing not a negative in the paradigms of most people.

Anybody who thinks that "blind hatred" is "a good thing" must be experiencing some serious cognitive dissonance. That might explain much of the hysteria.

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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