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Gun Control & RKBA

NYC_SKP

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25. Is there a particular law which, if in place, would have prevented this tragedy?

Reply to stone space (Reply #24)

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 02:50 PM

Mar 2015

It sounds to me from your description that they should have looked to law enforcement for help.

If that didn't work it would have been better to move or to arm themselves than to just wait to be victimized.

What would you have done in their situation?

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The gun control argument you never see presented [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 OP

It sounds like a BS argument to me n/t rock Feb 2015 #1

ROTFLOL TexasProgresive Feb 2015 #2

Because the police need to be disarmed as well? nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #3

I have no idea what that means or how it relates to the OP. nt Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #5

If only it was true Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #4

Exactly this. ManiacJoe Feb 2015 #16

Police may respond quickly in a large urban area but crime also happens ... spin Feb 2015 #6

Call the cops.... Puha Ekapi Mar 2015 #26

This is satire, right? Binkie The Clown Feb 2015 #7

Instead, we're told to accept yahoos like Ready, Zimmerman, Dunnachie and Hicks... stone space Feb 2015 #8

"the Craig Hicks's of this world" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #9

Blaming the victims. Typical. stone space Feb 2015 #10

That's not victim blaming. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #11

He openly wore his gun several times. stone space Feb 2015 #12

What do you care? You aren't worried about the Hicks' of the world. The only people you Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #13

Now that's a detour into oncoming traffic. None of us want protection from other owners. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #15

Do we? stone space Mar 2015 #18

Yeah? And who would those "some here support their right to terrorize their neighbors?" GGJohn Mar 2015 #19

I know that impression exists but I challenge you to find an example of anyone here..... NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #20

The 3 Muslims who Craig Hicks terrorized over time felt afraid. stone space Mar 2015 #21

That wasn't mere ownership, that was active, criminal menacing. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #22

You weren't there, I wasn't there. Also, the plural of "gun" is "guns", not "gunz". NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #23

They did talk to friends and family. stone space Mar 2015 #24

Is there a particular law which, if in place, would have prevented this tragedy? NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #25

I'm going to hold my breath someone from the secret clubhouse-o-fun chimes in. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #14

Decisively budding crimes? Optical.Catalyst Mar 2015 #17

nobody argues it because it's patently ridiculous Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #27

I've noted before that the same people who hate guns... NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #28