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Gun Control & RKBA

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1. Yay! Proves the NRA is right

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 12:43 PM

Jul 2016

And balances out the thousands who are massacred every year by guns, or kill/get killed every year by guns in the house.

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"Police: 1 dead after Palos homeowner shoots intruders" (Chicago Suburb) [View all] DonP Jul 2016 OP

Yay! Proves the NRA is right SCantiGOP Jul 2016 #1

While there are others rock Jul 2016 #5

Really? SCantiGOP Jul 2016 #6

Why do you own a handgun, sarisataka Jul 2016 #9

No kids in the house SCantiGOP Jul 2016 #12

I was more asking sarisataka Jul 2016 #13

"Rare?" So the CDC is wrong? Eleanors38 Jul 2016 #15

Link to article on CDC study tortoise1956 Jul 2016 #20

What about the "If it saves just one life" claim? ileus Jul 2016 #18

There are tens of thousands of defensive gun uses every year TeddyR Jul 2016 #2

Tens of thousands? SCantiGOP Jul 2016 #4

Here is my final response SCantiGOP Jul 2016 #22

it isn't an "NRA talking point" gejohnston Jul 2016 #25

The official platform of the Democratic Party TeddyR Jul 2016 #27

Correct, but... SCantiGOP Jul 2016 #29

As others have pointed out TeddyR Jul 2016 #11

Even the anti-gun VPC acknowledges those numbers. beevul Jul 2016 #17

Exaggeration? Straw Man Jul 2016 #19

Are you going to admit you were wrong Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #21

Please see my apology, post #22 above SCantiGOP Jul 2016 #23

Nice double down insult Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #24

The lowball estimate is 50,000 needledriver Jul 2016 #7

intruders enid602 Jul 2016 #26

I doubt it Travis_0004 Jul 2016 #28

All 4 survivors have been arrested, 3 women and the wounded guy. DonP Jul 2016 #30