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Gun Control & RKBA

krispos42

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1. If he had tried this and gotten shot and killed for his trouble...

Reply to ellisonz (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2011, 06:42 PM

Dec 2011

...there are people in this group that would say "see? We need to ban them!"

But since it worked, you're implying "See, you don't need one, so banning them won't affect you".

Gun people are criticized for seeing the solution to a problem as "well, if the guy had only been armed...". I'd like to take this opportunity to note the opposite.

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Guys Rob Store with Ak-47, Get Laughed At (Video) [View all] ellisonz Dec 2011 OP

If he had tried this and gotten shot and killed for his trouble... krispos42 Dec 2011 #1

Did you watch the video? ellisonz Dec 2011 #2

he was good at reading people gejohnston Dec 2011 #4

really? nasser209 Jan 2015 #46

It all depends on the situation... spin Dec 2011 #5

I'm not that much of a fatalist.... PavePusher Dec 2011 #11

"the stupidity of armed resistance" PavePusher Dec 2011 #12

So why does just about every major business in this country... ellisonz Dec 2011 #13

I never seen a bank guard in the US gejohnston Dec 2011 #16

It has to do with the safety of both employees and customers. ellisonz Dec 2011 #19

It has nothing to do with the safety of employees and customers... pneutin Dec 2011 #21

That's your cynical opinion. ellisonz Dec 2011 #22

I agree, they don't want to get sued by a criminal, or criminal's survivors MicaelS Dec 2011 #31

actually I do gejohnston Dec 2011 #29

"It's becoming rare to even see an armed guard in a bank," rl6214 Dec 2011 #34

Where do you live? ellisonz Dec 2011 #36

Far west Texas right on the Mexico border. rl6214 Dec 2011 #42

Me too...well, sorta sir pball Dec 2011 #43

Two words: liability and cost Atypical Liberal Dec 2011 #38

They reason companies discourage resistance DissedByBush Dec 2011 #32

I don't think you can prove they don't care about the employees or customers. ellisonz Dec 2011 #33

I don't need to prove DissedByBush Dec 2011 #35

Very good, effective summary. Thanks. nt SteveW Dec 2011 #39

No one would say that. I will say, there are a lot of folks thwarting criminals without a gun. Hoyt Dec 2011 #3

I'm all for law abiding folks resisting criminals. aikoaiko Dec 2011 #6

Amin is lucky he's not full of 30 cal holes. ileus Dec 2011 #7

What if it were you being robbed? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #8

He's going to get all Clint Eastwood. ellisonz Dec 2011 #14

Robbery is immaterial. AtheistCrusader Dec 2011 #28

Luck counts too. nt rrneck Dec 2011 #9

Tackling the criminal wasn't an "escalation"? PavePusher Dec 2011 #10

He took the gun away before he pinned him the ground.. ellisonz Dec 2011 #15

And if he'd done it with a gun? Union Scribe Dec 2011 #23

The crook might have panicked and shot him... ellisonz Dec 2011 #24

"I'm advocating the gun culture as it currently exists" How? nt SteveW Dec 2011 #40

not* ellisonz Dec 2011 #41

And all due respect to him. Nerves of steel, that one. PavePusher Dec 2011 #30

I love that you can't post some potentially informative event AtheistCrusader Dec 2011 #17

Should I just post with no comment... ellisonz Dec 2011 #18

Your facts are correct. AtheistCrusader Dec 2011 #27

I have been told to not resist if I get robbed. safeinOhio Dec 2011 #20

The big chain companies Glassunion Dec 2011 #25

Many large companys have life insurence on their employees oneshooter Dec 2011 #26

Take on an armed criminal while armed or disarmed? Atypical Liberal Dec 2011 #37

Dumb and dangerous E6-B Jan 2012 #44

Ok. ellisonz Jan 2012 #45