Gun Control & RKBA

darkangel218

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88. In my own lil SAFE bubble!

Reply to Democracyinkind (Reply #84)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 03:21 PM

Dec 2012

I will, thank you very much.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] darkangel218 Dec 2012 OP

Really? Go talk to some. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #1

I am one of the "some" darkangel218 Dec 2012 #6

Good for you. Your position shows good sense. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #12

I know 5 rape victims of various ages and none own a gun. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #15

Well, according to post #6, you just met another rape victim who does. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #24

I'm not the OP who stated 'cuz it will never happen' in reference to all rape victims. sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #25

Actually, the phrase "a rape victim" was used in the OP. Not "all rape victims." AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #28

nice try, but we can read english just fine. nt Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #34

Read it again. "Themselves" is plural. I did not get that she was only refering sinkingfeeling Dec 2012 #35

"Themselves" is both plural and singular depending upon how it is used. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #45

this is exactly like the BS about "assault" rifles and "semi" automatics... when you don't have a bettyellen Dec 2012 #58

No. It's plain English. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #80

As a rape "survivor"....I disagree...never owned a gun in my life. VanillaRhapsody Dec 2012 #2

Easy to do. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #3

Completely useless?? darkangel218 Dec 2012 #4

I really do sympathize, and I'm sorry for your ordeal. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #14

Self defense?? darkangel218 Dec 2012 #23

I understand. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #41

Poor little girls, Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #7

Yes, that's one possible outcome....of many. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #13

Yes. You are on the right track now. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #21

I wholeheartedly agree. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #65

You sound so absolutely positive that you are right. ... spin Dec 2012 #77

Good. points. And I agree. nt Speck Tater Dec 2012 #95

It's impractical for women to defend themselves with firearms? As reported a few months ago: AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #17

Yould be surprised how on guard and quik former victims are! darkangel218 Dec 2012 #26

I'm loath to say you're dead wrong, but the fact that you say Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #31

You are right there are alot of variables. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #36

Only if they are not willing to pull the trigger. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #50

Even the last one, of course, shows that even a 12-year-old girl can defend herself. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #63

. Prometheus_unbound Dec 2012 #5

Oh, it was just her boyfriend that raped her? Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #9

Really Uncool and Quite Ridiculous HangOnKids Dec 2012 #59

Sure seems that way to me. Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #105

If the husband, boyfriend or relative atempts to RAPE darkangel218 Dec 2012 #10

The Poster Never Said Anything Of The Sort HangOnKids Dec 2012 #66

And the problem is what, exactly? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #19

Is this the "legitimate rape" exception we've heard so much about lately? Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #37

Right after being attacked! Rocky888 Dec 2012 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #18

You think so? Speck Tater Dec 2012 #38

I KNOW SO!! darkangel218 Dec 2012 #42

Be careful. Certainty can be fatal. nt. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #47

Being tested under bizarre, unfamiliar conditions Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #43

And it's been explained repeatedly how that scenario was "fantasy" to use your favorite word. n/t PavePusher Dec 2012 #48

That was NOT a realistic test. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #75

Some people think your comment is an NRA talking point. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #62

Any pro RKBA post seems to be a bloody NRA " talking point " darkangel218 Dec 2012 #72

I was juror #3 on the jury that adjudicated an alert: NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #74

Apparently you post is being misinterpreted by some as meaning that all rape victims arm themselves. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #11

A poster in another forum here... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #16

I posted this OP as a reply to other posts who attack my right to defend myself. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #20

Sorry for wandering more than a little off on a tangent. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #69

Sometimes I find it hard to distinguish for myself the difference between a liberal and progressive. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #22

It's a very real division in the leftist community. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #68

Agreed. I think some Demos can remember: "Freedom of choice." Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #40

Demos? HangOnKids Dec 2012 #60

Just answerin'... Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #90

Done Talking To You El HangOnKids Dec 2012 #97

Some people have all the luck. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Dec 2012 #104

While I'm sorry for what happened to you, how does this translate into allowing military grade villager Dec 2012 #27

It doesnt. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #30

Exactly. villager Dec 2012 #32

One of my hunting rifles is one of the ones some people want banned. PavePusher Dec 2012 #51

If you own it already, i would do nothing. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #53

How many hunting rifles do you have? There are some who want all rifles banned. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #55

I've been thru it twice, and I will never carry a gun again. Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #29

Thats your opinion and your right to do as you chose. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #33

not imposing it on anyone Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #39

Your perceived reality is not everyone elses reality. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #44

Please, please, please. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #52

I'm sorry about your trauma. I'm trying to help because I care. nt Speck Tater Dec 2012 #57

By victimising me again and telling me my rape is a fantasy?? darkangel218 Dec 2012 #61

The Poster Never Said Your Rape Was Fantasy HangOnKids Dec 2012 #64

He said "don't confuse fantasy with reality. Especially not fantasy fueled by anger and fear." AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #89

the fantasy is that the gun would be used by, and not against her next time. bettyellen Dec 2012 #96

The Poster Was Talking About Her Fantasy About What She Would Have Done If She Had A Gun HangOnKids Dec 2012 #98

Your rape was NOT a fantasy. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #94

"Don't get a gun, get training in how to protect yourself." darkangel218 Dec 2012 #99

I'm done. Best of luck. nt Speck Tater Dec 2012 #100

never said they couldn't Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #79

You dont have the stats to prove it. darkangel218 Dec 2012 #81

Because a gun would somehow would have helped me? Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #54

Guns save lives every day!! even as a simple deterant! darkangel218 Dec 2012 #67

Ignorancen? Amedment? Deterant? HangOnKids Dec 2012 #73

Telling a rape victim that he is ignorant Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #86

Ignorance indeed. Enjoy life in your little bubble. Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #84

In my own lil SAFE bubble! darkangel218 Dec 2012 #88

Something about truer words never been spoken. Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #91

You don't have to convince me wryter2000 Dec 2012 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #71

Anybody can say anything on the Internet. 2ndAmForComputers Dec 2012 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #78

Enough people own firearms in this nation that the Constitution will not be changed. ... spin Dec 2012 #82

I'm a rape survivor thucythucy Dec 2012 #83

Over fifty years ago my wife used a gun to prevent her own rape. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #85

That's nice. Let's use rape survivors to muddy the waters about realistic gun control laws. Walk away Dec 2012 #87

Do you have any evidence that the OP is being 'used'? friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #92

nonsense. bowens43 Dec 2012 #93

"Try to convince a rape victim not to arm themselves" ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #102

no one is trying to take away Your guns. I read it on the internet. It must be true. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #103