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petronius

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14. Perhaps that's why stories about guns being helpful are seemingly rare
Mon Dec 16, 2013, 12:11 AM
Dec 2013

When a 'bad thing' happens, it's generally very obvious and usually the sort of thing that sells newspapers.

But a 'good thing' done by a gun is generally just the absence of a 'bad thing' - 'absence of a bad thing' is difficult to demonstrate, and it often not all that exciting anyway...

My gun opened a jar of pickles for me just the other day Blanket Statements Dec 2013 #1
nope Duckhunter935 Dec 2013 #2
I bet if a gun stopped a robbery, it would be a news story. Stinky The Clown Dec 2013 #3
Guns can't actually do anything by themselves Blanket Statements Dec 2013 #5
very true Duckhunter935 Dec 2013 #9
nope Duckhunter935 Dec 2013 #7
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/21/21063199-indiana-pastor-pulls-gun-on-man-stops-robbery Shandris Dec 2013 #11
how about feeding people Duckhunter935 Dec 2013 #4
I did a couple weeks ago. Brickbat Dec 2013 #6
or this one Duckhunter935 Dec 2013 #8
The last thing I would call that story is helpful. defacto7 Dec 2013 #10
+1 Agschmid Dec 2013 #12
Defending yourself as an atrocity? Wow! Blanket Statements Dec 2013 #13
You're right, he didn't. defacto7 Dec 2013 #20
So relying on the kindness of the armed man who broke into his house Blanket Statements Dec 2013 #34
Perhaps that's why stories about guns being helpful are seemingly rare petronius Dec 2013 #14
the OP knows that Duckhunter935 Dec 2013 #16
That's a good response for a lot of subjects, defacto7 Dec 2013 #22
The "absence of a bad thing" that I was referring to was nobody petronius Dec 2013 #23
Thanks for the clarification. defacto7 Dec 2013 #25
There have been attempts, through means other than analysis of media petronius Dec 2013 #32
Happens hundreds or thousands of times a day. Not really news... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #15
correct nt Duckhunter935 Dec 2013 #17
One I always recall... sarisataka Dec 2013 #18
Some win the lottery... defacto7 Dec 2013 #24
Some do sarisataka Dec 2013 #33
Guns Get Workers To America josejimenez Dec 2013 #19
No? Ask Canadians and Brits about not speaking German right now. flvegan Dec 2013 #21
. laundry_queen Dec 2013 #29
Hey, Zimmerman summoned up courage to stalk and kill a "suspicious" unarmed kid. Hoyt Dec 2013 #26
Self defense stories are not allowed in GD, only one side is here The Straight Story Dec 2013 #27
Seems like a high price to coddle folks whose gunz are more important than our society. Hoyt Dec 2013 #28
1776 solarhydrocan Dec 2013 #30
Somebody with a CCW license saved a woman's life Warpy Dec 2013 #31
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