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sarisataka

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56. Thank you.
Sat Dec 31, 2016, 03:47 PM
Dec 2016

I refuse to compromise my view on the value of life. Political stance does not make one a lesser person.

While I believe in the right of self defense, no one, even the criminal, is unimportant. The assailant's death may be a necessity to protect the victim but it is still a tragic loss.

Guns only have one purpose and this is it Renew Deal Dec 2016 #1
Exactly! camelfan Dec 2016 #4
Welcome to DU, camelfan. calimary Dec 2016 #15
You are 100% correct. Snackshack Dec 2016 #45
Very well said, Calimary. 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #51
This! smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #61
That is exactly right. BigDemVoter Dec 2016 #25
And gun ranges only have one purpose scscholar Dec 2016 #57
Is that sarcasm/Poe, or are you serious? benEzra Dec 2016 #58
They are not legal where I live! scscholar Jan 2017 #60
Where is it that you live, where they are illegal? n/t oneshooter Jan 2017 #63
Are you in the Seattle area? If so, ranges are legal and commonplace there. benEzra Jan 2017 #70
Wow. That's two today. Aristus Dec 2016 #2
That is an average day. spike jones Dec 2016 #5
I meant the context in which they were killed. Aristus Dec 2016 #6
Very sad story elmac Dec 2016 #3
Maybe if these gun humpers keep shooting each other, the intelligence level of the American gene Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #7
That's exactly what I think. So many southern and midwest bigots and haters who carry guns. Some OregonBlue Dec 2016 #8
Guns, alcohol, and unchecked macho testosterone in a sexualized setting Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #10
I agree. I just wish every state would make booze and guns together legal so that they can kill each OregonBlue Dec 2016 #13
So it is less about the violence sarisataka Dec 2016 #14
:rolls eyes: Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #19
Roll your eyes all you want, sarisataka Dec 2016 #20
:rolls eyes again at defending gun humpers: Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #23
I'd rather be known for defending sarisataka Dec 2016 #24
Gun humpers can look out for themselves. That's why they hump their guns. Judi Lynn Dec 2016 #26
Like taking a loaded AR-15 to buy tic tacs at a convenience store? Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #28
Who took an AR to buy tic tacs? sarisataka Dec 2016 #31
Post #18 said that. I did not write post #18. Why don't you direct your anger at that poster Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #34
If you look back sarisataka Dec 2016 #39
I'm rolling my eyes at your self-righteousness, not anything else. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #41
See #42 sarisataka Dec 2016 #43
Is every person sarisataka Dec 2016 #30
:epic facepalm: Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #33
Don't be afraid sarisataka Dec 2016 #35
I never responded to post #18. no one did. Look for yourself, then apologize. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #37
Ah my bad sarisataka Dec 2016 #42
Accepted. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #46
I stand by my original stance. Alcohol and guns are an excellent combination, Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #47
:can't stop rolling eyes at the self-righteousness: Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #27
I stand with you on this. femmedem Dec 2016 #52
Thank you. sarisataka Dec 2016 #56
As long as they keep the violence to themselves, I'm absolutely fine. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #21
As long as it's the people who are crazy for guns, yes. If they are such morons that they OregonBlue Dec 2016 #50
I checked out her twitter account elmac Dec 2016 #11
It's sad that people think going to a shooting range gun humper IronLionZion Dec 2016 #22
Are you basing that assessment on the fact that she was progressive, or her gender? benEzra Dec 2016 #59
I'm a progressive gun owner. It's not the rarest thing. They're not super important dionysus Jan 2017 #64
DITTO. They keep shooting their own breeding stock........n/t HAB911 Dec 2016 #18
Do you equate many sarisataka Dec 2016 #44
Did I say anything about women? HAB911 Dec 2016 #49
Since the victim was a woman sarisataka Dec 2016 #55
You would call me a "gun humper" Devil Child Dec 2016 #29
Okay. . .before I moved overseas, I owned a Winchester XPR and SXP for hunting, a Colt .45 for Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #32
My point Devil Child Dec 2016 #36
Did you read my post? How many women were killed to get suffrage? Workers before unions? Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #38
It's South Carolina, of course it was an "accident." TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #9
Only if you're black and your shooter is a cop. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #12
Ain't that the truth... * Yurovsky Dec 2016 #40
Young woman dies after being shot in the eye at South Carolina gun range Judi Lynn Dec 2016 #16
Very sad. smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #62
But . . . never mind . . . guns are good. The more guns the better. Vinca Dec 2016 #17
Natural selection. Again. bullimiami Dec 2016 #48
I know I'm bad... but my first thought was lapfog_1 Dec 2016 #53
Luckily that range was back in operation the next day so all the gun humping white wing racists Hoyt Dec 2016 #54
What would any delay actually change? ManiacJoe Jan 2017 #65
Probably nothing, Maniac, because gunners would have just found somewhere else to practice Hoyt Jan 2017 #67
Your goal for the delay is just to inconvenience people? ManiacJoe Jan 2017 #68
I'd rather it be some gun nut at a gun range than an "innocent victim." BigDemVoter Jan 2017 #66
Did the woman in question commit any gun crime prior to the accident? Marengo Jan 2017 #69
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