Gun Control & RKBA

Electric Monk

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14. If they had only kept the door locked, nobody would have fired a shot, but that wouldn't be news. nt

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Sun Jan 18, 2015, 07:43 PM

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Woman uses 2 guns to shoot at would-be home invasion robber [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 OP

Rude toter machI Jan 2015 #1

She obviously keeps guns around... NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #2

"I'm betting the perp realized pretty quickly that he had picked on the wrong household." Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #3

Yes it is. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #4

"dove on the floor and started shooting at the suspect." Politicalboi Jan 2015 #5

"Dove on the floor and started shooting at the suspect." blueridge3210 Jan 2015 #6

"under stress a person will respond as trained." Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #8

Could be. blueridge3210 Jan 2015 #9

It worked so well she needed another gun Politicalboi Jan 2015 #11

She survived and stopped a forcible felony. blueridge3210 Jan 2015 #12

I understand Politicalboi Jan 2015 #16

You have no idea whether she was lucky or a very good shot. eom. GGJohn Jan 2015 #38

Get it straight for once discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #21

Ah, sensei........ blueridge3210 Jan 2015 #23

Make "kiai." Kiai! Give you power. Now, drive punch. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #37

Miyagi say "Whole life have a balance." blueridge3210 Jan 2015 #40

maybe fortune cookie discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #41

statistically, cops are more likely to do that gejohnston Jan 2015 #26

My thoughts exactly. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #31

Guns run out of ammo sometimes. Straw Man Jan 2015 #60

I was thinking because of that and the fact she went to retrieve a second gun maybe she Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #7

Apparently this "gun nut" did okay. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #10

Of course I'm glad the good guy won Politicalboi Jan 2015 #13

I don't know the answers to all of your questions... NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #29

Another news source has a different take machI Jan 2015 #17

Never been in a gun fight have you? GGJohn Jan 2015 #24

NO! She moved to cover. He wass shooting at her! napi21 Jan 2015 #59

You really haven't a clue, do you? N/T Marengo Jan 2015 #67

If they had only kept the door locked, nobody would have fired a shot, but that wouldn't be news. nt Electric Monk Jan 2015 #14

Right. blueridge3210 Jan 2015 #18

I suppose you also regard her as a blueridge3210 Jan 2015 #19

Did you miss the part of the story where the suspect branford Jan 2015 #22

Nice, blame the victims. GGJohn Jan 2015 #25

No he doesn't. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #28

I think that to admit that a gun in the house was a good thing GGJohn Jan 2015 #30

No innocent bystanders were hit either. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #32

The logical fallacy in your post here is known as "biased sample". Electric Monk Jan 2015 #35

Coming from you? GGJohn Jan 2015 #36

You obvously didn't read the link, but your choosing to remain ignorant doesn't surprise me. nt Electric Monk Jan 2015 #39

EM, why don't you address the points responding to your post? branford Jan 2015 #43

Firearms are *sometimes* lawfully employed to save the lives of innocent victims, true. Electric Monk Jan 2015 #45

Is it, then, your position that if a thing brings more harm than good it should be banned? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #50

regulated Electric Monk Jan 2015 #53

we have reasonable regulation gejohnston Jan 2015 #56

The issue is the level of regulation and restriction. branford Jan 2015 #58

Ahhh, but we don't want *everything* the gun-averse want friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #85

Except controllers are duplicitous at best. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #61

Well, that concession is a amicable start. branford Jan 2015 #55

i'm glad she was able to defend herself and her family samsingh Jan 2015 #82

Yeah, if people will just lock their doors... NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #27

The criminal came to the door asking for a third party as part of a ruse. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #33

Exactly, no one has ever had their home forcibly broken in to. ileus Jan 2015 #44

If the perp saw cameras, an alarm system, and re-inforced doors and locks Electric Monk Jan 2015 #46

"don't you think it's more likely they'd just move along and find an easier target" Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #47

maybe they live in a rental gejohnston Jan 2015 #48

Sigh, no, that is not what I'm saying. It's not black and white.Defending yourself should be allowed Electric Monk Jan 2015 #52

I love BBT gejohnston Jan 2015 #54

Groan. How naive. 840high Jan 2015 #69

"She'd have done just as well with a sound-track of gunfire, with less danger to others" friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #88

Unbelievable. 840high Jan 2015 #89

In that particular situation what I said is the truth, even though you hate to admit it. nt Electric Monk Jan 2015 #90

Truth? Straw Man Jan 2015 #91

If you live in a country where guns are everywhere, like the US Starboard Tack Jan 2015 #15

Yeah. If only we could be more like Mexico. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #34

Indeed. Starboard Tack Jan 2015 #42

This is why we fight for fair access and personal civil rights. ileus Jan 2015 #20

I wonder how the intruder got his gun? BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #49

Probably the same way he buys illegal drugs. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #51

Or maybe he stole it from someone's house because it wasn't secured BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #57

And? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #62

The Myth of Defensive Gun Ownership (Politico) Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #63

Your paid hack has already been debunked as the sham he is. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #64

Scientific studies not your thing? One incident is all you got? Not even a very good one. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #65

Scientific studies are my thing. That article isn't about a scientific study Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #66

And I'm sure you accept the 40% number sarisataka Jan 2015 #68

Devastating article by Politico , isn't it? I understand your pain. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #70

Let's talk about the pain you feel at the thought of people defending themselves. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #71

Devasting? GGJohn Jan 2015 #72

Devastating sarisataka Jan 2015 #73

CDC: "Guns are used for self-defense often and effectively" hack89 Jan 2015 #74

The studies suck, that is the point of the whole article you folks are apoplectic about. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #75

Controllers have been bitching that the NRA has been blocking the CDC from studying guns. hack89 Jan 2015 #76

The NRA is your friend, no friend of any liberal I know. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #77

What does that have to do with my post? hack89 Jan 2015 #78

Republicans defunded/blocked it again, try to keep up. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #79

Yet they did do a study in 2013 - why are you ignoring it? nt hack89 Jan 2015 #80

A new take on an old saying discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2015 #84

Don't believe the myth that the government does not study gun violence, it's simply untrue. branford Jan 2015 #81

Sadly, your post is as accurate as most of your others. From 2013: friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #86

i glad she and her family survived the invasion samsingh Jan 2015 #83

The gun-averse have a visceral hatred towards those who employ armed self-defense: friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #87

2 guns = twice as rude to her house guest. rudetoterette. ileus Jan 2015 #92