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In reply to the discussion: Man arrested after tackling shopper carrying gun [View all]Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)68. The problem was the victim was obviously not prepared to defend himself
Yes, the attacker was completely out of line, maybe crazy. But what is the point of carrying if an unarmed idiot can take you down so easily and potentially take your loaded gun and shoot you and others with it. This is my only problem with guys who walk around with loaded guns. How many are prepared and how many live under the illusion that the mere fact of being armed is going to end well for them, and or others.
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There was no threat except in the febrile, paranoid imagination of the attacker.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2015
#3
What a completely fucked-up thing to say. You should be ashamed of yourself
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2015
#42
Why are nutty antis allowed to "protect" themselves from peaceable people who mean them no harm
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2015
#57
The victim appeared to have acted responsibly as well as complied with all relevant laws.
branford
Jan 2015
#71
Last Saturday, in Melbourne, Florida, a man carried three guns into the mall, and
djean111
Jan 2015
#14
You know nothing about the victim in the OP except "he's one of THOSE people"
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2015
#15
The other grabbers in this thread and the one in GD are excusing the attack if not
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2015
#20
Wow. Racist white man tackles carry concealed black man......if it was the other way around?
Fred Sanders
Jan 2015
#49
Foster is *definitely* one of your sort, Jimmy. To quote another vocal antigun DUer:
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2015
#43
If the case against Mr. Foster proceeds, I wonder if the people who advocate this
petronius
Jan 2015
#23
Perhaps a week or two in County General Pop with the word that he jumped a 62 year old black man?
DonP
Jan 2015
#24