I didn't say any thing about choosing for others. (Reply #18)

In the discussion thread: Looks like we can tell the truth when it suits us. [View all]

Response to friendly_iconoclast (Reply #14)

Wed Sep 21, 2016, 09:17 AM

safeinOhio (27,359 posts)

18. I didn't say any thing about choosing for others.

I only said, stats show little or no need for protecting one from violent crime.

You are free to use the poster's stats for any reason you wish, as I am also.

Reply to this post

Back to OP Alert abuse Link to post in-thread

Always highlight: 10 newest replies | Replies posted after I mark a forum

Replies to this discussion thread

40 replies	Author	Time	Post
Looks like we can tell the truth when it suits us. [View all]	pablo_marmol	Sep 2016	OP
it all depends	melm00se	Sep 2016	#1
"Which view and interpretation one takes can be a clear indicator of one's bias and ideology."	pablo_marmol	Sep 2016	#7
My take is even in the most erudite of Salons one can suffer a chicken coop's explosive diarrhea.	Eleanors38	Sep 2016	#9
Fine examples of doublethink.	sarisataka	Sep 2016	#2
You forgot one.	oneshooter	Sep 2016	#4
Yep, more proof	safeinOhio	Sep 2016	#3
It's a good thing that "need" has nothing to do with it, huh?	DonP	Sep 2016	#5
Unless you are in cities like Baltimore or Chicago.	jmg257	Sep 2016	#6
No wonder we're not trusted by so many citizens.	pablo_marmol	Sep 2016	#8
GOD! this is a day for bad-ass irony. I feel a beer comin' on.	Eleanors38	Sep 2016	#10
Does a decrease in DUIs proves we no longer need drunk driving laws and PSAs?	Nuclear Unicorn	Sep 2016	#11
Then don't own one. You have the right to choose, as do I. (n/t)	benEzra	Sep 2016	#12
I own a few	safeinOhio	Sep 2016	#13
You are perfectly free to choose for yourself. You are not free to choose for others	friendly_iconoclast	Sep 2016	#14
I didn't say any thing about choosing for others.	safeinOhio	Sep 2016	#18
In a possibly apocryphal quote attributed to Calvin Coolidge ...	Straw Man	Sep 2016	#15
Choice is a good thing	Duckhunter935	Sep 2016	#16
Show me were I said any such thing.	safeinOhio	Sep 2016	#17
This legal gun owner has a huge problem with registration	hack89	Sep 2016	#19
Post #3	Duckhunter935	Sep 2016	#20
Try reading it again.	safeinOhio	Sep 2016	#21
I know what you meant	Duckhunter935	Sep 2016	#22
Might want to get that wax out of your ears.	safeinOhio	Sep 2016	#25
You don't need firearms for hunting either, archery tackle can fill that role. As for sport...	Marengo	Sep 2016	#23
I bow hunt and	safeinOhio	Sep 2016	#26
The poster asked if you unequivocally renounce using your guns for self-defense	friendly_iconoclast	Sep 2016	#28
That is a loaded question.	safeinOhio	Sep 2016	#29
Answering "no" would not necessarily imply that at any time you did beat your wife.	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Sep 2016	#30
I suspect the reason why a definite answer hasn't been given is that it would not be "yes"	friendly_iconoclast	Sep 2016	#33
"Fuddism" = Hypocrisy in action	DonP	Sep 2016	#34
What would they say about an 1894 Winchester in .25-35?	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Sep 2016	#35
Show a video of Chuck Connors using it ...	DonP	Sep 2016	#36
Why not? Congress was shown a few minutes of the movie Wargames.	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Sep 2016	#37
Post removed	Post removed	Sep 2016	#38
The only thing worse than not knowing why the world...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Sep 2016	#39
It is an awkward question, not a loaded one. A reluctance to answer it speaks volumes...	friendly_iconoclast	Sep 2016	#31
Yes it does	safeinOhio	Sep 2016	#32
I assume then that you retain possession of firearms out of want rather than need?	Marengo	Sep 2016	#40
It's not a question of pacifism vs. fear,	benEzra	Sep 2016	#24
I don't think I mentioned pacifism or inferred it.	safeinOhio	Sep 2016	#27

Edit History

Please login to view edit histories.