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In reply to the discussion: 911 tells young mother, "do what you have to do to protect your baby" [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)74. In some states, that would be legal.
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911 tells young mother, "do what you have to do to protect your baby" [View all]
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2012
OP
Also the police are investigating the recent death of her adult German Shepards
Glassunion
Jan 2012
#15
I know, you've invested lot of money in guns and learning to kill. That would be your first move.
Hoyt
Jan 2012
#27
Oh you found the point. It's just more convenient to play dumb than to face it.
TPaine7
Jan 2012
#42
Don't run around puffing your feathers just because I didn't reply in 5 minutes
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2012
#38
Disagree that anyone would be "well served" by reading "Armed", more could be learned by
russ1943
Jan 2012
#72
I think that most fair-minded people can detect "dirty" when they see it.
Simo 1939_1940
Jan 2012
#109
I'm glad mom and baby are fine. Of course, robbers might have been there to steal guns.
Hoyt
Jan 2012
#17
If they were there to steal guns, they would be "robbers." Still mom did right thing.
Hoyt
Jan 2012
#26
So you're saying if she had been denied ownership of the guns she would have been safer?
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2012
#33
I suppose if we outlaw guns criminals will stop looking for cancer meds
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2012
#54
No, but they will be able to invade homes more safely, unthreatened by mothers "protecting" their
TPaine7
Jan 2012
#55
Do you really believe that thugs would deliberately bring a knife to a shotgun fight?
GreenStormCloud
Jan 2012
#61
Throwing logic and reality in the face of a rights opponent isn't fair. Just sayin'... n/t
TPaine7
Jan 2012
#62
"Obviously when someone breaks into your house with a deadly weapon...
Common Sense Party
Jan 2012
#51
"No one knows what the outcome would have been had she not had and used a firearm."
TPaine7
Jan 2012
#64
Try swinging a tyre iron at tempered auto glass underwater and let me know how that works out.
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2012
#76
In post after post, you have minimized the threat posed by criminals and criticized the actions
TPaine7
Jan 2012
#69
A few links for the perusal of the disinterested reader. Judge for yourselves:
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#71
Gladly. I'll leave to the reader to decide what is "sane and decent"
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#102
As a case in point, post 63 above is your defense of the honor of an armed robber and home invader.
TPaine7
Jan 2012
#73
Doubtful. The other thug surrendered. Looks like she saved one for him.
GreenStormCloud
Jan 2012
#110