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Gun Control & RKBA

In reply to the discussion: Might Makes Wrong [View all]

rrneck

(17,671 posts)
6. So
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:26 AM
Oct 2012

do you have a solution for defense against assault by another who might be using a knife, club, or fists?

Might Makes Wrong [View all] SecularMotion Oct 2012 OP
I was wondering how that was going to be spun . . . 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #1
Look at the patterns Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #3
You throw around the word stats a lot 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #5
"crime has not dropped uniformly" Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #7
You're kinda right glacierbay Oct 2012 #14
Cite your evidence, please. n/t PavePusher Oct 2012 #28
See post 4 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #41
See post 33. It's even documented. n/t PavePusher Oct 2012 #52
You mean 45? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #53
Well yeah, that one too. PavePusher Oct 2012 #55
Do you activly support the Brady Campaign or the VPC? oneshooter Oct 2012 #37
It makes for a good rant, ManiacJoe Oct 2012 #2
NO. Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #4
So rrneck Oct 2012 #6
Of course she does, but if she told you then everybody would know, and then it won't work! oneshooter Oct 2012 #16
Bleed....maybe die. ileus Oct 2012 #20
Several Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #22
Hasn't been my experience with CC permit holders. glacierbay Oct 2012 #25
You whole attitude here and on your blog MicaelS Oct 2012 #27
I disagree slightly, I think the mindset is like that of some conservatives re HPV vaccine. friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #56
One of your biggest mistakes is confusing "unarmed" with "helpless" and "harmless". PavePusher Oct 2012 #31
"Unarmed" is also distinct from "known to be unarmed" Glaug-Eldare Oct 2012 #35
Correct. glacierbay Oct 2012 #36
You get one chance. rrneck Oct 2012 #38
Not to mention that Glaug-Eldare Oct 2012 #39
Gun control is never about GUNS.................It's about CONTROL. oneshooter Oct 2012 #42
Yep. There's no such thing as a benign bullet. nt rrneck Oct 2012 #43
wake me up after the trials gejohnston Oct 2012 #47
educate yourself on the issue gejohnston Oct 2012 #11
SYG Reasonable_Argument Oct 2012 #13
I made no assumptions. ManiacJoe Oct 2012 #15
About Dog Gone at Penigma DWC Oct 2012 #17
Also glacierbay Oct 2012 #18
I don't know... ileus Oct 2012 #24
I don't know either.... PavePusher Oct 2012 #32
Please note: Zimmerman's attorney is using a standard Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #21
Off topic but how do you feel about SM stealing your stuff? NT Trunk Monkey Oct 2012 #29
Stealing may be a little harsh ManiacJoe Oct 2012 #34
Off topic and out of line, typical of your posts. SecularMotion Oct 2012 #40
Feel free to hit the alert button NT Trunk Monkey Oct 2012 #60
Yes ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #58
It's all they have left... ileus Oct 2012 #23
Hollow points and blanks. Remmah2 Oct 2012 #8
I have the right to use lethal force Reasonable_Argument Oct 2012 #9
Missed it by that much Trunk Monkey Oct 2012 #30
Says who? Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #10
When you throw around stats and don't even bother to provide any, you lose. rDigital Oct 2012 #12
I'll keep my rights, thanks anyway. ileus Oct 2012 #19
"Shoot first laws"? And you wish to be taken seriously? aikoaiko Oct 2012 #26
Bu-bu-bu-but..... PavePusher Oct 2012 #33
Apparently you weren't Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #45
So you're comparing all CC Permit holders to this one asshole? glacierbay Oct 2012 #46
Apparently in all that schooling you received 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #48
...or the difference between anecdotes and statistics, as her posts are deficient in the latter. friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #49
Pretty much anything with numbers 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #50
No, that's not at all what I'm defending and I dare you to cite to such. PavePusher Oct 2012 #54
Awww now... rrneck Oct 2012 #57
I think this one's already had her quota. PavePusher Oct 2012 #59
In her first week ????? DWC Oct 2012 #61
That never even occurred to me NT Trunk Monkey Oct 2012 #62
Not too sure. rrneck Oct 2012 #63
Canadian? KamaAina Oct 2012 #64
Just savor the aroma. n/t DWC Oct 2012 #65
Actually rrneck Oct 2012 #66
Ummm, yeah... that never happens.... PavePusher Oct 2012 #69
See my thoughts on that here: PavePusher Oct 2012 #68
My CC gun doesn't "print". GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #67
You state ... spin Oct 2012 #44
In many jurisdictions, demonstrably false in the first paragraph. Callisto32 Oct 2012 #51
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