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Gun Control & RKBA

Eleanors38

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41. But, they take it so seriously. Followed by "no one wants to take your guns©."

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Tue Nov 3, 2015, 03:34 PM

Nov 2015

I'm firmly convinced prohibition is our most addictive social policy.

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SAPD: Man defends girlfriend; shoots robbery suspects [View all] sarisataka Nov 2015 OP

Try to be helpful these days. yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #1

"he grabbed a handgun and ran after the suspects." SecularMotion Nov 2015 #2

LOL - Looks like we reached the same conclusion. nt procon Nov 2015 #5

It has been established sarisataka Nov 2015 #7

Looks like Texas is a bad place to be a criminal. FLson Nov 2015 #9

Actually, that is legal in California gejohnston Nov 2015 #11

It is perfectly legal to pursue escaping robbers, with or without possession of a firearm, branford Nov 2015 #12

He "ran after the suspects" in order shoot them. procon Nov 2015 #3

Oh, so you were there? GGJohn Nov 2015 #10

I'm sure your own fictionalized speculation is absolutely correct. procon Nov 2015 #13

He only shot AFTER the POS turned to confront him. GGJohn Nov 2015 #15

Why, that sounds like the same excuse George Zimmerman used, so it must be OK. nt procon Nov 2015 #16

LOL. GGJohn Nov 2015 #17

Odd, but when I think about gun violence, humor is not the first thing that comes to mind. procon Nov 2015 #18

Odd, I don't remember laughing about firearm violence, which, BTW, GGJohn Nov 2015 #19

so, not only are you saying that gejohnston Nov 2015 #20

Running down the robbers after they left and no longer posed a threat, procon Nov 2015 #21

If the robbers drove away, it would still be perfectly legal to pursue them branford Nov 2015 #23

Are you actually trying to argue it was self defense to run after them and shoot them down? procon Nov 2015 #26

No, you're not right. branford Nov 2015 #29

You are laboring under illusions... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #34

No the excuse Zimmerman used.. virginia mountainman Nov 2015 #22

That happened after Zimmerman tracked him and accosted him. procon Nov 2015 #24

According to the evidenced adduced at trial, branford Nov 2015 #25

The sad truth is, that virginia mountainman Nov 2015 #27

not self defense, he pursued them just so he could shoot them mwrguy Nov 2015 #4

He didn't shoot sarisataka Nov 2015 #8

It's perfectly legal to pursue escaping thieves. branford Nov 2015 #14

Prove he did it virginia mountainman Nov 2015 #28

What?! And stop a newly-concocted Narrative™ in its tracks? I won't hear of this. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #36

So much for the myth of the law abiding gun controller. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2015 #43

Correction: The violent Thugs are in jail. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #35

One life possibly saved, and millions dead over the last hundred years. FLson Nov 2015 #6

Two men TeddyR Nov 2015 #30

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I have no idea what you are talking about TeddyR Nov 2015 #32

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So, directly calling someone "racist" is now a package deal with NRA Talking point? Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #38

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So, any rebuttal to your "reasoning" isssss an NRA "talk point?" Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #37

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I now bowel down. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #42

bad, bad man with a gun... ileus Nov 2015 #44