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In reply to the discussion: Guns Make Domestic Violence Deadlier [View all]Tumbulu
(6,298 posts)18. well good, and hoping that each and every abuser is shot dead
and that each of these women goes free and is not charged with murder (or manslaughter at the minimum) and when convicted that they get let out early for good behavior (which rarely happens since these prisons are not all filled up).
In the meantime, a whole lot of women have died because their abuser had access to a firearm, and they have been beaten down so much that they could not imagine defending themselves.
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First it's "gun humper", now it's "follower." You gunners are a delicate bunch.
SecularMotion
Apr 2014
#26
Anyone with a conviction for domestic violence, felony or a TRO is a "prohibited person"
DonP
Apr 2014
#21
Well, until you're nominated, confirmed and seated on SCOTUS we'll just go along with them
DonP
Apr 2014
#35
It never ceases to amaze me that when people speak in defense of a woman's right to choose
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2014
#33
Ah, so this is why the post-Sandy-Hook legislative goal of Feinstein and Bloomburg...
krispos42
Apr 2014
#32
But if a woman decides to defend herself you want her disarmed. Got it.
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2014
#36