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In reply to the discussion: Today's shooting news once again makes the obvious obvious. [View all]Spoonman
(1,761 posts)25. Try supporting YOUR assertion!!!!!
Because a gun emboldened the commission of the crime.
Provide us with ANYTHING (beside your lame ass opinion) that substantiates your claim!!!!!
We have address this before;
Vehicles do not "embolden" you to drive drunk
Knifes do not "embolden" you to stab someone
Poisons do not "embolden" you to kill your spouse
Spoons do not "embolden" you to over eat
New shoes do not "embolden" you to run from the police
Lighters do not "embolden" you to commit arson
Condoms do not "embolden" you to commit rape
Rope do not "embolden" you to strangle someone
GET IT!?
Guns do not have some mystical, magical, supernatural ability to influence the individuals behavior.
To believe otherwise places you at the same brain damaged level of mentality as birthers, and once again, ignorance on steroids!
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Guns in the hands of the good guys ARE the solution to guns in the hands of the bad guys.
GreenStormCloud
Jul 2012
#23
An earlier contrary DU post shows that a law-abiding citizen may have saved the lives of himself and
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#4
If you know, as you admit in post #5, that "One of the robbers has a gun," why would you post this?
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#8
And if someone posted a link to a story where someone used a gun to stop an assault
rl6214
Jul 2012
#14
I always consider that when I am posting on DU it is a very liberal and progressive forum ...
spin
Jul 2012
#70
TaliBanner: self-righteous, intolerant, convinced that their way is the only right and pure path
Common Sense Party
Jul 2012
#62
Or they believe that criminals who rely upon violence will allow them to telephone the police so
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#9
You find a single anecdote and claim it justifies restricting people’s rights
SkatmanRoth
Jul 2012
#19
One anecdote = the need for sweeping, unconstitutional confiscations from law-abiding citizens.
Common Sense Party
Jul 2012
#32