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Gun Control & RKBA

In reply to the discussion: Why I Carry A Gun [View all]
Why I Carry A Gun [View all] Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 OP
Good for you and yours. Your safety is your responsibility. rDigital Dec 2012 #1
well bowens43 Dec 2012 #2
Logic fail. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #4
You might ask the poster if what you say is true.nt Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #5
Intent is exclusive of the reasoning behind it. armueller2001 Dec 2012 #10
Did you see my first and foremost reason? Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #13
Congratulations. Straw Man Dec 2012 #15
Thanks for trying to make D.U. suck. I can only posit that you have projection issues.... PavePusher Dec 2012 #25
Ultimately it does come down to that. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #27
This is Berserker Dec 2012 #39
I don't carry a gun because I wish to kill someone. I carry it to stop an attack ... spin Dec 2012 #42
If we all had guns, then we could all get along. Gregorian Dec 2012 #3
Actually, no. I, for one, don't want thugs to have guns. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #7
You're lucky that guy didn't carry a gun thelordofhell Dec 2012 #6
What makes you think he needed a gun? Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #14
And if you had a gun back then.........he would have killed you thelordofhell Dec 2012 #28
How do you figure? Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #30
If he was that close to you and you didn't kill him with one shot.....he would have killed you thelordofhell Dec 2012 #32
you really believe that? YllwFvr Dec 2012 #33
I think he's decided that no matter what i say he's going to argue against it NT Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #36
Some of what you say has some legitimacy to it Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #35
Seems someone let the bulb in their crystal ball burn out. Clames Dec 2012 #31
Move somewhere where you don't mugged all the time n/t doc03 Dec 2012 #8
One doesn't need to get mugged all the time armueller2001 Dec 2012 #11
I have managed to survive 65 years and never once had to have doc03 Dec 2012 #12
You're very fortunate that you've never been the victim armueller2001 Dec 2012 #16
I have guns myself and have a CCW. I can't figure way a small percentage of gun owners are so doc03 Dec 2012 #19
Paranoid? armueller2001 Dec 2012 #20
I get what you mean YllwFvr Dec 2012 #34
Realize that if you are ever seriously attacked by an armed individual ... spin Dec 2012 #43
Well duh AlexSatan Dec 2012 #49
What a fucking elitist comment Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #17
You must live in a very high crime area is all I can say. I never saw the need to carry a doc03 Dec 2012 #22
Keep up the smug back peddling it fits you well. nt rDigital Dec 2012 #38
Is that a problem with you? Berserker Dec 2012 #40
Every day one of these posts pop up from the gun group doc03 Dec 2012 #41
Trolling for an argument Berserker Dec 2012 #45
Well I am almost 65 and I got my first shotgun at doc03 Dec 2012 #46
This sub thread has nothing to do with supporting or not supporting a pro gun agenda Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #48
Exactly Glassunion Dec 2012 #24
Did that really happen to you or is it out a pro-gun site? n/t doc03 Dec 2012 #9
You can look for it Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #18
The reason I ask is I saw a story that was supposed to be someones personel doc03 Dec 2012 #21
Go find it then Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #23
+1. PavePusher Dec 2012 #26
I'm not surprised at all Trunk Monkey Dec 2012 #29
+1 trouble.smith Dec 2012 #37
Modern technology makes it far to easy to say something you might regret later. .. spin Dec 2012 #44
Stay safe my friend, and carry on. ileus Dec 2012 #47
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