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Gun Control & RKBA

DonP

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16. The irony is Barrett was arguing with Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (D) a survivor herself

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Wed Aug 26, 2015, 02:55 PM

Aug 2015

She used a gun her father had given her to stop an attempted rape when she was in college. It's not "theory" to her, it's history and personal experience.

I'm pretty sure Rep. Vasilinda is a better judge of what works and doesn't in defending herself, than some NYC resident to whom it's all "philisophical", or an online gun control fan for that matter.

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Gun control proponent: Women too weak to carry guns for self-defense [View all] sarisataka Aug 2015 OP

How condescending of her. Imagine the outrage if a man had said that. Lurks Often Aug 2015 #1

She will get a pass sarisataka Aug 2015 #3

This is one of the faces of gun control. There are however, many. beevul Aug 2015 #2

Like gun control's favorite "researcher" sarisataka Aug 2015 #7

An astounding degree of sexism pervades the Controller mentality Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #4

Funny isn't it sarisataka Aug 2015 #9

Example #491 of Controller hypocrisy NT pablo_marmol Aug 2015 #10

This ^^^^^ Duckhunter935 Aug 2015 #12

Passive Victim Barbie says, "Self-defense is hard." Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #13

Controllers live off more victims...it's what they want, it helps their agenda. ileus Aug 2015 #5

Barrett is also touting the attempt to get Apple to ban the gun emoji friendly_iconoclast Aug 2015 #6

That's pathetic n/t sarisataka Aug 2015 #8

Well, if you have a gun emoji on your phone someone could take your phone and use it against you Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #14

Is a background check required before obtaining an emoji gun? n/t Statistical Aug 2015 #19

Leah *Gunn* *Barrett*?!?! pablo_marmol Aug 2015 #11

Smells like a view what comes out of AP. Esp. this... Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #15

The irony is Barrett was arguing with Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (D) a survivor herself DonP Aug 2015 #16

Delicate flowers sarisataka Aug 2015 #17

The truth is painful, obviously, and must be hidden. beevul Aug 2015 #18