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Gun Control & RKBA

TeddyR

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12. Insisting over and over

Reply to stone space (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 08:39 AM

Feb 2016

That a guy who was acquitted is guilty of murder makes me question your grasp of reality. And that incident really has nothing to do with the 2d Amendment but instead turn on whether Florida's stand your ground law is a good law.

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When Gun Advocates talk about Defensive Gun Use and support for Concealed Carry, please remember... [View all] stone space Feb 2016 OP

Please remember rjsquirrel Feb 2016 #1

... GGJohn Feb 2016 #3

White folks so boring they ain't worth a creative stereotype. Eleanors38 Feb 2016 #24

Apparently so. GGJohn Feb 2016 #25

Man TeddyR Feb 2016 #11

So because a CCer didn't intervene that invalidates CC? Apparently no cops intervened so Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #35

It's always all about you, isn't it "professor". eom. GGJohn Feb 2016 #2

Yes, meaning that the murder counts as a DGU in gunner statistics. stone space Feb 2016 #4

You keep calling it a murder, GGJohn Feb 2016 #5

I understand. You no doubt call it a Defensive Gun Use. We disagree. stone space Feb 2016 #7

You, no doubt, have no idea what I call it. eom. GGJohn Feb 2016 #10

I guess it does Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #6

You may call Zimmerman's murder of Trayvon a Defensive Gun Use, but others disagree. stone space Feb 2016 #9

Insisting over and over TeddyR Feb 2016 #12

Zimmerman's murder of Trayvon is every bit as much of a Defensive Gun Use as... stone space Feb 2016 #13

Thanks for making my point for me TeddyR Feb 2016 #14

had nothing to do with SYG either gejohnston Feb 2016 #16

was he found guilty of murder? Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #15

if some guy is getting his gejohnston Feb 2016 #17

He won't be answering for several weeks n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #18

Quelle Surprise!!! DonP Feb 2016 #19

Again? GGJohn Feb 2016 #20

Who had under 7 days in the pool? DonP Feb 2016 #21

I had 4 days, guess I was wrong. eom. GGJohn Feb 2016 #22

I actually thought he might last a little longer this time DonP Feb 2016 #23

again? Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #28

april? Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #29

He seems a little more shrill with each return. nt Hangingon Feb 2016 #30

yep, he deserved that hide Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #32

Yup, his set of hidden "family album" picture posts were all in a group just a couple weeks ago DonP Feb 2016 #31

Better safe than sorry...as for me and my family we'll continue to progressively carry. ileus Feb 2016 #8

Oh and as for your griping in GD, Einstein has two great quotes you: discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #26

Likewise, when anti-gun advocates talk about victims of gun violence, please remember... beevul Feb 2016 #27

Are you suggesting that because of Zimmerman others have no right to defend themselves? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #33

See the notes upthread discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #34

he might be able to Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #36

Dang... Puha Ekapi Feb 2016 #37

Naw, he's still performing over in the gun forum on Discussionist DonP Feb 2016 #38