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AllyCat

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15. I agree that most people should NOT have guns
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:34 PM
Aug 2016

But they followed not ONE basic procedure upon entering the premises. They had no right to shoot him.

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Good guy with a gun. Somehow these things never turn out well. Fla Dem Aug 2016 #1
Must have been the wrong color! keylargo Aug 2016 #2
k and r...nt Stuart G Aug 2016 #3
Lots of gunz - lots of funz jpak Aug 2016 #4
Here's a photo of the gentleman who was mistakenly shot by the police officer oberliner Aug 2016 #5
I won! nt TeamPooka Aug 2016 #17
Well . . . . OldRedneck Aug 2016 #22
Thing that make you go hmmmm. Binkie The Clown Aug 2016 #6
I agree that most people should NOT have guns AllyCat Aug 2016 #15
I brought it up yesterday when the initial story was shared. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #18
Policing is no job for a scardey cat. OrwellwasRight Aug 2016 #60
Things that make you go hmmmm ... aggiesal Aug 2016 #24
Well most likely they shot you because they panicked when they saw someone carrying a gun at cstanleytech Aug 2016 #7
They could've said "drop your weapon" oberliner Aug 2016 #8
Well doh!!! cstanleytech Aug 2016 #12
Also he supposedly heard something outside and thought it was the criminal oberliner Aug 2016 #14
Foolishness on his part. cstanleytech Aug 2016 #30
Be that as it may oberliner Aug 2016 #34
OH no argument there as he clearly panicked and shot without thinking which for a cop is a major cstanleytech Aug 2016 #36
Agreed oberliner Aug 2016 #38
Blaming the victim of the idiot cops Unit 001 Aug 2016 #49
agree OrwellwasRight Aug 2016 #62
And that could have gone Igel Aug 2016 #25
Shoot first, ask questions later? oberliner Aug 2016 #29
Except the last time I checked cops were supposed to identify themselves before taking any action cstanleytech Aug 2016 #37
So cops should just shoot first, to be safe? Rex Aug 2016 #58
no they are not just 'people' OrwellwasRight Aug 2016 #63
Thank you for this perfect example of blaming the victim. You forgot your sarcasm emoji... TeamPooka Aug 2016 #19
or to be precise azureblue Aug 2016 #21
You can't have it both ways. Gunz are for protection MyNameGoesHere Aug 2016 #35
I support the Constitution, I just wish it would be updated to cstanleytech Aug 2016 #42
True and I've been told most cops are in 2nd amendment people treestar Aug 2016 #46
Not much will amp a cop up more than a man with gun call. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2016 #57
Maybe he was afraid the miscreant would come back before the cops arrive. That's why he had his gun. OrwellwasRight Aug 2016 #61
police are getting very trigger happy.. it is a huge problem secondwind Aug 2016 #9
That we both agree on. cstanleytech Aug 2016 #32
Cops act like a black guy isn't allowed to have a gun. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2016 #10
They only get 3/5 of the 2nd amendment TexasProgresive Aug 2016 #23
I hate to ask... SCVDem Aug 2016 #11
Military to police spike jones Aug 2016 #16
You have apparently sarisataka Aug 2016 #20
Respectfully submitted.... spike jones Aug 2016 #31
That was then sarisataka Aug 2016 #39
This has always baffled me. The rules of engagement for military personnel who are deployed in war Chakab Aug 2016 #45
Cops with military experience would be less likely to "shoot on sight." n/t Unit 001 Aug 2016 #50
Was the homeowner a POC? AllyCat Aug 2016 #13
Another "good guy with a gun" story. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #26
Victim blaming? JonathanRackham Aug 2016 #27
Blaming the NRA for pushing this fantasy that carrying a gun is the solution. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #28
Personally I think that everyone regardless of their job should be cstanleytech Aug 2016 #33
I agree with your first clause. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #47
Are you opining that guns for self defense is a fantasy... beevul Aug 2016 #41
How is carrying a gun a solution? cstanleytech Aug 2016 #43
About those odds... beevul Aug 2016 #52
I said "the solution", as in, the only solution. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #48
And yet defensive use of firearms happens many thousands of times every year. beevul Aug 2016 #51
Which has nothing to do with what I said. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #53
It has everything to do with what you said. beevul Aug 2016 #54
Ignoring suicide in an attempt to minimize gun carnage? guillaumeb Aug 2016 #55
Since when is calling something by its proper name 'ignoring it'? beevul Aug 2016 #56
'Why did you shoot me?' Because you're black. But I think the question was rhetorical. n/t Tempest Aug 2016 #40
Bad news to hear joeyfalconhead90 Aug 2016 #44
So no warning...just BANG BANG...sue...suesuesue... Rex Aug 2016 #59
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