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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:39 PM Original message |
Looks like bringing your guns to work just stopped a murder |
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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Started when the customer pulled his gun. What was he doing with a gun in the store? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Article does not say. However, since the guy was so free and easy about whipping it out... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. He was carrying it illegally, probably intending to commit a crime |
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facepalm (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
72. shopping |
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maxidivine (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
74. Hmmmmmmm.......... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. mmmm hmmmm |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. Brave guys |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. What a crazy world |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. No license is needed to carry a concealed firearm at your place of business in most states |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
47. damn, eh? |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. yeah, a bunch of people shooting at one another... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Read the article |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. the point is that if NONE of the clueless idiots had guns... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Ah, "idiots". |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. you're pretty adept at diverting the conversation away... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. and writ large |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. that has always been my foremost objection to gun ownership... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. The problem for you gun controllers is how to get from here to Happy Safe Handgun-Free Land |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:59 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. well, you could ask Robert Kennedy |
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Indy Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. didn't work out so good for him |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:46 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. if only he'd had a gun!!! |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. precisely. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #33 |
51. if guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns...? |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. So if they outlawed criticizing republicans would you stop? |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. if nazi angels flew out of my butt would I accept that Hitler was right... |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:42 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Ok then, is it your opinion that most incidents of gun violence stems from common disputes? |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:30 AM Response to Reply #60 |
86. The FBI Crime Statistics |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:46 PM Response to Reply #51 |
61. Why have you intentionally misrepresented what I wrote? |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:20 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. that's how I interpreted your statement.... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:03 AM Response to Reply #62 |
67. I see that nuance is lost on you, as is usually the case with authoritarians |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
53. How many firearm homicides do you believe start out as a simple argument? |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
40. But you said idiots. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. and you will apparently refuse forever to go beyond that most superficial... |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Let's go then |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:18 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. that isn't the point.... |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:29 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Okay thanks for the answer. |
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maxidivine (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #54 |
70. The Point |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:03 AM Response to Reply #26 |
63. Ah, discourse. Excellent |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:28 AM Response to Reply #63 |
71. ah yes, Queen Victoria's bed |
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maxidivine (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #63 |
73. Had to fix something for ya |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. In my opinion, there was only one clueless idiot... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Some-WHERE O-ver the rainbow way up high... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. only need to go up above the 49th |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. No, we didn't fight to have the border placed at the southern tip of Alaska where it belongs |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:48 AM Response to Reply #27 |
65. Nah, most of the good stuff's below 51° anyway |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #25 |
64. Nah, we decided to leave the Brits to our north alone... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 02:40 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. ah yes |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Law-abiding citizens + criminals = "idiots" to some gun-controllers... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. so let's agree they were fine, intelligent gentlemen.... |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. But one wasn't a "fine, intelligent gentlemen...," prima facie... |
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Indy Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
38. As long as your dreaming |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Bwhahahahaha |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:25 PM Response to Reply #38 |
56. fear of crime is way overblown among gun owners.... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 03:10 AM Response to Reply #56 |
68. Did you read the same story that I did? |
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Indy Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #56 |
78. you couldn't be more wrong. |
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Firethorn (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #56 |
82. I have to disagree. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. They checked guns with the sheriff in the old west |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. wait... |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Violent crime has always been more prevalent in the cities. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. That didn't always work out |
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Firethorn (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
83. Gun-packing wild west, not so violent. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. Pathetic. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Well, be fair. The other guy had already brandished a gun |
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Firethorn (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
84. bad study... |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Why are you so fascinated with "zippers" and "whipping it out?" |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. somebody pulled a weapon on the clerk in my local 7-11 a few years ago |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. my local deli |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. anybody die? |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. no |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. The US-Candian border - Magical line where knives turn into guns |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. Damn good thing there aren't many guns in Canada... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 06:04 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. good thing there are people in the world stupid enough to believe that shit |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #32 |
46. I thought I might provoke a response from you... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. hm |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
59. Nice post Iverglas |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 08:28 AM Response to Reply #48 |
69. Interesting insight into Canada... |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
41. So there aren't any robberies with handguns in Canada? |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. I dunno |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. but what the hell |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. Interesting thanks for the info. |
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maxidivine (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 11:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
75. Yep |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. you talkin to me? |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. i don't think so |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. uh |
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bossy22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. woops |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
85. Is this story from the onion? |
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