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In reply to the discussion: "Attempted Robbery Near Goudy School Turns Fatal When Victim Shoots Robber" [View all]MillennialDem
(2,367 posts)40. Not even sure if you're saying I go to gun control meetings and mock me for that, or if you're
        mocking me for being a keyboard kommando.
Scared"? I'm "scared" enough to even have a fire extinguisher in several rooms of my house and in my car, I'm "scared" enough to always wear seatbelts in the car and a helmet when riding my cycle, and I realize the world isn't always the safe place some ignorant blissninnies think it is, so I'm also "scared" enough to carry a concealed weapon where it's legal. And I train others to carry as well. "
False equivalence. A seat belt or a fire extinguisher can't accidentally or intentionally kill* you (or someone else) and generally speaking only do good (other than potentially for your wallet). I never said the world is a safe place, I merely am stating you're almost as likely to get struck by lightning as you are to kill an assailant, and you're more likely to use that gun on yourself than on an assailant. But hey, it's your funeral. Just hope you never accidentally clip a third party.
*Yes I know you could in theory kill someone with a seat belt or a fire extinguisher. But those "weapons" are no more dangerous than other, readily available non-gun weapons, tools, and even stuff you can find in the woods. And accidental killings with fire extinguishers and seat belts are unheard of.
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                        "Attempted Robbery Near Goudy School Turns Fatal When Victim Shoots Robber" [View all]
							DonP
							Apr 2016
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        There is no "(alleged) relative infrequency" it is a mathematical infrequency. Cannot be argued.
        MillennialDem
        Apr 2016
        #12
      
        
        I'm not sure what you mean by "recruiting stations"? Military? But would I volunteer to
        MillennialDem
        Apr 2016
        #19
      
        
        Armor (as in armored vehicles). If they'd let this old girl in at this point.
        MillennialDem
        Apr 2016
        #21
      
        
        Easy, if the muppet refuses to come out, leave but throw a GPS on their car and figure out their
        MillennialDem
        Apr 2016
        #25
      
        
        Funny how somebody claiming to be progressive loves the idea of a police state so much
        DonP
        Apr 2016
        #37
      
        
        Nah, I just rely on not being perpetually scared my whole life. I feel bad for children of gunners
        MillennialDem
        Apr 2016
        #38
      
        
        Not even sure if you're saying I go to gun control meetings and mock me for that, or if you're
        MillennialDem
        Apr 2016
        #40
      
        
        1. Defensive gun use has never been falsifiably studied and 2. It doesn't include
        MillennialDem
        Apr 2016
        #34
      
        
        Few deny that some guns are used in self defense. The problem is more people die from gun
        MillennialDem
        Apr 2016
        #13
      
        
        You could do a scientific study. It would be costly, but it could be done. I also never said the CDC
        MillennialDem
        Apr 2016
        #17
      
        
        If you want to go by justified gun uses, you're going to pull your gun regardless of whether
        MillennialDem
        Apr 2016
        #29
      
        
        I think if you sweeten the pot with a money for participation in the study you're
        MillennialDem
        Apr 2016
        #31
      
        
        If you have to justifiably pull a gun, you should do it. It might cut down on the
        MillennialDem
        Apr 2016
        #35