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Gun Control & RKBA

DonP

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19. It's not about the statistics, it's about shaming

Reply to beevul (Reply #14)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 05:25 PM

Nov 2015

What other reason is there for posting one crime story after another?

Gun owners are fair game to try and shame on DU. Thankfully, when it gets too horrendous Skinner will step in and demand some civility or our host will act.

I guess there's a failed hope that somehow we'll identify with the criminals and feel guilty ... because, well GUNZ!!!

Never really worked, but I know there are some other gun owners that won't post here because of the shaming that follows them through other groups and forums.

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The truth about guns and self-defense [View all] SecularMotion Nov 2015 OP

So here's why I question this TeddyR Nov 2015 #1

What percent of "80 million Americans who keep guns in the home" are criminals? SecularMotion Nov 2015 #3

If you had your way... krispos42 Nov 2015 #9

Hah! Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #12

Thanks anyways but I'll keep my rights to self defense... ileus Nov 2015 #2

Math issues sarisataka Nov 2015 #4

Something I was told MANY MANY years ago and always will be true. napi21 Nov 2015 #5

IMHO the most under discussed part of personal security is... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #8

remember folks: "the killing of a felon... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #6

The irony. Gun-banners demand corpses as the basis for analysis. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #13

Doesn't include non-lethal DGUs. Kang Colby Nov 2015 #7

They never do, the numbers don't look good when it's included DonP Nov 2015 #10

We owe the OP a debt for keeping our media literacy skills sharp friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #15

Check the dates too DonP Nov 2015 #18

".........that turns out to be a pro second amendment story." pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #28

I think it has more to do with having more of his posts up in our group DonP Nov 2015 #30

Well here's an example of a DGU... Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #11

Update on shooting of nursing mother... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #16

Thanks for the update, Eleanors38! I was in the process of looking Ghost in the Machine Nov 2015 #17

Our rights aren't determined by statistics. beevul Nov 2015 #14

It's not about the statistics, it's about shaming DonP Nov 2015 #19

Good point. Our rights aren't determined by shaming. beevul Nov 2015 #20

It might bother me ... if they were in the least bit effective DonP Nov 2015 #21

Speaking of Ms Watts... beevul Nov 2015 #22

I guess the ones killed by suicide bombers at the stadium are out of luck as far as she's concerned DonP Nov 2015 #23

All that, plus... beevul Nov 2015 #24

AFAIC they can continue to shame all they want -- the more the better. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #29

rights aren't determined by statistics, yet.... jimmy the one Nov 2015 #32

Yes, every year... beevul Nov 2015 #33

yes you are contradictory, & misleading jimmy the one Nov 2015 #34

Well, whaddya know...self-reporting of defensive gun use is unreliable... Marengo Nov 2015 #25

Yeah, its funny how selective some folks are about things like that. beevul Nov 2015 #26

Let's all be sure to ask them about the discrepancy when the opportunity presents... friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #27

What makes that opinion piece worth reading? ManiacJoe Nov 2015 #31