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Old 08-04-2019, 10:01 AM
 
Location: NNJ
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Originally Posted by BentBow View Post
The solution is not less arms. The solution is everyone be armed.
Only you are responsible for your life. NO ONE ELSE.
Texas has (compared to other states) a lot of armed law biding citizens... Great. I supported conceal but not open.

It is also the state with 4 of the top 10 deadliest mass shootings. It isn't the solution for mass shooters.
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Old 08-04-2019, 10:04 AM
 
Location: Living rent free in your head
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There are reports of concealed weapon holders at the El Paso shooting. They did what they should have... not play Rambo/Hero. One helped children get out of harms way.
But dozens of people in these forums have stated that school teachers should be armed and tasked with killing mass shooters who enter their classroom, so the CCW holders can run for cover and it's only teachers who are supposed to play Rambo? I find this very confusing...
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Old 08-04-2019, 10:05 AM
 
Location: Barrington
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Well so much for the idea that's been shoved down our throats that the good guys with guns would save us from mass shooters huh? Odder yet is the idea that many people in these forums have pushed that we should arm kindergarten teachers and expect them to take out a shooter in their classroom but in reality 'good guys' cower with their guns and hope the police show up.
Most good guys with guns do not harbor fantasies of playing Rambo in the midst of a mass shooting.
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Old 08-04-2019, 10:06 AM
 
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Most good guys with guns do not harbor fantasies of playing Rambo in the midst of a mass shooting.
So the difference between gun free zones and non gun free zones is negligible then.

In one people don't have guns to shoot back and in the other "responsible" people won't shoot back. Well, in practicality, what the hell is the difference?
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Old 08-04-2019, 10:07 AM
 
Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI
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CNN reporting the shooter is identified as 24 year old Connor Betts from Bellbrook, Ohio.
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Old 08-04-2019, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Barrington
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I'm thinking it is time to sue gun manufacturers that have flooded our country with weapons of mass destruction for profit.
The manufacture is legal.

The sale is legal.

The advertising is legal.

Their lobbies are legal.

The profit is legal.
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Old 08-04-2019, 10:10 AM
 
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I know a good guy with lots of guns who is a teacher. He actually could be Rambo. Former military. Gun range one a month. I suspect he is carrying most of the time.

He strongly opposes teachers being armed. Their duty is to get their students to safety, not play Rambo.

Without anything identifying him as a good guy, he is as likely to get shot as he is to shoot someone.
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Old 08-04-2019, 10:10 AM
 
Location: Vancouver
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The manufacture is legal.

The sale is legal.

The advertising is legal.

Their lobbies are legal.

The profit is legal.
So were cigarettes, and yet tobacco companies got sued...so it may be possible IMO
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Old 08-04-2019, 10:11 AM
 
Location: NNJ
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Have you accepted all the DWI deaths as collateral damage or are you ready to ban either cars or alcohol?
False narrative...

No one is expecting any regulations to be 100% effective in eliminating a behavior or crime. If a person suggests limiting guns in some manner it doesn't equate to banning. The solution is usually a gray middle rather than black or white. This argument process can be pretty much used to argue for anarchy.
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Old 08-04-2019, 10:12 AM
 
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If folks are all safer if everyone is armed, why are firearms prohibited at NRA-ILA Leadership Forum?


"* PLEASE NOTE: Due to the attendance of the President of the United States at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum on Friday, April 26, the U.S. Secret Service will be responsible for event security around the Arena at the Lucas Oil Stadium. As a result, firearms and firearm accessories, knives or weapons of any kind will be prohibited in the forum prior to and during his attendance. "

https://www.nraam.org/attend/firearms-policy/

Seems like Trump would be safer if everyone was armed, him included.
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