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sanatanadharma

(4,074 posts)
8. She had a gun but did not need to shoot
Fri Jun 24, 2016, 03:39 PM
Jun 2016

I accept that the woman (and many people in our world) was a victim of the evil of our machismo-boy-man dominated culture.
I am glad this story resolved as it did and that it exists to allow gun-lovers an occasional anecdotal story to counter the avalanche of anecdotal stories about our societal-sickness of gun violence, and the insanity of gun-love.
DISARM HATE

Other men were at her home.
She saw the perp's feet sticking out from the bed.
She had the advantage and was not in immediate danger of harm.
She shoots the foot.

She had the gun.
She could have backed away, held the gun on the perp, called out to the workers.
She did not have to shoot, but she did.
Seems to happen too often when people have guns; the NEED to shoot!

This gun-shoot-love disease is a public health problem in America.
Why does any one civilian need 6.5 TONS of ammunition?

Gun-shoot-love creates mental illness.
Or, perhaps mental illness makes people like guns.

Until our nation's leaders can figure out what is happening in our country with gun-lovers, perhaps we need to profile and quarantine them.

Owning a gun is OK. Loving guns is sick. Guns are not fetuses to be honored at all costs.

In future NRAterrorist controlled America perhaps everyone will be expected to be packing, paranoid and have fear of the other and reason to shoot fast and shoot often.
Right now it is only a minority of freaked out people who have chosen to live gun-love lifestyles.

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And while she was waiting Uponthegears Jun 2016 #1
Certainly not this woman TeddyR Jun 2016 #2
When faced with the possibility of a real threat of being victimized, she chose correctly. jmg257 Jun 2016 #3
You'd be surprised how many violent felons are repeat offenders. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #4
While you were sleeping ... Straw Man Jun 2016 #5
I am talking basic,market principles Uponthegears Jun 2016 #10
Makes you wonder why violent crime has dropped so precipitously ... DonP Jun 2016 #11
Thank you. Straw Man Jun 2016 #13
Not imposing restrictions Uponthegears Jun 2016 #14
Weighing. Straw Man Jun 2016 #18
I probably own Uponthegears Jun 2016 #20
So ... Straw Man Jun 2016 #21
Well Uponthegears Jun 2016 #22
The thing is ... Straw Man Jun 2016 #23
So as a gun owner sarisataka Jun 2016 #25
I would prefer Uponthegears Jun 2016 #26
I bet somehow at that time she didn't mind having the ability to save her life. ileus Jun 2016 #6
Why don't you E-mail her and give her an ass chewing for being so selfish... beevul Jun 2016 #12
Typical emotional response Uponthegears Jun 2016 #15
I took it from the anti-gun playbook... beevul Jun 2016 #16
Lol on caption Uponthegears Jun 2016 #17
"Cornucopia of Death Tools." Another punk rock band title! Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #24
How's your foot? (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jun 2016 #27
Guns are designed to save/protect life...it's up to each owner to use it properly. ileus Jun 2016 #7
She had a gun but did not need to shoot sanatanadharma Jun 2016 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #9
And you know she didn't need to shoot HOW? tortoise1956 Jun 2016 #19
Good for her bluestateguy Jun 2016 #28
Just curious here discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #29
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