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Straw Man

(6,777 posts)
33. If you believe that video isn't staged ...
Sun Apr 24, 2016, 12:44 AM
Apr 2016

... then I'll need your bank account number and password so I can deposit a check for the $10 million that my uncle in Nigeria left me in his will. You can have 10%. I promise.

How about for the 'good of him' it's his right. ViseGrip Apr 2016 #1
.that^ 840high Apr 2016 #28
Good for him. With three assailants, TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2016 #2
per your last question heaven05 Apr 2016 #3
+ 1 DashOneBravo Apr 2016 #4
You're completely missing the point!!1!1! needledriver Apr 2016 #5
You're supposed to be dead by 80 anyway, not very nice of him. ileus Apr 2016 #6
Guns or no, NEVER attack an old man... Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #7
He should have retreated to his panic room constructed of derelict refrigerators. Marengo Apr 2016 #8
I see my post of several weeks ago is still getting to you MillennialDem Apr 2016 #9
How many DGUs? beevul Apr 2016 #10
IDK, but we know threatening people needlessly with a gun MillennialDem Apr 2016 #11
Its not nice... beevul Apr 2016 #12
Because it's not a legitimate reason to have guns if most criminals are scared off by MillennialDem Apr 2016 #13
Says who? beevul Apr 2016 #14
Yes says me. MillennialDem Apr 2016 #15
Color me shocked... beevul Apr 2016 #18
And shooting a criminal in justified self defense is an outlier. MillennialDem Apr 2016 #23
Did someone say it wasn't? beevul Apr 2016 #31
So in your opinion TeddyR Apr 2016 #16
There isn't one, unless you're in the military. MillennialDem Apr 2016 #17
The Second Amendment only applies to the military? TeddyR Apr 2016 #20
Your opposition to self-defense is noted discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #21
No opposition to self defense, just using guns to stick in someone's face who pisses you off becaus MillennialDem Apr 2016 #24
I'm unaware of any self-defense training integrating firearms that... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #30
And neither is your interlocutor- that is a red herring friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #35
"Most gun nuts are compensating" Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #32
Ah come on Lizzie! DashOneBravo Apr 2016 #40
If you believe that video isn't staged ... Straw Man Apr 2016 #33
If assertive citizens and derelict refrigerators are sufficient to ward off criminal behavior you Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #37
A fascinating disconnect... sarisataka Apr 2016 #19
Just another online "commando" hoping for a hide DonP Apr 2016 #22
... MillennialDem Apr 2016 #26
Not a chance, you pathetic excuse for an activist DonP Apr 2016 #29
Typical millennial activism DashOneBravo Apr 2016 #34
Calmate, amigo; that sort are getting shriller and nastier as they lose power friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #36
No, I'm very consistent. I don't support any study that shows lower DGU than some of MillennialDem Apr 2016 #25
I did say you reject all studies. sarisataka Apr 2016 #27
Please provide a citation to back this statement... Marengo Apr 2016 #39
Absurdity is eternal, and it would be a disservice to anyone debating with you... Marengo Apr 2016 #38
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