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Gun Control & RKBA

flamin lib

(14,559 posts)

28. Really? That's the best ha' got?

Reply to gejohnston (Reply #26)

Sun May 15, 2016, 03:50 PM

May 2016

A forty hear old man with mixed martial arts training and professional level boxing skills against a 17 year old high school football player and the guy pulls a gun in "self defense"?

Truth be told Martin was Standing His Ground because he was stalked by someone he didn't know and when the stalker didn't desist when confronted used the only weapons he had, his fists. But Zimmerman had a gun so Martin died and Zimmerman got off because Martin was dead and the one left living gets to tell his story.

Go ahead, defend and support the Z man. Makes ya' look real good.

You are nothing if not entertaining.

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Missouri Lawmakers Pass Expanded Gun Rights on Final Day [View all] Eugene May 2016 OP

I don't know what you think about the rest of it, gejohnston May 2016 #1

I don't trust people to discern between a perceived threat and Rebkeh May 2016 #3

So babysitters should not TeddyR May 2016 #7

We need to get away from the mentality of just killing people lastlib May 2016 #23

So you would not be nervous if three oneshooter May 2016 #24

We need to get away TeddyR May 2016 #27

cool story gejohnston May 2016 #9

"My black lab gets defensive to any man with a loud voice or Brooklyn accent regardless of race." CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #10

but if he fired, he would have gone to prison. flamin lib May 2016 #25

maybe, or wouldn't have fired. gejohnston May 2016 #26

Really? That's the best ha' got? flamin lib May 2016 #28

other than the fact that the facts from the trial, gejohnston May 2016 #29

Yeah, right. has 40 pounds on the victim, MMX training, boxing skills good enough to get offered a flamin lib May 2016 #30

You didn't watch the video, gejohnston May 2016 #31

I did, I had never seen it before. beevul May 2016 #32

I'm noticing something of a pattern: friendly_iconoclast May 2016 #34

"professional level boxing skills"? Are you for real? beevul May 2016 #33

Does this include LE? oneshooter May 2016 #14

Good question Duckhunter935 May 2016 #18

Sorry for your bad experiences. but... beardown May 2016 #19

Sad to see them sneak this in scscholar May 2016 #2

talk about sneaking things in beergood May 2016 #4

The majority of people in NY support safety, unlike... scscholar May 2016 #5

if it had such broad support beergood May 2016 #6

The SAFE Act is bullshit. (the New York Assault Weapons Ban) CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #11

agreed beergood May 2016 #16

Do you have a link that supports this claim? TeddyR May 2016 #8

So why did they have pass it in the middle of the night Duckhunter935 May 2016 #13

looks like they ran away beergood May 2016 #15

Sad, but it happens a lot Duckhunter935 May 2016 #17

Yup, drop a "bumper sticker" comment and go away patting yourself on the back DonP May 2016 #20

You're not... Puha Ekapi May 2016 #21

Connecticut pulled the same crap Lurks Often May 2016 #22

Sounds like an expanded human rights bill. ileus May 2016 #12

Kick for "Professional level boxing skills". N/t beevul May 2016 #35