randylahey wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 12:18 pm
If someone has broken into your home, in the eyes of the law, you have every right to shoot and kill them.
I'm not saying you should. You shouldn't unless you absolutely have to. But if you ever find yourself in a situation like that, there isn't a lot of time to think about it
I remember one time growing up, I came home later than I was supposed to.
My dad came out pointing something at me, as if it was a gun.
He was all nervous, then relaxed once he saw it was me. And rather than explain he was gonna try to scare off some home invader by pretending the tv remote was a gun, he instead lectured me about interrupting his Letterman.
Point is, how often do perceived home invasions and the subsequent “make my day” gun owner moment, actually end up in accidentally shooting a loved one or somethin?
That could've played out a lot differently. Just think, if he'd been watching Jay Leno instead, who knows what mightve happened..
Re: Vivek ramaswamy
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 12:51 pm
by zsn
I’ll wager that this type of incident happens more often than the NRA and the Republican Party would like you to know. Of course, they prevented the CDC from reporting on this.
Re: Vivek ramaswamy
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 12:59 pm
by jfish26
zsn wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 12:51 pm
I’ll wager that this type of incident happens more often than the NRA and the Republican Party would like you to know. Of course, they prevented the CDC from reporting on this.
Maybe the Covid death stats are way out of whack; should some portion of those who died of Covid be disregarded, because they had a significant co-morbidity (“being alive in America”)?
ousdahl wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 12:18 pm
Pretty sure gun owners are more likely to accidentally shoot oneself than ever successfully thwart any bad guy.
Also pretty sure most gun deaths are self-inflicted.
Yes. The stats bear out that having guns in the house increases, not decreases, the likelihood that someone in the house will get shot.
Stats, Data, facts, those have no place in these arguments.
ousdahl wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 12:18 pm
Pretty sure gun owners are more likely to accidentally shoot oneself than ever successfully thwart any bad guy.
Also pretty sure most gun deaths are self-inflicted.
Yes. The stats bear out that having guns in the house increases, not decreases, the likelihood that someone in the house will get shot.
Stats, Data, facts, those have no place in these arguments.
Here comes the King of analyzing 1 percent of the data, then pulling statistics from the outlier, ignoring the other 99 percent, and claiming that proves his point
Vivek feels the Democratic Party should change their way/s. Ok, MAYBE I can respect that.
I wonder how he feels about the Republican Party doing the same thing. I am confident he would SAY that if he was the Incumbent President he would be open to debate/s but my guess is he would THINK differently.
Re: Vivek ramaswamy
Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 10:41 am
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Re: Vivek ramaswamy
Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 11:18 am
by Shirley
Gutter, not sure if it's true, but if you have an Alexa on, it's listening...
Re: Vivek ramaswamy
Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 11:27 am
by MICHHAWK
if a candidate will not participate in the debates. it tells me that they have something to hide.
Vivek feels the Democratic Party should change their way/s. Ok, MAYBE I can respect that.
I wonder how he feels about the Republican Party doing the same thing. I am confident he would SAY that if he was the Incumbent President he would be open to debate/s but my guess is he would THINK differently.
It should apply to everyone i agree. I think Trump is skipping debates too