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Virginia Senator critically wounded, son dead

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Mr.Sloth
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Virginia Senator Creigh Deeds has been hospitalized for a stab wound, and his son has reportedly been shot to death.
Will post when I know more.
http://m.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/deeds-critically-wounded-son-dead-from-gunshot/article_431e61ca-5128-11e3-944a-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=jqm#.UouB0qerHR4.facebook
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Ski_Alot
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Sorry, but a gun's sole job is to kill
-if you're shooting at a range, you're improving your ability to kill
-having a gun for protection is just a way of saying that I will kill you

THAT is why anyone saying ban all cars or ban all knives is so stupid, those have other purposes. A gun's sole use is killing
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Shredsterr
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Same stuff in Canada. We have stricter guns laws, and way less gun violence.
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987321654hgfd
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Having a gun for protection is coming to the realization that you are responsible for you and your families own safety. It's not just to kill someone.
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skiierman
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I'm for stricter gun laws and would even understand a total gun ban... What the fuck do you think? I was taking the pro gun stance, "banning guns is dumb because anyone can get an illegal gun so it would never work" and taking that to ask why are they also screaming, "obama/liberals/hillary want to take all our guns away and leave us defenseless! THEY WANT TO MAKE GUNS ILLEGAL!!".


But you're probably one of those idiots seeing how you grew up in Massachusetts. I don't blame you for being a stupid piece of shit.
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skiierman
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So you're one of those kids that thought it wasn't racist to point out only out-of-context stats that show there's a higher percentage of black people in jail and being responsible for more crimes than white people... because you wanted to write that black people commit more crimes. Yeah, there's no racism in that whatsoever.
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Ski_Alot
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how do you use a gun for protection?

by killing or threatening to kill someone
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.MASSHOLE.
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Forgive me then, I misunderstood your point of view. I quickly breezed over your point without realizing it was a counter argument used to emphasize what you were trying to get a cross.

I personally couldnt care less about gun control. I dont have a gun, nor do I plan on owning one at this stage. I realize our government is incompetent and even if legislation was started, it would NEVER pass regardless of what I want.
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TopherRitz
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/thread
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PJS.
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Its not as though hispanics and blacks began on an equal footing as whites in this country. There are hundreds of years worth of institutionalized repression that contributed to the situtation the black and hispanic community is in today. It has nothing to do directly with race, but it has everything to do with the history of what a group went through because of its race.

People are more likely to turn to crime when they are poor, or feel there is no way for them to advance or survive through legal means, no matter which race. There is a catalog of reasons a mile long as to why non-whites are particularly impoverished in this country, from casual/incidental economic discrimination on one end of the spectrum to downright intimidation and violence at the other end. Its a hell of a lot harder to run a business when you're worried about your store being burned, and you and your family being lynched (to give an extreme example). And at least for blacks, this only occurred in the last century and a half. The rest of American history, they spent enslaved!

Its pretty fucking easy to look at statistics about non-white crime and draw conclusions, but it is SUPREMELY important to remember that we, white people, are responsible for the vast majority of their situation and suffering.
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Bombogenesis
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As if there aren't tons of programs for minorities to get ahead nowadays. Lol...

Repression my ass. Maybe 40 years ago.
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987321654hgfd
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How about when non of these programs existed and European immigrants were treated like complete shit. Where are they 100 years later?
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Wallisch_pl
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alright
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skiierman
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Oh that's cool. Hundreds of years of oppression and forced to live in slums/ghettos while being denied education and jobs is really offset by 20 years of affirmative action... especially when education is so rare that hardly any of the people in poverty know that it exists.

The greatest part about this, what you've been posting are the racist's default responses. What's next? Are you going to tell us you're not racist because you have a black friend?
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Huck_Norris
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If they do, and you say it... Is that racist or just a fact? I'm kind of curious.
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XtRemE11
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Hmm weird, my guns are not for killing, I bought them to use purly for sport, which for me is target shooting. Did i do it wrong?
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Huck_Norris
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I think you're confused. Black people aren't the problem. Never were.






Gotta love the thread drift though, this is pretty impressive.

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Bombogenesis
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When my grandfathers parents came here from Ireland in the late 1800s there were signs that said Irish need not apply... They were beaten in the streets... Called names etc. Given no opportunity and had no money in pocket.



Grandfather became one of te most famous doctors in Connecticut.

When my mom came here from Italy she knew no English... she was 1 of 9 and her mother was a widow. She lived in a one room house with her 9 siblings and her mother and it was missing part of the roof. Her and all her siblings worked their asses off and made lives for themselves... One of them being a millionaire.


From nothing.


With nothing.



Next
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skiierman
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1. There's no record of any business in the U.S. that had a sign saying "Irish need not apply" hanging in their windows. That never happened and you're a fucking idiot for believing it. My grandmother was right off the boat and had no problem getting a job or marrying a white American.

2. Comparing immigrant life at the height of xenophobia to life during and after slavery is stupid on so many levels... you might as well compare the Holocaust to the Japanese-American internment camps.

3. They may not have been given any opportunities but they certainly weren't legally denied jobs, places to live and eat, or even education due to the color of their skin, you god damned jackass.

4. There have been plenty of black people to get out of the ghetto and become successful. The fact that you're trying to say that most black people somehow want to stay poor and in ghettos by using a "success" story of one of your relatives shows that you're a fucking racist.


Your ignorance and idiocy is astounding but then again, that's a trait among racists. They're simply too fucking stupid to realize how retarded they sound.
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.AR6rider.
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Simply Too Fucking Stupid to Realize How Retarded I Sound: The Autobiography of Scott "skiierman" Townes

Coming soon to a bookstore near you!
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Huck_Norris
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Owned
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Bombogenesis
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GINGER SMASH
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Bombogenesis
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Also when in the last 40 years has a black person been denied a place to work or a place to live Because of their skin color without being able to sue and make a fortune?? Bahahahahahahaha


Gingerman strikes again!
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Bombogenesis
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Triple post but it's fucking hilarious that the kid who rages cause of his 1.5" gingerdick and tells 15 year old kids to kill themselves is saying that I'm a bad person for saying that black people have equal opportunity nowadays.



HAAhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I love it
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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I've killed many things with my guns. They were definitely designed to kill. Not one of those things has been a human. They were all delicious.
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skiierman
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Now he's flipping out and resorting to childish insults for being called out on his racist bullshit.... another prime example of how the logic of a racist works.
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TOAST.
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Are there any studies comparing the % of white people who commit a crime in rough areas to the % of black or other minority?
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saskskier
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I will never own a gun for protection. Nothing I posess is so valuable that it's worth potentially taking another persons life. I don't have a family to consider at this time, but even if I did, having never shot anything other than a pellet gun, I seriously doubt I would have the fortitude to pull the trigger on another human being.
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skiierman
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Uh... yeah, a lot of them. This took 5 seconds to find.

http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/badcomm.htm

That's why racists share the same attribute of being fucking ignorant. They blindly believe what people tell them because it's easier for their feeble and hate-filled minds to comprehend.
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.AR6rider.
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I understand where you're coming from, but the value you place on your material possessions becomes irrelevant if someone is going to potentially kill you for them. You're protecting your life, not your belongings.
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howlongcanausern
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it's more likely a firearm will accidentally harm you or a loved one than protect you from an intruder

people who own guns 'for protection' watch too much tv/movies and live in a world of fear
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El_Barto.
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so? Dont fuck with me and I wont have to shoot you.

Break into my house and youre getting shot. As long as people play by the rules us responsible gun owners wont have to kill anyone.

Once some asshat decides to break the rules he is accepting the consequences...in this case death.
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ILLinoisance
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There was a kid in our high school that killed his brother messing around with their Dad's gun like 5 years back. Apparently, they did some shrooms and started fucking around with the gun. The one kid pulled the trigger on the other one thinking the gun was loaded with blanks. The kid died shortly thereafter.

I don't have a gun in my home, but it would be something I would consider to have for protection, guaranteed there would be extreme safeguards against it being accessible to children.
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saskskier
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I suppose. I'm banking on the likelihood I will never be in that kind of a situation. I don't know anyone in my personal life who has been in a situation where they need a weapon to protect their lives. A few peoples houses have been broken into, but not while they've been at home.

I know some in my professional life (social worker), but those people live high risk lifestyles (gangs, drugs, addictions, prostitution, mental health issues, etc).
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.AR6rider.
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I had typed something up sort of regarding this, but mobile NS ducked it up. I was speaking hypothetically. I have a CPL, but I don't carry. My guns stay unloaded in a safe in my bedroom closet and I keep one loaded magazine in there as well. If someone broke into my house while I was home, I would barricade myself and my fiancee in the bedroom (assuming this is at night), call the cops, and hope the intruder took what they wanted and left. If possible, I'd try to get to my gun, load it, and point it at the door, but I wouldn't seek out confrontation.
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987321654hgfd
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That's where responsibility comes into play. Proper storage of firearms and teaching kids firearm safety at an early age. They need to know it's not a toy and to respect what it can do if used improperly.

I don't live in fear I just would rather have one for the what ifs. I wear a seat belt whenever I drive not because I'm scared, but again because I'd rather be safe than sorry.
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saskskier
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And I totally respect that.
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.AR6rider.
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I also agree that a true, life-defending situation would be incredibly rare, and I don't actively plan or prepare for one. I shoot targets for fun lol. I don't pretend I'm John Wayne and certainly don't consider how I'm going to protect my life on a daily basis, especially living in a pretty nice suburb.
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El_Barto.
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:/

loaded 12g pump under my bed with 00 and a 9mm in the nightstand with 15 rounds, no bullet in the chamber.

Do you have an alarm or a dog to notify you of an intruder?
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Mr.Sloth
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If only most gun owners had this mindset. Many do not.
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.AR6rider.
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I guess my logic is that someone who takes the time to stealthily break in by picking a lock or crawling in a window is probably there for your stuff, not you. They probably wouldn't have even broken in if they knew you were home. If that's the case, they can have it. I'm not gonna run down and risk my life over a few hundred/thousand bucks. If someone is there with the intent of taking your stuff an killing you anyway, why bother being quiet? I guess I just hope I hear them come in? I don't know haha.
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El_Barto.
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I just assume the worst. If i could be 100% sure they just wanted my tv id let em take it. Unfortunately you dont know what they want. Maybe the snuck in to rape your lady...maybe its just a drunk kid in the wrong house. There is no way to know. Im not going to run downstairs rambo style but i am going to post up at the top of the staircase and give a warning pump. If that sound doesnt make them run then they should expect to die.

Hell, the only reason i bought a pump over semi auto is so i can give a warning pump. Id rather not have to kill someone but i will
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Look into crowd control rubber buck. Non-lethal rounds all the way.
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safetyhound
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I would'nt ever expect for any gun reform or change in attitudes around Virginia. If anyone is going to be stuck in the 1880's its dudes with names like Criegh Deeds.

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El_Barto.
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This is a fantastic idea. Rubber rounds will put someone down long enough for me to tie em up right?

I cant believe ive never really considered them before
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.AR6rider.
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Yeah, I can definitely see your point. I guess it just comes down to the fact that, for me, my guns are range toys that COULD be used for home defense in that. 01% situation, rather than home defense weapons that I practice with at the range. Neither is wrong, per second, and you'll definitely have a better chance of surviving an encounter than I will, but I'm ok with taking my chances.

One thing I will agree with you on is the warning pump. The sound my dad's Mossberg 590 Tactical makes when you chamber/eject a shell would be downright terrifying to hear if you weren't the one doing it, and you'd be a fool not to be leaving haha.
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Blurst
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You are an idiot.

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PASKIINGSUCKS
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I don't know how long it would put em down or if I'd try to tie someone up, but it would sure as hell make em think twice about trying to come at you a second time. Also cuts down the fear of not pulling the trigger if you're nervous about taking the life of an attacker.

Besides I just follow em up with a couple slugs at the end just in case.


And AR6 you got that right. Mine is a mossy 590 and it's quite and intimidating firearm for sure.
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El_Barto.
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The pump is a universal language that everyone understands. Dont fuck with me is what it says.

Everyone has a different level of comfort. My 2 brothers and i all have a different level of readiness. My brother in florida carries 100% of the time, even at work, and hes a dentist. My other brother rarely carries and has all his guns in a safe like you. I fall right in the middle. To each his own
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Huck_Norris
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Yeah but what if it's ECB? Have you taken precautions to protect your butthole?
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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