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In reply to the discussion: Texas Woman Sentenced to Life for Murders of Husband and Step-Daughter [View all]GGJohn
(9,951 posts)45. Running for your life from what threat?
        I don't need anybody to explain to me why running for my life is some sort of "association fallacy".
Why all the drama?
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                        Texas Woman Sentenced to Life for Murders of Husband and Step-Daughter [View all]
							SecularMotion
							Feb 2016
							OP
                        
        
        If I saw her and her Open Carry buddies in a restaurant, I'd leave immediately.
        stone space
        Feb 2016
        #5
      
        
        Let us know when *you're* willing to take the onus for Barbara Graham AKA Barbara Lipscomb, mmkay?
        friendly_iconoclast
        Feb 2016
        #26
      
        
        If *we* are supposed to wear Dunnachie, you should likewise wear Graham/Lipscomb
        friendly_iconoclast
        Feb 2016
        #35
      
        
        Dunnachie represents us in the same way that Barbara Graham/Lipscomb represents you
        friendly_iconoclast
        Feb 2016
        #43
      
        
        It wasn't hypothetical to the legitimate unarmed customers of that resturaunt.
        stone space
        Feb 2016
        #87
      
        
        We are talking about a life and death situation, and you're channeling Adam Smith?
        stone space
        Feb 2016
        #114
      
        
        But yet you would deny a business owner or server money by running out on a food bill?
        GGJohn
        Feb 2016
        #134
      
        
        You have no reason to even bring my personal paycheck into the discussion.
        stone space
        Feb 2016
        #141
      
        
        Our interlocutor has so far produced zero accounts of shootings in restaurants *or* classrooms...
        friendly_iconoclast
        Feb 2016
        #143
      
        
        It is not theft if you believe your life is in danger and you flee to safety.
        flamin lib
        Feb 2016
        #148
      
        
        It is reasonable because I THINK it is just a stand your ground is justified if you THINK
        flamin lib
        Feb 2016
        #152
      
        
        l believe that anyone suffering from Agoraphobia so severe that they cannot leave home
        flamin lib
        Feb 2016
        #156
      
        
        Uh, Duckhunter935, being afraid to leave home without a gun seems a lot more
        flamin lib
        Feb 2016
        #159
      
        
        Sigh, Duckhunter935, it is not theft if I am leaving a situation in the most expedient manner
        flamin lib
        Feb 2016
        #166
      
        
        No, I am most certainly NOT a thief. STOP CALLING ME A THIEF, GOD DAMN IT!
        stone space
        Feb 2016
        #177
      
        
        Millions of people, perhaps tens of millions of people, carry every day.
        Nuclear Unicorn
        Feb 2016
        #201
      
        
        So someone carrying a holstered firearm sitting down to enjoy a meal is considered a threat
        GGJohn
        Feb 2016
        #151
      
        
        If all her guns had been confiscated when she first started licking them in public, ...
        stone space
        Feb 2016
        #30
      
        
        You're the one that wants to deny law abiding Americans of a Constitutional right,
        GGJohn
        Feb 2016
        #105
      
        
        The funerals would have paid for instead of burdening the family of the deceased.
        flamin lib
        Feb 2016
        #149
      
        
        If she is in control of her facilities, ie not insane, she is liable for her actions.
        flamin lib
        Feb 2016
        #165
      
  