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Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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15. In a possibly apocryphal quote attributed to Calvin Coolidge ...

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #13)

Wed Sep 21, 2016, 12:04 AM

Sep 2016

I don't need any for crimes. I go with the odds.

... he is supposed to have said, in response to being told that air travel was so safe that there was only one passenger casualty per million air miles traveled, "Small comfort for the casualty."

In other words, odds are no guarantee of safety. Why not take steps to better them?

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Looks like we can tell the truth when it suits us. [View all] pablo_marmol Sep 2016 OP

it all depends melm00se Sep 2016 #1

"Which view and interpretation one takes can be a clear indicator of one's bias and ideology." pablo_marmol Sep 2016 #7

My take is even in the most erudite of Salons one can suffer a chicken coop's explosive diarrhea. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #9

Fine examples of doublethink. sarisataka Sep 2016 #2

You forgot one. oneshooter Sep 2016 #4

Yep, more proof safeinOhio Sep 2016 #3

It's a good thing that "need" has nothing to do with it, huh? DonP Sep 2016 #5

Unless you are in cities like Baltimore or Chicago. jmg257 Sep 2016 #6

No wonder we're not trusted by so many citizens. pablo_marmol Sep 2016 #8

GOD! this is a day for bad-ass irony. I feel a beer comin' on. Eleanors38 Sep 2016 #10

Does a decrease in DUIs proves we no longer need drunk driving laws and PSAs? Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2016 #11

Then don't own one. You have the right to choose, as do I. (n/t) benEzra Sep 2016 #12

I own a few safeinOhio Sep 2016 #13

You are perfectly free to choose for yourself. You are not free to choose for others friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 #14

I didn't say any thing about choosing for others. safeinOhio Sep 2016 #18

In a possibly apocryphal quote attributed to Calvin Coolidge ... Straw Man Sep 2016 #15

Choice is a good thing Duckhunter935 Sep 2016 #16

Show me were I said any such thing. safeinOhio Sep 2016 #17

This legal gun owner has a huge problem with registration hack89 Sep 2016 #19

Post #3 Duckhunter935 Sep 2016 #20

Try reading it again. safeinOhio Sep 2016 #21

I know what you meant Duckhunter935 Sep 2016 #22

Might want to get that wax out of your ears. safeinOhio Sep 2016 #25

You don't need firearms for hunting either, archery tackle can fill that role. As for sport... Marengo Sep 2016 #23

I bow hunt and safeinOhio Sep 2016 #26

The poster asked if you unequivocally renounce using your guns for self-defense friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 #28

That is a loaded question. safeinOhio Sep 2016 #29

Answering "no" would not necessarily imply that at any time you did beat your wife. discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 #30

I suspect the reason why a definite answer hasn't been given is that it would not be "yes" friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 #33

"Fuddism" = Hypocrisy in action DonP Sep 2016 #34

What would they say about an 1894 Winchester in .25-35? discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 #35

Show a video of Chuck Connors using it ... DonP Sep 2016 #36

Why not? Congress was shown a few minutes of the movie Wargames. discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 #37

Post removed Post removed Sep 2016 #38

The only thing worse than not knowing why the world... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2016 #39

It is an awkward question, not a loaded one. A reluctance to answer it speaks volumes... friendly_iconoclast Sep 2016 #31

Yes it does safeinOhio Sep 2016 #32

I assume then that you retain possession of firearms out of want rather than need? Marengo Sep 2016 #40

It's not a question of pacifism vs. fear, benEzra Sep 2016 #24

I don't think I mentioned pacifism or inferred it. safeinOhio Sep 2016 #27