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Gun Control Reform Activism

drm604

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1. The stupidity of these laws was obvious to me from the start.

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2015, 11:52 AM

Jun 2015

When a valid defense for killing an unarmed person is "I was scared" regardless of the surrounding circumstances, it emboldens would be vigilantes and also makes it easier to plan and get away with outright murder.

There are people out there just itching for an excuse to kill certain classes of people, and they can do so by provoking a confrontation then claiming "stand your ground".

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Stand Your Ground Makes No Sense [View all] flamin lib Jun 2015 OP

The stupidity of these laws was obvious to me from the start. drm604 Jun 2015 #1