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Jan 21, 2015 15:50:05   #
rocketride Loc: Upstate NY
 
Billynikon wrote:
I live in a state with guns all over the place. Interesting how many of the examples show improper uses of guns and how stupid many gun owners are. Puts a lie to the argument that a good guy with a gun will always beat a bad guy with a gun.


Nice strawman argument you've got there. I don't know of anyone actually arguing that a good guy with a gun will always beat a bad guy with a gun, but it should be obvious that a bad guy with a gun will just about always beat a good guy without one. Having the good guy also armed at least gives him a chance. Also, how would you (or I) even know how many of the Darwin-award-by-gunshot "winners" would qualify as "good guys" and how many as "bad guys"? (Other than in those cases in which a criminal act was integral to the story, of course.)

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Jan 21, 2015 15:59:03   #
rocketride Loc: Upstate NY
 
Graham Thirkill wrote:
LOL Thanks, and then the ones that are left???????

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:


Less stupid, of course. Not necessarily unstupid.

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Jan 21, 2015 16:01:48   #
rocketride Loc: Upstate NY
 
joehel2 wrote:
Very funny. I like that in the winning entry the wife had her priorities in order and wanted to know how many frogs they had caught and if someone had gotten them from the truck.


A bunch of frogs, and a couple of (perforated) oysters. . .

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Jan 21, 2015 16:20:58   #
Architect1776 Loc: In my mind
 
RichieC wrote:
They are funny.. yet a 22 is packed with propellent, it is unimpressive when not discharged in the


However I laughed at them! Thanks!


I laugh at these as well. No, when you look at them closely there are flaws but they are fun to listen to and tell.

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Jan 21, 2015 16:26:24   #
Architect1776 Loc: In my mind
 
rocketride wrote:
Nice strawman argument you've got there. I don't know of anyone actually arguing that a good guy with a gun will always beat a bad guy with a gun, but it should be obvious that a bad guy with a gun will just about always beat a good guy without one. Having the good guy also armed at least gives him a chance. Also, how would you (or I) even know how many of the Darwin-award-by-gunshot "winners" would qualify as "good guys" and how many as "bad guys"? (Other than in those cases in which a criminal act was integral to the story, of course.)
Nice strawman argument you've got there. I don't ... (show quote)


Very good. "God made man, Sam Colt made them equal" or something like that. It is better to at least have a fighting chance and I have had to pull a firearm on 3 thugs who wanted my camera equipment. When I was finished they all had to change their shorts I am sure. I also collected a couple of good knives.

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Jan 21, 2015 18:32:01   #
Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley
 
joehel2 wrote:
Very funny. I like that in the winning entry the wife had her priorities in order and wanted to know how many frogs they had caught and if someone had gotten them from the truck.


Don't you know? That was dinner!

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Jan 21, 2015 18:33:29   #
DickC Loc: NE Washington state
 
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :mrgreen:

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Jan 21, 2015 20:27:09   #
jsharp Loc: Ballwin MO.
 
You can't fix Stupid, I call it job security.

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Jan 21, 2015 23:20:36   #
jack schade Loc: La Pine Oregon
 
Very funny. Thanks for the post.
Jack

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Jan 22, 2015 02:07:06   #
quagmire Loc: Greenwood,South Carolina
 
some of these have been on the list for years mainly the last one

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Jan 22, 2015 06:20:24   #
Graham Thirkill Loc: Idylic North Yorkshire, England UK.
 
rocketride

Architect1776

Soul Dr.

DickC

JSharp

Jack schade

quagmire


Thanks for looking, if it made you smile it did it's job, then it was worth posting.

Graham/098

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