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For Isla Vista victim's father, advocating stricter gun laws 'not a choice'
latimes.com ^ | 5/15/2015 | Robin Abcarian

Posted on 05/16/2015 10:26:09 AM PDT by rktman

You may not know the name Richard Martinez, but you certainly remember his howl of pain after his only child, Christopher Michaels-Martinez, was slain during a horrific night of violence in Isla Vista nearly a year ago.

Martinez, with his distinctive gray beard and dark hair, spoke in public the day after a mentally ill young man killed six people and injured 14 others before killing himself. His rage and grief were hard to watch, but impossible to ignore.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: 2a; 2ndamendment; banglist; guncontrol; momunists; secondamendment; tyranny
Yeah, we know his name. His 15 minutes was up several hours ago. Guess his concern for the initial victims who were dispatched with a sharp bladed device is, meh. Dude. GO AWAY and leave our rights alone. Go back to defending miscreants like you did before.
1 posted on 05/16/2015 10:26:09 AM PDT by rktman
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To: rktman

My wife, daughter, brother and I all have carry licenses.

My wife carries much of the time, especially when she goes into the city. I never leave the house unarmed. My daughter is well trained and armed (and owns two big dogs). Unfortunately her job with the state prohibits carry at work. Still, she is trained in self defense and something of a poster child for situational awareness (spooky at times).


2 posted on 05/16/2015 10:37:48 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there....)
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To: rktman

If this guy was advocating for more armed citizens we would never have heard his name. He is another useful idiot for the fascist left.


3 posted on 05/16/2015 10:46:53 AM PDT by peeps36 (Save The Tortoise And Kill The People)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

Good!! This guy’s problem should not become ours!!! Lock and load!!


4 posted on 05/16/2015 11:03:43 AM PDT by ZULU (Boehner and McConnell are Obama's Strumpets.)
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To: ZULU

Per your tag line, Obama loves it when McConnell takes his dentures out.


5 posted on 05/16/2015 11:39:24 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there....)
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To: rktman

Dick advocates for more massacres like the one that killed his son.


6 posted on 05/16/2015 11:41:04 AM PDT by TheDon (BO must be replaced immediately for the good of the nation and the world!)
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To: rktman

I am sorry for his loss but the second this happened he was first to go on TV and scream for banning guns..he’s like Mark Kelly, looking for his 15 minutes of fame


7 posted on 05/16/2015 11:43:42 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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Dear Martinez,

your grief has no legal standing to infringe my right for self-preservation.


8 posted on 05/16/2015 12:26:52 PM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: rktman

Leaned nothing new....same liberal bullsh!t rant.


9 posted on 05/16/2015 12:47:43 PM PDT by ontap
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The only reason this old fart’s “rage and grief” are hard to ignore is because it’s hard to ignore a spoiled brat who keeps fussing because his diaper hasn’t been changed.


10 posted on 05/17/2015 6:40:21 AM PDT by RWB Patriot ("My ability is a value that must be earned and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
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