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Violent crime jumps 18 percent in 2011, first rise in nearly 20 years (OMINOUS!)
AP ^ | 10/18/12 | AP

Posted on 10/18/2012 12:09:17 PM PDT by StandAndDeliver1

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1 posted on 10/18/2012 12:09:19 PM PDT by StandAndDeliver1
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To: StandAndDeliver1

The stats don’t lie; the natives are restless and you better arm y’selves in indian country.


2 posted on 10/18/2012 12:10:39 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: StandAndDeliver1

You watch... urban America is going to turn into Dodge City!

I WILL buy a gun then!


3 posted on 10/18/2012 12:13:40 PM PDT by SMARTY ("The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. "Henri Frederic Amiel)
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To be fair, Marty, Dodge City was nothing like what we're seeing in LA, Chicago, Philadelphia, Newark or Bulletmore Murderland. Even by population and percentages, today's society is vastly more dangerous.
4 posted on 10/18/2012 12:16:08 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: StandAndDeliver1

0bama’s tactics of ‘AGITATION’ trickling down.. What is a Community Organizer? AN AGITATOR. That defines 0bama’s presidency.. Divide into classes and groups, inflame hostilities towards chaos, then conquer. The overwhelming of our entitlement system is part of this plan. Cloward-Piven is what’s happening. Nothing good can come from it.


5 posted on 10/18/2012 12:16:39 PM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: StandAndDeliver1

Obama’s fault. And, yes, I DO mean that.


6 posted on 10/18/2012 12:17:32 PM PDT by johniegrad
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To: SMARTY

“I WILL buy a gun then!”

Really? You are going to wait til then? Thats kind of like waiting to buy a fire extinguisher until your house is on fire. Unless you are really good (or really bad) at sarcasm, I don’t get it.


7 posted on 10/18/2012 12:18:39 PM PDT by 1malumprohibitum
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Um... That will be too late and you will likely be unable to obtain one at that point.

Just ask all the people in LA in 1992 who thought they could put off a gun purchase until trouble came. For various reasons, they found they were unable to obtain *anything*. Same deal in New Orleans after Katrina.


8 posted on 10/18/2012 12:20:40 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: SMARTY

Also, this is like waiting to order a life preserver until your boat is already sinking. Good luck with that idea.


9 posted on 10/18/2012 12:21:40 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: SMARTY

Get at least one *right now*.


10 posted on 10/18/2012 12:24:28 PM PDT by Salamander (Can't sleep. Clowns will eat me.)
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“But academic experts said the new government data fall short of signaling a reversal of the long decline in crime.”

Dumba$$es.


11 posted on 10/18/2012 12:37:38 PM PDT by Gator113 (I would have voted for NEWT, now it's Ryan and the other guy.~Just livin' life, my way~)
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To: StandAndDeliver1

Much of the entitlement payment is simply extortion — pay or we’ll run amok. Well, the entitlements have been going up based on the CPI, which of course is B.S., while the true inflation has effectively cut the entitlement payment in half. The criminals don’t like that, and they are going back to their old ways. It’s going to get a lot worse. Buy a gun and be prepared to kill with it.


12 posted on 10/18/2012 12:38:53 PM PDT by Born to Conserve
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There is a lot of crime in rural areas. For instance,

-Victor David Hansen has written many columns about how out of control it is in the interior of California where he has lived his whole life.

-Three weeks ago there was a story about how a 92-year-old man who lives on a Kentucky farm killed a white intruder and how that was the 3rd recent break in.


13 posted on 10/18/2012 12:47:36 PM PDT by StandAndDeliver1
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I mean no disrespect, but you should already own at least one.

Do not wait, buy a firearm now. Stock up on ammo. Learn how to use it and practice. Learn the laws. Then hope that you will never need to use it.


14 posted on 10/18/2012 12:47:39 PM PDT by Gator113 (I would have voted for NEWT, now it's Ryan and the other guy.~Just livin' life, my way~)
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To: SMARTY

Buy one now!

Get ammunition, training, a backup, training, and training!

Long gun in a military caliber and the largest handgun you can manipulate reliably at a minimum (start with a .22 to learn marksmanship and avoid bad habits).

If ya have to get good while the bad stuff is happening, it is too late.

Stay alert


15 posted on 10/18/2012 12:55:50 PM PDT by petro45acp (The question isn't "are you better off?" it should be "is it really the government's job?")
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To: StandAndDeliver1

... unexpectedly...

these people are just flummoxed by the world

wait.. you mean as people hit tough economic times, they will resort to any means necessary to provide for themselves and family?

go figure


16 posted on 10/18/2012 1:16:39 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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All my friends have guns and some very exotic stuff too.

Actually, getting my hands on one won’t be a problem.


17 posted on 10/18/2012 1:17:58 PM PDT by SMARTY ("The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings. "Henri Frederic Amiel)
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FRiend, if you’re saying that you will get one when you need one, you won’t need it, it will be too late.

Perhaps your friends will help you select a firearm that will work best for you, your lifestyle and life situation.

Good luck....


18 posted on 10/18/2012 1:33:46 PM PDT by Gator113 (I would have voted for NEWT, now it's Ryan and the other guy.~Just livin' life, my way~)
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To: StandAndDeliver1; Kartographer

Ping!


19 posted on 10/18/2012 2:16:16 PM PDT by TEXOKIE (Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. EdmondBurke)
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Yeah, I am gonna have to go along with everyone else on this.
You shouldn’t wait too long on that if you don’t mind me saying so.

I have several pistols, 4 AK-pattern rifles, an AR-15, and a 12 gauge shotgun and I am fairly typical for the average gun owner in Texas.

Don’t forget the ammo, extra magazines, cleaning gear, and, most importantly, range/training time. All the weapons in the world won’t help if you don’t know how to use them.


20 posted on 10/18/2012 3:17:08 PM PDT by 3Fingas (Sons and Daughters of Freedom, Committee of Correspondence)
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