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NPR, Gabby Giffords’ Gun Control Group: Self-Defense Gun Usage a ‘Myth’
breitbart.com ^ | 7/7/2018 | AWR Hawkins

Posted on 07/08/2018 12:06:16 PM PDT by rktman

On July 6, Gabby Giffords’ gun control group retweeted NPR criticism of the “good guy with a gun” scenario and described claims of armed citizens defending themselves as a “myth.”

Giffords’ group minced no words:

Giffords ✔ @GiffordsCourage

The “good guy with a gun” narrative is a myth meant to scare people into buying guns for self-defense.

The truth? People rarely use guns for self-defense. Read more: https://www.npr.org/2018/04/13/602143823/how-often-do-people-use-guns-in-self-defense …

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: 2a; banglist; gabbygiffords; giffords; gungrabbers; kaba; liars; selfdefense
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To: rktman
Before Giffords got shot, she had frequent political ads touting her gun ownership. She was shown shooting her pistol at the gun range and riding her horse with a rifle. She looked like the lady lone ranger in her ads.

They have hijacked a brain damaged politician to make her anti-gun when she had been pro-gun her entire life.

21 posted on 07/08/2018 12:28:38 PM PDT by AmusedBystander (The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next)
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To: rktman

Liberalism is a Neverland fantasy land, full of Sesame Street characters serving ice cream every afternoon..


22 posted on 07/08/2018 12:32:20 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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To: rktman

Said the woman with half her brain missing.


23 posted on 07/08/2018 12:32:23 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: BenLurkin

...and the mother with two kids in her car who stopped a carjacking...


24 posted on 07/08/2018 12:33:49 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-....8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: rktman; mylife; Joe Brower; MaxMax; Randy Larsen; waterhill; Envisioning; AZ .44 MAG; umgud; ...

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More 2nd Amendment related articles on FR's Bang List.


25 posted on 07/08/2018 12:45:34 PM PDT by PROCON ('Progressive' is a Euphemism for Totalitarian)
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To: rktman

Calling a cop doesn’t always work

Klamath Man Found Dead After Telling 911 Operator a Knife-Wielding Man Was Attempting to Break Into His Home; Suspect Arrested for Murder
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2018/jul/2/klamath-man-found-dead-after-telling-911-operator/


26 posted on 07/08/2018 12:46:02 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Wisdom and education are different things. Don't confuse them.)
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To: SkyDancer

The day poor Gabby eliminates guns from Americans will be the day the US Navy removes the guns from Navy Combat Ships one of which is the LCS USS Giffords.


27 posted on 07/08/2018 12:46:25 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: BenLurkin

More of a diner, but yes. Good video at the link.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/07/07/eat-rocks-punk-bad-mama-jama-shoots-thug-who-stole-car-with-kids-inside-n2498176


28 posted on 07/08/2018 12:47:51 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: rktman

Just have these idiots read “the armed citizen” section of the rifleman magazine. There’s tons of them.

CC


29 posted on 07/08/2018 12:49:34 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Do you know what really burns my ass? A flame about 3 feet high.)
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To: BenLurkin

More direct link to the diner video.


30 posted on 07/08/2018 12:50:44 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: PROCON

Ah yes, good ol’ Captain Kelly, taking advantage and making a political prop out of his poor wife... [certain metaphor involving hands in places where the sun don’t shine]... again...


31 posted on 07/08/2018 12:53:38 PM PDT by OKSooner (Free Beer Tomorrow)
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To: rktman

Her brain damage is obviously more severe than was ever reported. Her husband and various handlers should be charged with negligence of Gifford’s care.


32 posted on 07/08/2018 12:56:01 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: rktman
OK gabby, keep on gabbing


33 posted on 07/08/2018 12:56:02 PM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: rktman

If we look at the gun numbers on a daily average basis, we find that roughly, 93 gun deaths occur (2/3rds are suicides). By contrast, 6,800 violent crimes (rapes, assaults, car jacking, etc) are PREVENTED by the presence of a gun.

I am not willing to trade the health and welfare of 6,800 citizens to lower a dozen or so, gun deaths.


34 posted on 07/08/2018 12:59:06 PM PDT by taxcontrol (Stupid should hurt)
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To: rktman

And once again, my FR friends and Patriots, here we have another case of total liberal insanity on full public display. Their mental disease rots out their pea brains to the point where they can no longer discern the difference between reality and fantasy. IE: good is bad, hot is cold, up is down, right is wrong, male is female, etc. etc.
These people need to be locked up in a padded cell before they hurt themselves or someone else. Nuttier than a fruit cake, they are.


35 posted on 07/08/2018 12:59:14 PM PDT by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: rktman

almost everyone buys auto and/or house insurance but very rarely use either. my conclusion is that insurance usage is a myth and should be banned ...


36 posted on 07/08/2018 12:59:26 PM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: rktman
Apart from the factual error in what NPR says, the logic behind their argument is nonsensical.

The overwhelming majority of drivers and passengers will never be in a crash that requires seatbelts. Most people will go through their entire life without being in a serious car crash. So by the Giffords/NPR way of thinking, having seatbelts in your car and wearing them is a waste of time and money. And by the Giffords/NPR logic, so is putting your kids in a car seat.

Similarly, there is no point in having fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, or fire escapes in houses, hotels, schools or apartment buildings. Statistically speaking your chance of being killed in a fire is quite low. Not many people actually ever use a fire extinguisher, or an emergency fire escape. Nor does their smoke detector ever go off, except perhaps in the kitchen when it is a false alarm.

And that is why many people believe liberalism is a mental illness. Anybody who thinks about, and prepares for risks realizes that owning a firearm for self defense is like wearing seat belts, or having a smoke detector, a fire extinguisher, and emergency fire escapes in your house.

You probably won't even need any of them, but if you do you don't have time to go get one.

37 posted on 07/08/2018 1:01:50 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: rktman
Dear Gabby,

We need more gun control like we need a hole in the head.

Oh, wait.....
Hugs and kisses,

Laz

38 posted on 07/08/2018 1:06:10 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The New York Times is so openly dishonest, even their crossword puzzles lie.)
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To: freeandfreezing
I should have noted that about 2000 people per year die in fires, so you are more likely to be killed during a crime than to die in a fire. So owning a firearm you can use for self defense is more important than having smoke detectors, a fire escape, and fire extinguishers.

Of course anyone with a common sense has preventive measures in place for risks of fire or criminal activity, and keeps themselves and their family prepared for either.

39 posted on 07/08/2018 1:06:55 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: Lazamataz
I almost said it out loud but refrained. You on the other hand blew a hole in it. 👹
40 posted on 07/08/2018 1:11:17 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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