CNN: Extended Gun Buying Run In America ( More Women & Minorities Driving Record Firearm Sales)

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A nation rocked by mass shootings goes on an extended gun-buying run

CNN April 22, 2023

.....Jenn and Shelby, friends who did not want their last names used, settled into two indoor shooting lanes – donning noise-canceling headphones and protective goggles as they took aim with lever-action rifles and pistols at targets meant to represent the human body....“I’m not quite a novice. Just starting out. Looking to buy a gun,” said Jenn, who has a gun permit but is still undecided on what her first handgun will be....

Jenn and Shelby are part of a growing number of Americans, particularly women and people of color, on an extended national gun shopping splurge – many for the first time....The number of both state and national instant criminal background checks – required before one can purchase a gun and a rough indicator of how many people are either purchasing or possibly being issued a gun permit – surged during the pandemic .... to nearly 40 million, according to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.....“The fear of the unknown and the chaos of the pandemic was the motivating factor,” Shelby, a resident of Suffolk County on Long Island, said of her reason for buying a gun.....“I’m not sure I felt uncomfortable where I lived. It was more so like a what’s-going-to-happen-next type of thing because everything just kept getting crazier and crazier.....”

.....One in five US households bought a gun from March 2020 to March 2022..... One in 20 Americans purchased a gun for the first time during that period.....“I’m not sure the chaos is over, and I feel that a lot of people have guns and that it would be good to have,” said Shelby, echoing many Americans anxious about the uncertain state of the country. “I’m a single female. I live on my own. Why not protect myself?”

.....“Sometime between 2016 and 2019, the new gun owners were more likely to be female and Black than prior to that and, whether it’s in response to feeling as though things are going out of control, the country is really divided.....” ....The Northeastern and Harvard study found that nearly 3% of US adults, or 7.5 million people, bought guns for the first time from January 2019 to April 2021. About half of the new gun owners were female, 20% were Black, and 20% were Hispanic.....“The face of gun ownership is changing somewhat and the people who are becoming new gun owners today are less likely to be male and more likely to be non-White, more likely to be somewhat younger than existing and long-standing gun owners...A rather large slice of our current clientele is female. We sponsor a shooting group for women… Right now there is no clear (line) – Republican or Democrat or Independent – buying guns.....”

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/22/us/united-states-rising-gun-sales/index.html

 

 

 

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This story is going to trigger more than a few Libs 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,923]

So many people bought guns during the democrat sanctioned violent riots of 2020 after they saw no one stopping it. Even across the street from the White House. Now they see rampant crime in democrat controlled cities  and no one stopping that either. Can’t say I blame them.   

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This is why I am opposed to gun bans. Because you can’t stop it. But we can and should try to regulate it. 

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1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

So many people bought guns during the democrat sanctioned violent riots of 2020 after they saw no one stopping it. Even across the street from the White House. Now they see rampant crime in democrat controlled cities  and no one stopping that either. Can’t say I blame them.   

Yep. 100%.

The left isn't going to fund anyone to protect you, so you're going to have to do it yourself.

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Just now, The Real timschochet said:

This is why I am opposed to gun bans. Because you can’t stop it. But we can and should try to regulate it. 

This is where we agree. I'm all for tougher regulations and mandatory firearm training. But don't take guns away from good law biding citizens, that would be disaster. 

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Just now, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

Yep. 100%.

The left isn't going to fund anyone to protect you, so you're going to have to do it yourself.

Like everything else, their bright ideas backfire and make it worse for people. Look at abortion. Gee, I can’t believe so many women don’t have protected sex? Why would they when they can just get an abortion? Imagine they stuck to their “safe, legal and rare” declaration about abortion? It wouldn’t be much of an issue and many women would be spared the whole mess. 

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4 minutes ago, League Champion said:

This is where we agree. I'm all for tougher regulations and mandatory firearm training. But don't take guns away from good law biding citizens, that would be disaster. 

Out of the hands of the sambo

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5 minutes ago, Rosie O'Donnell said:

Out of the hands of the sambo

Yes, and some White Trash who have no business owning a weapon. 

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Liberals are buying guns ya don't say...

Only people with real problems about guns are the urbanites.  Would be scared shltless to even try and protect themselves anyway, so they don't want anyone else to.  Most also can't start a lawnmower.  So it isn't that surprising.   

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42 minutes ago, League Champion said:

This story is going to trigger more than a few Libs 

 

With the rising violent crime women are scared and have the right for personal protection.  Gun ranges that used to be all men are now getting women members.

The black population always had unregistered guns, but now more and more are buying legally so that is driving sales. Truth be known liberals are also driving sales.

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Makes sense.

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9 minutes ago, Mike Hunt said:

With the rising violent crime women are scared and have the right for personal protection.  Gun ranges that used to be all men are now getting women members.

%.    My wife and all of her friends carry. Our local range has Ladies Night every Tuesday which my Wife goes to religiously. It's half price range time & free gun training with a certified instructor for new enthusiasts. 

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Canadian government proposes ban on assault-style firearms

The Canadian government is proposing a ban on assault-style firearms that would apply once legislation now before Parliament comes into force....Under the scheme announced Monday, the government would make regulations through the Firearms Act to ensure that guns are classified correctly before entering the Canadian market....“I want to make it clear that our government is not targeting hunters and law-abiding gun owners,” Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino told a news conference.....Mendicino said measures are being taken so future governments “will have a very difficult time making assault-tyle firearms legal again.”

The Liberals withdrew a gun bill amendment in February that would have spelled out in law the various models to fall under an assault-style firearm ban....They had touted the definition as a measure that would cement in legislation a May 2020 regulatory ban of some 1,500 firearm models and variants, as well as 482 others flagged subsequently....The government pulled the measure after weeks of criticism from Conservative MPs and some firearm advocates who said the definition would prohibit many commonly used hunting rifles and shotguns.....

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/canadian-government-proposes-ban-assault-style-firearms-98999276

 

How Bill C-21 turned from banning handguns to hunting guns

One provision in C-21 that would ban all guns with a muzzle diameter over 20mm would prohibit some hunting shotguns....The proposed changes to Bill C-21 were tacked on by Liberal MP Paul Chiang after it had passed second reading — drawing complaints from opposition MPs who accused the government of sneaking in changes that would expand the scope of prohibited weapons to include hunting rifles....The amendment adds long guns to the banned list in four different ways. First, it has a clause that would effectively ban any rifle or shotgun that could potentially accept a magazine with more than five rounds, whether or not it actually has such a magazine. Critics say that includes many rifles designed for hunters, not soldiers....One rule bans long guns that can generate more than 10,000 joules of energy, and the other bans guns with a muzzle wider than 20 millimetres....Lastly, the amendment prohibits, by name, a large number of....firearms that do not have detachable magazines.... which the government wants to ban anyway. They include a number of long guns in wide use by Canadian hunters....

CBC News asked to speak with Paul Chiang about the amendments but was told he was travelling and unavailable. ...."The arbitrary criteria that the Liberal government has snuck into their legislation at the eleventh hour without democratic debate does not make these firearms any less of a hunting tool....." ....."The amendment came out of nowhere....This was a handgun bill. We suddenly saw this other legislation ....."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bill-c21-sporting-guns-1.6673730

 

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Look at what is happening to Canada. If you supported the trucking protest about vaccine mandates, then the government froze your bank accounts. 

They push bills and propose laws saying they are aiming at just handguns or "assault weapons", but wait until the last minute to try to sneak in amendments to take away basically all guns. 

It's a lot easier to get away with freezing the bank accounts of good hard working tax paying Canadian citizens once you've stripped them of their guns. 

More people are buying guns now than ever. When I say "Ever", I am talking at record paces not seen in all of recorded human history. The people are speaking with their wallets. And the government can't handle that. I don't agree with each and every stance of those who are hard line Pro-2A. I do think some reasonable discussion and possible limits are worth exploring and have some merit. However like all things with the radical left, it's just non stop extremism. There is NO compromise here, it's just a blatant attempt to take everyone's guns. 

The government has made it clear, they won't help you. They won't protect you. They will enable those looking to kill you and your families. Then they want to disarm you, so you can't even protect yourself. 

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Gun Sales Jump In Oregon With 36,000 People Waiting On Delayed Background Checks

....Attempted gun purchases in Oregon continue to rise, as roughly 36,000 residents wait to purchase a firearm before a recently passed permit-to-purchase gun law takes effect, an Oregon gun store owner told Fox News....Ballot Measure 114, often referred to as the Reduction of Gun Violence Act, narrowly passed during the midterm elections, and 36,000 Oregon residents are currently backlogged in the background check process....

....The ballot measure, if implemented, will require background checks, firearm training, fingerprint collection and a permit to purchase any firearm. Anyone who has not been cleared by the postponed deadline will be required to go through the permit-to-purchase process, and many residents fear there will be significant delays....“Two things are happening. There’s fear they won’t be able to get a gun, but there’s the actual logistics that they won’t be able to do the background check....It’s going to take a year before an Oregonian has a permit....That’s a violation of the Second Amendment. The Oregonians will lose their constitutional rights....”

....“The deficiencies in this ballot measure cannot go unaddressed. Forget that it is scheduled to go into effect before Oregon even certifies the election, but it requires potential gun owners to take a class that has yet to be created, at a cost yet to be determined, so that they can obtain a permit that doesn’t actually give them permission to purchase a firearm....” 

 

https://www.tampafp.com/gun-sales-jump-in-oregon-with-36000-people-waiting-on-delayed-background-checks/

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Democrat administrations lead to a boost in gun sales. Americans don't feel safe when the left is in charge. It's that simple. 

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US judge strikes down federal law barring handgun sales to those under 21

....(Reuters) - A federal judge in Virginia has struck down federal laws that block the sale of handguns to buyers under the age of 21, ruling they violate constitutional rights to possess firearms....Payne's ruling follows on the Supreme Court's significant expansion of gun rights in the past year, which the judge frequently referenced in his ruling issued on Wednesday...."Because the statutes and regulations in question are not consistent with our nation's history and tradition, they, therefore, cannot stand," Payne wrote in his decision....

https://news.yahoo.com/us-judge-strikes-down-federal-020536530.html

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Firearms trainer rips liberal state’s strict gun bill: ‘discriminating against women'

...Washington state just banned so-called assault weapons, including AR-15 style rifles. Why one firearms trainer says the new law discriminates against women....."For a lot of women, it's taken away the personal protection option of choice that works best for them," Jane Milhans of the Washington State Rifle and Pistol Association told Fox News. "So the law is clearly discriminating against women."

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a package of gun control bills into law last month, including House Bill 1240. The law immediately banned the manufacture, sale and import of dozens of semiautomatic rifle models in Washington...Milhans disagreed, arguing that AR-15 style guns are the most popular rifles among women because of their female-friendly features like a stock that can be adjusted to fit smaller frames. They also have less recoil than many other rifles or shotguns. "So it makes it safer for a woman, both in a home defense situation or if they're shooting on a rifle league or something like that...."....

....Women are one of the fastest-growing groups of gun owners. And while handguns are the most popular firearm, rifles are a close second, according to the Pew Research Center. More than 60% of gun owners surveyed said they had a rifle, and AR-15s consistently lead the category in sales...."They're targeting us, the law-abiding firearm owners, instead of the criminals," she said. "Criminals will buy their rifles through black market drug deals, straw purchase, whatever illegal means. And so the law won't impact them.....They're just continuing to disarm us....They want to take control. They're not educating the public accurately on what they are doing, and slowly they're taking away our rights."

Washington's HB 1240 is already facing numerous lawsuits....

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/firearms-trainer-rips-liberal-states-strict-gun-bill-discriminating-women

 

 

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Oakland Police Are Warning Drivers About a Wave of Carjackings and Robberies That Start With Intentional Collisions

....The Oakland Police Department (OPD) says that they are getting an increased number of reports about armed robberies and carjackings that follow a similar pattern, and they were urging drivers to be "vigilant" and take steps to reduce their risk of being a crime victim. It's fairly unsettling when a police department is essentially telling an entire city to "drive at your own risk" of being violently robbed or carjacked at any time. But without discussing specific cases, the department issued this public safety advisory on Wednesday.

"We are issuing this safety advisory to inform you of this alarming shift," the department writes. "We recommend our community members take precautions to keep themselves and their property safe. The crimes are happening across Oakland at various hours." OPD does not say how many cases they are currently investigating, but they say, "In some recent cases, armed individuals intentionally collide their vehicles with the vehicles of [unsuspecting] victims in hopes of getting the victim to stop. In other incidents, the armed individuals block the victim's vehicle to prevent them from leaving."

"The Department is closely tracking this current trend, including descriptions of those responsible and their vehicles," OPD says. In order to reduce the risk of being robbed, OPD is telling residents to "be vigilant and aware of their surroundings while driving and to report any suspicious activity immediately."

https://sfist.com/2023/04/20/oakland-police-are-warning-drivers-about-a-wave-of-carjackings-and-robberies-that-start-with-intentional-collisions/

 

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In Oakland, the career criminals have gotten brazen enough where they are literally CRASHING into their targets. Forcing those victim vehicles to stop. Then they shove guns in their face to either car jack them or otherwise rob them. 

If it's a hard line Blue stronghold or a Big Blue City, the public policy stances on "civil order" aren't hard to predict. They just don't care. The local city government, full of wokesters, will leave innocent every day working class people out there to just suffer and die if they happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Like driving. If it's Oakland, the PD is literally saying you are under immediate threat if you are driving in the city. ANYWHERE in the city. At ANYTIME. 

If the cops won't help civilians, then those civilians will help themselves. Record number of legal sales of firearms to civilians in the last three years. More brazen criminals becoming more and more aggressive and violent. What do you think is going to happen when you shove both of them together? 

Be prepared to see a mass of gunfights in major cities all over America soon. Average hard working taxpaying citizens aren't just going to roll over and die because some idiot like Kathy Hochul or Lori Lightfoot or London Breed demand it. Keep in mind that these politicians are guarded by heavily armed and highly trained security paid for with our tax dollars. Do any of you have that luxury? 

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LOLZ   Women and minorities are buying guns b/c they're scared of white male right wing a55holes, and they preparing to shoot them.

White male libs are buying guns as well, btw.

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4 hours ago, gas said:

LOLZ   Women and minorities are buying guns b/c they're scared of white male right wing a55holes, and they preparing to shoot them.

White male libs are buying guns as well, btw.

Your insights on this topic are interesting.  What research or information led you to these conclusions?

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On 6/15/2023 at 1:01 AM, gas said:

LOLZ   Women and minorities are buying guns b/c they're scared of white male right wing a55holes, and they preparing to shoot them.

White male libs are buying guns as well, btw.

 

 

 

Portland woman knocked out by attacker blames city for slow police response: ‘We did this to ourselves’

....‘We’re on our own’: Portland woman says homeless man knocked her unconscious.....A Portland doctor knocked unconscious while walking in the city says her attack highlights ongoing problems with homelessness, mental illness and police shortages...... and then she waited more than 20 minutes without a police response. ....."I do not hold the police accountable for this at all — I hold our city accountable for defunding the police....We don't have enough police force to protect our citizens, and we did this to ourselves....."

.....The attack happened shortly after 10:30 Friday night. One minute, Costantino was walking in Southwest Portland with a friend. The next, she woke up on the ground, blood pouring out of her mouth. She was sure she was about to be killed and immediately dialed 911.....She had been struck in the face by an aluminum water bottle hurled by a man, she said. There had been no yelling, no sign of danger to give Costantino time to defend herself. She credits her friend with saving her from further harm....."He said that the perpetrator … was still coming towards me," she said. "And he turned around and really aggressively yelled at him and the guy ran away.....Had it not been for this person being with me, it would have, I think, been a lot worse...." 

....."If we don't have police officers to come to the side of somebody who is under attack, then we're all on our own," Costantino said....Her situation is not unusual. Portlanders have faced increasingly long police response times for years. The average for a high-priority call was 23.7 minutes in July, according to PPB data, the longest wait in more than a decade..."At the time this call came in, our officers were actively on 26 calls throughout the city," he wrote. "There were 0 free officers and another 52 calls holding."....

..."I absolutely did not vote for Jo Ann Hardesty," she said, referring to a previous city commissioner who supported defunding the police in 2020. In the governor’s election, she cast her vote for Republican Christine Drazan....

https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-woman-knocked-attacker-blames-city-slow-police-response-ourselves

 

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"We're All On Our Own" 

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On 6/15/2023 at 1:01 AM, gas said:

LOLZ   Women and minorities are buying guns b/c they're scared of white male right wing a55holes, and they preparing to shoot them.

White male libs are buying guns as well, btw.

 

 

Indiana Woman Fatally Shot Man Who Held Gun To Her Husband’s Head, Police Say

....An Indiana woman shot and killed a man as he held a gun to her husband’s head, police said. Police said the incident happened at a home in Salem on Monday evening around 6:40 pm.....Michael Chastain, 45, drove through the front yard of the couple’s home before grabbing the husband, forcing him to the ground, and pointing a gun at his head, according to investigators. His wife saw the situation from inside the home and shot Chastain with her handgun, the investigators said....Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Department responded to a 911 call and found Chastain in the front yard with a gunshot wound. He was transported to Saint Vincent Hospital in Salem and was later pronounced dead....

.....Chastain is also known in the area and has a criminal background, Indiana State Police investigators said.....The wife was not charged at the scene, but it is not clear whether charges will be filed against her in the future. Police did not provide the identities of either the husband or the wife....Salem is a town of about 6,200 people that sits about 100 miles south of Indianapolis....Indiana has a “Stand Your Ground” law that allows residents to use force to defend themselves.....“A law has been put in place you can use force against another individual,” Sergeant Matt Ames of Indiana State Police told local outlet WTHI in April. “If they believe the force is imminent or it can cause serious bodily harm to themselves or another individual.....”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/indiana-woman-fatally-shot-man-who-held-gun-to-her-husbands-head-police-say

 

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Or maybe Americans are buying guns at record rates for the past four years because it's obvious at this point that our current society and social order are starting to fall apart. And the threat can be of any race and/or background. 

It's too late. Team Blue has lost the entire "gun debate" in modern America. Ten percent of all guns this country were sold in the last four years. That's a staggering rate. Each new "gun owner" becomes a new Pro 2A advocate. Each successive "gun grabbing" law now impacts those folks directly. It's "taking something" from them. Now they have skin in the game. 

You cannot have public policy that abandons civil order and the working class then also try to take their guns at the same time. It's just a bright neon sign that says they should submit and surrender to just being prey and targets. 

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Indiana Woman Fatally Shot Man Who Held Gun To Her Husband’s Head, Police Say

....An Indiana woman shot and killed a man as he held a gun to her husband’s head, police said. Police said the incident happened at a home in Salem on Monday evening around 6:40 pm.....Michael Chastain, 45, drove through the front yard of the couple’s home before grabbing the husband, forcing him to the ground, and pointing a gun at his head, according to investigators. His wife saw the situation from inside the home and shot Chastain with her handgun, the investigators said....Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Department responded to a 911 call and found Chastain in the front yard with a gunshot wound. He was transported to Saint Vincent Hospital in Salem and was later pronounced dead....

.....Chastain is also known in the area and has a criminal background, Indiana State Police investigators said.....The wife was not charged at the scene, but it is not clear whether charges will be filed against her in the future. Police did not provide the identities of either the husband or the wife....Salem is a town of about 6,200 people that sits about 100 miles south of Indianapolis....Indiana has a “Stand Your Ground” law that allows residents to use force to defend themselves.....“A law has been put in place you can use force against another individual,” Sergeant Matt Ames of Indiana State Police told local outlet WTHI in April. “If they believe the force is imminent or it can cause serious bodily harm to themselves or another individual.....”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/indiana-woman-fatally-shot-man-who-held-gun-to-her-husbands-head-police-say

 

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Or maybe Americans are buying guns at record rates for the past four years because it's obvious at this point that our current society and social order are starting to fall apart. And the threat can be of any race and/or background. 

It's too late. Team Blue has lost the entire "gun debate" in modern America. Ten percent of all guns this country were sold in the last four years. That's a staggering rate. Each new "gun owner" becomes a new Pro 2A advocate. Each successive "gun grabbing" law now impacts those folks directly. It's "taking something" from them. Now they have skin in the game. 

You cannot have public policy that abandons civil order and the working class then also try to take their guns at the same time. It's just a bright neon sign that says they should submit and surrender to just being prey and targets. 

Yup, Team Blue either lost the gun debate or simply gave up pushing it, possibly b/c Team Blue wants/needs guns to shoot Team Red, who already own a lot of guns.   Sleep tight.

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The national 911 response time average is between 4-10 minutes......for an average of 7 minutes. That's 420 seconds. Sit & count that out. That's how long on average you would be waiting for help during a rape, forced entry, robbery, carjacking or other violent crime. You can't predict the outcome but you can definitely increase your odds if you are armed. There is no debate. 

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45 minutes ago, Nomad99 said:

The national 911 response time average is between 4-10 minutes......for an average of 7 minutes. That's 420 seconds. Sit & count that out. That's how long on average you would be waiting for help during a rape, forced entry, robbery, carjacking or other violent crime. You can't predict the outcome but you can definitely increase your odds if you are armed. There is no debate. 

People are also aware of the dillution of law enforcement.  Originally it was simply a political tactic to pretend the police, law in general, was somehow more mean to certain groups....so politicians preyed on this concern.  Then they started acting on it....and who got hurt the most?  Those people they were selling that fear to.  Now those people have had enough. 

[Cloaca du jour 2,147]

All these new guns...where are all the new shootings???  Shouldnt shootings go up??

[League Champion 1,896]

15 minutes ago, Cloaca du jour said:

All these new guns...where are all the new shootings???  Shouldnt shootings go up??

The number of Stolen guns is skyrocketing. 

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1 hour ago, Nomad99 said:

The national 911 response time average is between 4-10 minutes......for an average of 7 minutes. That's 420 seconds. Sit & count that out. That's how long on average you would be waiting for help during a rape, forced entry, robbery, carjacking or other violent crime. You can't predict the outcome but you can definitely increase your odds if you are armed. There is no debate. 

 

 

 

You bring up a great point about 911 calls and their response times. Thank you for adding it to the conversation, I appreciate it. 

[League Champion 1,896]

I don't know but I have more guns than a Liberal has pronouns and mine are doing quite well. 

I was at the range this morning dialing in my newest toy. 

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1 hour ago, RLLD said:

People are also aware of the dillution of law enforcement.  Originally it was simply a political tactic to pretend the police, law in general, was somehow more mean to certain groups....so politicians preyed on this concern.  Then they started acting on it....and who got hurt the most?  Those people they were selling that fear to.  Now those people have had enough. 

 

 

It extends a little further, and yet even worse. 

It's not just "Defund The Police", it's also using tax dollars to pay for private security, get priority coverage from local police departments and federal law enforcement, while at the same time trying to disarm civilians and remove more patrol officers off the streets that benefit every day working class Americans. 

Cori Bush, like everyone else in the House Of Representatives, was given a special security allotment, post J6, for security purposes. That's tax dollars. Another way politicians hide security contractors is to hire them within their campaign with a different job title. They can be a "policy analyst", but their real job is to sit in a chase car with a submachine gun with three other guys in an SUV following the elected official around to protect them. No local law enforcement agency with any common sense wants a Congressperson killed on their turf and under their ward, so they all get priority coverage. 

It's not just the anti-law enforcement rhetoric, it's that someone like AOC or Cori Bush are NOT living in the same areas and conditions as the every day working class. But they want to make it easier for the rank and file citizen to get outright massacred in the streets. Because it helps get their name in the national daily media cycle and helps with their fundraising. 

Cori Bush would rather all of you here, that you and your families get stripped of guns and that you are left out and abandoned to be targets for career criminals, so she can get a headline and pick up a few 20 dollar or 50 dollar donations. She sold her integrity cheap and she sold the lives of your children cheap too. 

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1 hour ago, League Champion said:

The number of Stolen guns is skyrocketing. 

If only there were laws

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On 4/30/2023 at 6:10 PM, Hardcore troubadour said:

So many people bought guns during the democrat sanctioned violent riots of 2020 after they saw no one stopping it. Even across the street from the White House. Now they see rampant crime in democrat controlled cities  and no one stopping that either. Can’t say I blame them.   

Perfectly stated.

Among all the God-given rights, the right to defend oneself is the most primary.

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3 hours ago, Nomad99 said:

The national 911 response time average is between 4-10 minutes......for an average of 7 minutes. That's 420 seconds. Sit & count that out. That's how long on average you would be waiting for help during a rape, forced entry, robbery, carjacking or other violent crime. You can't predict the outcome but you can definitely increase your odds if you are armed. There is no debate. 

I love to see the numbers for rural areas.  I live out in the sticks with a shared state trooper, and if he’s on the other end of the county, you are looking at 15 minutes or more for a response time.  That’s why everyone out here is Republican and is armed to the teeth.  It’s also why there is no crime.

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1 hour ago, Nomad99 said:

If only there were laws

No, apparently stealing and robbing is legal now in Democrat Cities. 

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