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Lessons to be learned from the beating of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barret
Examiner ^ | 08/15/09 | Eric Puryear

Posted on 08/16/2009 1:18:41 PM PDT by freespirited

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To: gaijin

It was a nice young white boy wearing a Boy Scout uniform and carrying a prayer book.


21 posted on 08/16/2009 3:24:46 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Half of the population is below average)
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To: norraad

It’s Aikido - A-I-K-I-D-O.

I will assume you meant “Now that’s just plain fun!”

Fighting is not fun if it is necessitated, but only when it is joined in sport with accepted controls.


22 posted on 08/16/2009 4:40:08 PM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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To: wardaddy
My husband has a conceal carry permit. He carries every where - including church.

He would not hesitate to draw down, nor would I.

...and yes we know it is illegal to carry in church. He and I figure he will deal with the ramifications should he ever have to reveal his weapon.

23 posted on 08/16/2009 5:41:46 PM PDT by SoftballMominVA
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To: norraad
BS flag is on the field!

While I agree that one should know how to defend themselves w/o a firearm, the idea that an unarmed layman can “dance around etc etc” is disingenuous to say the least!

I'd really like to hear the tales of “mano-a-armed mano” combat-very likely the “armed mano” would be telling it.

I am quite proficient in combatives/blended martial arts, and I carry a firearm. Seen the elephant more than once and know enough of reality to be well armed.

best

24 posted on 08/16/2009 6:28:30 PM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret) "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War")
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To: freespirited

'Nuff said.

25 posted on 08/16/2009 6:35:43 PM PDT by Jabba the Nutt (Are they insane, stupid or just evil?)
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To: freespirited

I am completely in agreement with the major premise of your post. However, I don’t think you serve your argument well by alleging that the police fail to show up in time due to “negligence”. To a man and woman, the law enforcement officers I know would like to be at the scene before a violent event occurs. You mentioned also a lack of resources. I’d posit to you that this is indeed the reason police don’t show up “on time”. When seconds count, they can be there in a few minutes.

You’re absolutely right about Wisconsin and Illinois being States which guarantee, by law, a criminal’s right to have a selection of unarmed prospective victims.

If even one tenth of one percent of the population of law-abiding citizens were able to carry concealed, the criminal’s odds of encountering an armed citizen would serve as a deterrent. Unfortunately, when some nut-job takes after a woman with a metal pipe in full public view, this moron hasn’t considered consequences.

But for the coward who now preys on an unarmed populace, reducing his odds of success will reduce his willingness to take the risk that he now deems acceptable. By law, the only armed people he’s now likely to encounter are cops and other criminals.

This state of affairs needs to be changed.


26 posted on 08/16/2009 8:26:18 PM PDT by jimcarroll
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To: freespirited

A liberal is nothing more than a conservative who hasn’t been mugged yet. It’ll be interesting to hear from Hizzonner d’ Mayor on this one!!!!


27 posted on 08/16/2009 9:07:34 PM PDT by dtrpscout (A bad dog is better than most good people.)
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To: Don Carlos

lol...sounds like my ex-wife

i was skeered of her I confess...bad enuff I kept no firearm in the home she could access


28 posted on 08/17/2009 8:09:58 AM PDT by wardaddy (Aint it hard when you discover that He really wasnt where its at ....Bro.)
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To: Spktyr

not to mention just a good fighter....seems like in MMA these days that those best with striking win till he hits the ground ...then wrestlers prevail

foot work is down the list in effective


29 posted on 08/17/2009 8:12:02 AM PDT by wardaddy (Aint it hard when you discover that He really wasnt where its at ....Bro.)
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To: SoftballMominVA

shoot ..it’s a good thing to have a gun in church sometimes

i had a preacher once who used to rile me with his PC diatribes

not to mention loud kids in the balcony

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30 posted on 08/17/2009 8:13:27 AM PDT by wardaddy (Aint it hard when you discover that He really wasnt where its at ....Bro.)
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