AZ Congresswoman in critical condition after shooting

Riot · #1 01-11-2011, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dellinger63

He never took his gun out and didn't because he was afraid of being identified as the gunman and you want to know if he would have gone outside unarmed? What do you think he did? Rely on his holstered gun for a good luck charm? Or for courage a la the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz? Does he get more credit unarmed? Or less if he drew? What an odd question. IMO. America is great because of guys like this.

Yeah, Dell, I exactly wonder if he would have gone towards gunshots, if he did not have a loaded gun in his pocket.

That question has nothing at all to do if the gun was visible (drawn) or not. That doesn't matter.

Antitrust32 · #2 01-11-2011, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Riot

Yeah, Dell, I exactly wonder if he would have gone towards gunshots, if he did not have a loaded gun in his pocket.

That question has nothing at all to do if the gun was visible (drawn) or not. That doesn't matter.

I know that personally I'd feel much more comfortable going after a psycho murderer if I was locked and loaded.

But the initial guys who took down the psycho were not armed I believe.. I think one of them had a bullet graze his head too.

dellinger63 · #3 01-11-2011, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Riot

Yeah, Dell, I exactly wonder if he would have gone towards gunshots, if he did not have a loaded gun in his pocket.

That question has nothing at all to do if the gun was visible (drawn) or not. That doesn't matter.

I guess we'll have to go with the facts. He did go towards gunshots with a gun in his pocket and not in his hand. Call me crazy but even if he had drawn and went towards the gunshots he's a hero in my mind.

To you it somehow matters and that seems even more odd to me now.

Riot · #4 01-11-2011, 04:02 PM

[quote=dellinger63;741743]I guess we'll have to go with the facts. He did go towards gunshots with a gun in his pocket and not in his hand. Call me crazy but even if he had drawn and went towards the gunshots he's a hero in my mind.

To you it somehow matters and that seems even more odd to me now.[/QUOTE

Sigh. My head hurts.

It makes no difference to me in thinking he is a hero or not. Whether his gun was drawn or not makes no difference to me either (and he gets credit for being smart enough not to pull it out and display it)

I simply was wondering if he didn't have a gun at all on his person, would he still have gone towards shots?

dellinger63 · #5 01-11-2011, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Riot

Sigh. My head hurts.

I simply was wondering if he didn't have a gun at all on his person, would he still have gone towards shots?

At least now you've declassified into just wondering. When it mattered well that was weird. And when you originally wrote, "What they didn't ask him, and what I would want to know, is would Joe have gone outside if he didn't have a gun on him? I would guess not. He still gets credit for being brave."

I took that as in your opinion 'Joe' would not have been so brave w/o a gun when in fact he went outside, gun in pocket, not drawn to offer aid so my guess would have been yes he would have. You however have always seemed to have had insight into the lives and thoughts of people you don't even know.

You maybe right. Not that it matters or is even worth wondering about?