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Upshot is that after all the years of reviewing Klecks studies, the BEST that has been accomplished is a neutral return, that it didn't matter one way or another.

At the end, though, the DOJ remarks are pretty idiotic on the face of it. True, a gun suddenly present in the hands of the would be victim could escalate a situation. That is not an entirely bad thing. A rape is a pretty awful thing, but if a rape victim could use her firearm to kill the rapist, yes, it escalated to a homicide. Thing is, it would be a justifiable homicide, and no loss to society. Disparity of force is why a lot of criminals will use size or numbers instead of weapons. Is it so unfair, then, or unjust or unreasonable for a small woman, or an elderly couple to pull a gun out and balance the odds better in their favor?

How about the 18 year old with her baby that was being assaulted by two men, one of whom 'only' had a hatchet? She got the shotgun and ended the situation. Or, the elderly woman who was assaulted in her house by a man with a knife. The DOJ report would call it an escalation that she pulled her shotgun and killed the thug. In those two instances, the cops deemed those justifiable, which they were.

My own experience got me to researching the validity of such studies. Part of the problem with Kleck's study is that it wasn't complete enough to include the many time a gun is used defensively, and there is no shots fire, and no police reports made. In the four instances I was faced in with that situation, I only reported the crimes once. That was because the lives I saved were not mine, but a gay couple being beaten to death by a gang.

The crimes with guns are easy to trace, and the FBI has loads of the stats. Defensive use of guns is far harder because most people, when they extricate themselves from the situation with a gun, continue on with their lives.
Posted by Steven E]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 13:58:23 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by GrizLee Blackbear]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 13:38:45 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by Brad Bailey]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 13:30:57 -0500 Arkansas Times
Do you LRers know if we should even try to get to the Clinton Library on Sunday afternoon?
Posted by DeathbyInches]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 13:23:37 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by NeverVoteRepublican]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 13:00:40 -0500 Arkansas Times
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endsc…
Posted by eLwood]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 12:29:57 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by Andy Schwarz]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 11:55:23 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by mrprincipal07]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 11:30:41 -0500 Arkansas Times Sadly, Missouri is one of those states that refused Obamacare. Missouri where two of my sons live, though they pay their own way, one never knows... There but for the grace of... As the senators from Oklahoma learned, or as they know deep in their cold hearts, though they won't admit it.
Posted by Verla Sweere]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 11:01:04 -0500 Arkansas Times
Fifty six days after the grisly trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell began, ABC broke its self-imposed blackout and finally offered coverage.

World News anchor Diane Sawyer belatedly told viewers that Gosnell was convicted on three counts of first degree murder against newborn babies, as well as on a slew of other charges. Terry Moran explained, “For two months, jurors heard often shocking, grisly testimony.” He described the details as a “house of horrors.” A house of horrors that ABC took 56 days to notice.

As the Media Research Center has aggressively documented, ABC went from March 18, 2013 (the trial’s start) through Monday afternoon with no coverage. Yet during the same time, the network devoted a staggering 187 minutes (or 70 segments) to other shocking criminal cases, such as Jodi Arias and Amanda Knox.

Moran noted that “Opponents of legalized abortion seized on this case.” The journalist quoted Jeanneane Maxon, the vice president of Americans United for Life. She asserted, “Well, Gosnell’s not an aberration. Abortion clinics are unregulated and every year we see the deaths of women inside these clinics.”

Nightline’s Moran first highlighted the Gosnell case on Twitter, way back on April 12. But he has failed to cover the story until now.

http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/14/abc-new…
Posted by SalineRepublican]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 10:33:26 -0500 Arkansas Times
I have noticed that many abortion advocates have been acting as if the atrocities of Kermit Gosnell are a one-off anomaly—as if there are no other late term abortionists in the United States who have to deal with infants born alive. Nothing could be further from the truth. Live Action has produced a couple undercover videos showing how routine both late-term abortions are. The videos also show that late-term abortionists everywhere have to deal with infants who survive abortions.

The video shows a clinic worker telling a woman to flush her baby down the toilet if the baby survives the abortion. This video shows an abortion doctor describing what he would do if a baby survived an abortion. In short, he says he would let it die on the table (which is illegal).

http://thedailyhatch.org/2013/05/22/denny-…
Posted by SalineRepublican]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 10:22:13 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by numbernine]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 10:18:11 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by couldn't be better]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 09:54:12 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by I_AM_THE_NRA]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 09:48:45 -0500 Arkansas Times
Fayetteville doesnt sound like they've done anything. Sounds like they were caught flat-footed on this deal.

The more I think about it, the more I like it. This will finally give Rogers something. Fayetteville has WAC and the UofA; Springdale has Arvest Ballpark and the Naturals; Bentonville has Crystal Bridges and the new WAC; and Rogers will something other than the Promenade...and me!
Posted by tfarchsa]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 09:16:19 -0500 Arkansas Times
http://archive.org/details/TinCanAlley_831
Posted by imjustsaying]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 08:52:04 -0500 Arkansas Times
As for the article, we were told for years if States opted out the feds would do it. Is this article a new lie, more false fear or was the promise of feds doing it originally if states decided not to participate the big lie?
Posted by Eureka Springs]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 08:42:13 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by couldn't be better]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 08:39:52 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by cecil]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 08:39:41 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by Atlas999]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 08:38:36 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by couldn't be better]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 08:35:05 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by Norma Bates]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 08:17:57 -0500 Arkansas Times Posted by Miss Ellie]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 08:02:51 -0500 Arkansas Times