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2006-06-15 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2006-06-15 10:12|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Families in Iraq are allowed a gun. Why not pistols with concealed arms permits? A LOT of these civilian massacres could be stopped cold by just one man with a pistol.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-06-15 11:21|| 2006-06-15 11:21|| Front Page Top

#2 When you have multiple attackers with automatic AK47s, you stand little chance of getting off even one shot with a pistol. Even if any of these victims were armed, I doubt they'd want to provoke an attack by pulling a pistol but rather cling to the hope that the gunmen were only going to threaten them and let them go.

Posted by Dar">Dar 2006-06-15 12:04|| 2006-06-15 12:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Thus DAR illustrates the fallacy of the pistol as weapon.

Posted by 6 2006-06-15 14:14|| 2006-06-15 14:14|| Front Page Top

#4 I disagree that a pistol is useless:

"Hours later, they decided to raid a third house based on suspicious behavior. The first Marine to enter spotted four men inside, one holding an AK-47. The Marine's M-16 jammed. He pulled out a 9mm pistol and killed all four." This quote is from the link today at rantburg about the marines at Haditha.

Posted by Gromosh Elminegum5705 2006-06-15 15:18|| 2006-06-15 15:18|| Front Page Top

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