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		happyopossum on March 15, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Toddlers Kill More People in the USA (with guns) T... > What do you need a gun to defend yourself against? An escaped inmate holding your family hostage? http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2016/03/10/man-killed-following... A crazy man on a hatchet rampage? http://www.vicksburgpost.com/2016/03/10/man-killed-following... A violent criminal attacking you in an elevator? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3481507/Woman-leaves... Of course defensive gun use doesn't fit the anti-gun narrative so it must not happen.

hfsktr on March 15, 2016 [–]

Your first two links are the same but your description for each is a bit different.

happyopossum on March 19, 2016 | [–]

Thanks for pointing that out - clipboard fail on my part. The hatchet wielding guy story is here (although this version says machete:

http://q13fox.com/2016/03/13/machete-swinging-attacker-shot-...

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