Gun Control & RKBA

gejohnston

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33. There have been several studies, some funded by the feds during the so called

Mon Jul 24, 2017, 06:43 PM

Jul 2017

research ban, by criminologists, to attempt to count them. IIRC, the CDC used an average of those studies. Two studies that I know of put it in the millions per year, one of them funded by a gun control group by a couple of economists who do shill studies for them.

Also, gun laws would affect few if any of the criminal shootings any more than a ban on heroin is preventing the 44K deaths per year. Criminal gangs don't go to gun stores nor do they go to gun shows. LA gangs get theirs from Mexico, in spite of its strict gun laws.

Oh, worth reading
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674016088&content=reviews

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17 yr. old woman defends herself from criminal on the run [View all] pablo_marmol Jul 2017 OP

Not so sure sleeping with a gun under the pillow is cool. Throck Jul 2017 #1

Same thing occurred to me. Not the best plan. NT pablo_marmol Jul 2017 #3

DA/SA is your friend. ileus Jul 2017 #7

GUN HUMPING AMMOSEXUAL COWARD sarisataka Jul 2017 #2

"She endangered everyone within a two mile radius......." pablo_marmol Jul 2017 #4

Quander was an incompetent hack: friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #6

Red Alert Politics is a right-wing site- here's a link to the original story they cribbed: friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #5

Thanks FI.......NT pablo_marmol Jul 2017 #8

LOL, gun under pillow, smart gun owner?? NOT! n/t USALiberal Jul 2017 #9

Red Alert Politics?? SecularMotion Jul 2017 #10

That's rich coming from someone sarisataka Jul 2017 #11

Analogous, I suppose, to opposing a Democrat if (s)he is pro-gun. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #13

Or supporting a Republican sarisataka Jul 2017 #14

Any posts I've made with links to RW sites SecularMotion Jul 2017 #15

If I understand correctly sarisataka Jul 2017 #17

Did you know they make small wheelchairs for children? SecularMotion Jul 2017 #18

I am aware, I worked sarisataka Jul 2017 #19

I'm not deflecting SecularMotion Jul 2017 #20

I am promoting nothing sarisataka Jul 2017 #21

Why did she use such foul language? SecularMotion Jul 2017 #22

That's all you've got? sarisataka Jul 2017 #23

So you're saying an armed society is a rude society? SecularMotion Jul 2017 #24

I am saying I am glad the child victim sarisataka Jul 2017 #25

It's precisely the type of disingenuous "argument"........ pablo_marmol Jul 2017 #28

Silence speaks loudly sarisataka Jul 2017 #35

Heinlein melm00se Jul 2017 #37

Correct sarisataka Jul 2017 #38

"Why did she use such foul language?" pablo_marmol Jul 2017 #29

"What could be more pathetic than the idea the criminals need to be protected from foul language?" friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #39

You've lost credibility and the argument Alea Jul 2017 #30

I'm unsure as to whether 'Pecksniffian' or 'pharisaical' best describes that post friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #40

I think it's great... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #12

No, I think RW gun nuts and their agenda fall under "extreme fringe" SecularMotion Jul 2017 #16

If what I say is actually alertable, please proceed discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #31

"Isn't always better to allow for open discussion?" Alea Jul 2017 #34

Oh wow, I think we need the feds to start counting stuff like this ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 #26

Already been done. pablo_marmol Jul 2017 #27

"...worth it..."??? Really??? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #32

Amazing.....yes? pablo_marmol Jul 2017 #36

There have been several studies, some funded by the feds during the so called gejohnston Jul 2017 #33