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See, there's another one of those BS stats tricks, 'family members' includes suicides and murder Isaac Send a noteboard - 26/07/2012 06:47:54 PM
Now you get to decide if you want to own one yourself. Valid arguments can be made on both sides. Statistics show a gun is more likely to being used on a member of your family than a bad guy but being arrogant and willing follow some common sense practices like trigger locks I think I can avoid that and keep a gun safely. I may be self delusional but such is life.


They count the death from firearms taking place in the owner's home, which is a real specific thing not including prevented muggings for instance. And they include not just accidental shootings but suicides and murder of family members, well you're always way more likely to kill or be killed someone you know well, and it seems damned dishonest to imply keeping a gun in your house for robbers is more likely to result in little Timmy getting Excedrin Migraine Headache #357 from playing with the gun or getting shot by a spooked dad then a robber. Not when most of those 'household deaths' will be suicide and most of the remainder will be 'expedited divorces'.

Kellerman's BS '43 times more likely' study has been debunked so many times by so many groups it's absurd. HE never included cases where the trigger was not pulled and the intruder simply detained till cops arrived, he repeatedly refused to allow others to check his data, he included in home by gun suicide, and it goes on. Yet people here the narrative so often it sinks in.


The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
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Do you have strong feelings/opinions about gun control? - 25/07/2012 05:48:56 AM 1542 Views
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Re: I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. - 25/07/2012 03:00:07 PM 926 Views
Re: - 25/07/2012 03:30:44 PM 966 Views
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Re: Re: - 25/07/2012 05:50:23 PM 1006 Views
Re: I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. - 25/07/2012 10:48:46 PM 1008 Views
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... his was shorter? - 26/07/2012 02:41:48 PM 867 Views
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Re: I do sometimes need pictures. - 26/07/2012 04:57:57 PM 944 Views
*NM* - 26/07/2012 05:23:11 PM 452 Views
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Wikipedia, the unchallenged source for acurate and complete citation - 27/07/2012 08:19:40 PM 1036 Views
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I'm not surprised there were missing incidents - 31/07/2012 08:18:04 PM 925 Views
Re: I'm not surprised there were missing incidents - 31/07/2012 09:14:34 PM 898 Views
Re: I'm not surprised there were missing incidents - 31/07/2012 11:56:05 PM 1066 Views
Norway? Scotland? - 25/07/2012 09:31:49 PM 894 Views
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well it could have at least double posted the edited version - 26/07/2012 10:40:32 PM 855 Views
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they don't typically bring guns here either - 26/07/2012 02:01:14 AM 1007 Views
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Ha! - 26/07/2012 12:07:20 PM 780 Views
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See, there's another one of those BS stats tricks, 'family members' includes suicides and murder - 26/07/2012 06:47:54 PM 869 Views
Sure, but you can legislate certain excessive firearms. - 26/07/2012 09:41:12 PM 960 Views
assault rifles are banned - 26/07/2012 10:51:28 PM 906 Views
Touchy - 28/07/2012 04:33:46 AM 1088 Views

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