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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 1444 Views
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Re: I'm okay with guns in very limited circumstances. - 25/07/2012 01:21:36 PM 834 Views
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I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. - 25/07/2012 02:47:05 PM 923 Views
Re: I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. - 25/07/2012 03:00:07 PM 824 Views
Re: - 25/07/2012 03:30:44 PM 868 Views
Okay, that makes no sense - 25/07/2012 04:32:28 PM 879 Views
Re: Re: - 25/07/2012 05:50:23 PM 911 Views
Re: I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. - 25/07/2012 10:48:46 PM 909 Views
I understand, but you probably should if time permits - 25/07/2012 03:49:49 PM 1029 Views
It is unlikely to, for a while. - 25/07/2012 10:37:30 PM 905 Views
Oh, but you have time to read Cannoli though - 26/07/2012 01:10:50 AM 839 Views
... his was shorter? - 26/07/2012 02:41:48 PM 766 Views
Yeah but mine had diagrams! - 26/07/2012 03:46:49 PM 845 Views
I do sometimes need pictures. - 26/07/2012 04:55:17 PM 693 Views
Re: I do sometimes need pictures. - 26/07/2012 04:57:57 PM 841 Views
*NM* - 26/07/2012 05:23:11 PM 406 Views
Where exactly did you get those numbers? - 27/07/2012 07:23:31 PM 864 Views
He's right as far as numbers go. - 27/07/2012 08:08:02 PM 898 Views
Wikipedia, the unchallenged source for acurate and complete citation - 27/07/2012 08:19:40 PM 927 Views
Sorry, I totally forgot about this post, hadn't noticed your replies. - 31/07/2012 07:42:43 PM 849 Views
I'm not surprised there were missing incidents - 31/07/2012 08:18:04 PM 824 Views
Re: I'm not surprised there were missing incidents - 31/07/2012 09:14:34 PM 797 Views
Re: I'm not surprised there were missing incidents - 31/07/2012 11:56:05 PM 960 Views
Norway? Scotland? - 25/07/2012 09:31:49 PM 797 Views
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Hi, Cannoli. - 25/07/2012 10:30:56 PM 809 Views
well it could have at least double posted the edited version - 26/07/2012 10:40:32 PM 763 Views
Most of those numbers come from inner city violence - 26/07/2012 10:40:34 PM 979 Views
Re: Hi, Cannoli. - 09/08/2012 09:07:03 PM 865 Views
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Or - 26/07/2012 03:20:12 PM 735 Views
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HE was talking about normal people. - 26/07/2012 04:53:16 PM 851 Views
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Possibly. We do do that. - 26/07/2012 06:52:58 PM 852 Views
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You're partially right but mostly wrong - 26/07/2012 05:46:27 PM 832 Views
Correct me if I'm wrong.... - 25/07/2012 03:53:07 PM 993 Views
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Yes. - 25/07/2012 05:09:36 PM 762 Views
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Dude, your burglary argument makes no sense - 25/07/2012 11:09:37 PM 802 Views
It makes lots of sense, actually. - 25/07/2012 11:55:59 PM 801 Views
They don't bring guns here. Huh. *NM* - 26/07/2012 12:59:15 AM 397 Views
they don't typically bring guns here either - 26/07/2012 02:01:14 AM 895 Views
That's how I understand it too but I'm dubious, many criminals are dumber than a bag of hammers - 26/07/2012 02:22:18 AM 746 Views
Ha! - 26/07/2012 12:07:20 PM 676 Views
One of my Marine friends became a Fort Worth cop when he got out - 26/07/2012 03:11:12 PM 862 Views
You get some wild stories - 26/07/2012 06:09:52 PM 873 Views
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the argument of if America should have a lot guns is a long over - 26/07/2012 03:29:50 PM 718 Views
See, there's another one of those BS stats tricks, 'family members' includes suicides and murder - 26/07/2012 06:47:54 PM 757 Views
Sure, but you can legislate certain excessive firearms. - 26/07/2012 09:41:12 PM 835 Views
assault rifles are banned - 26/07/2012 10:51:28 PM 806 Views
Touchy - 28/07/2012 04:33:46 AM 989 Views

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