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In reply to the discussion: "Attempted Robbery Near Goudy School Turns Fatal When Victim Shoots Robber" [View all]MillennialDem
(2,367 posts)12. There is no "(alleged) relative infrequency" it is a mathematical infrequency. Cannot be argued.
More people die from firearm accidents, firearm suicides, OR firearm (unjustified) homicides (ie each of these 3 categories individually) each year than people are justifiably killed by firearm per year. The same applies to injuries from accidents and assaults (and possibly suicide attempts).
These are mathematical FACTS unless the data is incorrect.
Now you can maybe argue that firearms save lives because the non-shooting defensive gun uses, but that's pretty tenuous. No good studies have be done with those figures. Certainly nothing that would pass muster in a math or science class, because the data from the few studies that have been done is virtually unverifiable, let alone the real test for conclusive data: unfalsifiable.
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DonP
Apr 2016
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There is no "(alleged) relative infrequency" it is a mathematical infrequency. Cannot be argued.
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#12
I'm not sure what you mean by "recruiting stations"? Military? But would I volunteer to
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#19
Armor (as in armored vehicles). If they'd let this old girl in at this point.
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#21
Easy, if the muppet refuses to come out, leave but throw a GPS on their car and figure out their
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#25
Funny how somebody claiming to be progressive loves the idea of a police state so much
DonP
Apr 2016
#37
Nah, I just rely on not being perpetually scared my whole life. I feel bad for children of gunners
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#38
Not even sure if you're saying I go to gun control meetings and mock me for that, or if you're
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#40
1. Defensive gun use has never been falsifiably studied and 2. It doesn't include
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#34
Few deny that some guns are used in self defense. The problem is more people die from gun
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#13
You could do a scientific study. It would be costly, but it could be done. I also never said the CDC
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#17
If you want to go by justified gun uses, you're going to pull your gun regardless of whether
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#29
I think if you sweeten the pot with a money for participation in the study you're
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#31
If you have to justifiably pull a gun, you should do it. It might cut down on the
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#35