Gun Control & RKBA

Eleanors38

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61. Sarcasm aside, homicide-by-gun is way down since 1969...

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Fri Jun 3, 2016, 03:31 PM

Jun 2016

MSM's bleeds-it-leads coverage of this greatly reduced number of murders is full-blown, however.

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Gun Violence Is a Full-Blown National Crisis [View all] SecularMotion Jun 2016 OP

''Gun Violence Is a Full-Blown National Crisis'' Shadowflash Jun 2016 #1

It is in some neighborhoods. 68 people were shot Memorial Day weekend in Chicago alone lostnfound Jun 2016 #4

Yeah. Shadowflash Jun 2016 #5

Chicago knows what the problems are. Hopefully they can solve them. jmg257 Jun 2016 #11

Chicago is not the entire nation Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #76

Sarcasm aside, homicide-by-gun is way down since 1969... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #61

Katie told me so.....LOL ileus Jun 2016 #2

Guns have killed more Americans EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #3

They didn't do it on their own. beevul Jun 2016 #29

It's a distinction without a difference EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #30

Any attempt at "confiscating them all and locking them up" would kill more people... Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #31

Of course it wouldn't. EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #34

In fact, I think that would be a low estimate. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #36

We agree EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #38

On that point, but mostly we don't. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #43

well EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #44

No, you "know" nothing of the sort about what I think. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #48

Of course I do EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #102

Laughable. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #103

poor me EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #104

"a lot of people would cop on..." jmg257 Jun 2016 #50

that would be fine, since gun owners are considered enemies. ileus Jun 2016 #41

No, it really isn't. beevul Jun 2016 #33

Right so EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #35

Taking the guns from beevul or Lizzie TeddyR Jun 2016 #37

First EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #39

My problem with your approach TeddyR Jun 2016 #40

no EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #45

That didn't address my question TeddyR Jun 2016 #51

No EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #94

Yes. beevul Jun 2016 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #47

Yep, I like my gunz and I will be keeping them for many years. And then when I'm gone my Waldorf Jun 2016 #89

Tradeoff... sarisataka Jun 2016 #42

Here's the thing EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #49

You do realize sarisataka Jun 2016 #53

no EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #56

I am not only speaking sarisataka Jun 2016 #63

I live in a country now with no guns, gejohnston Jun 2016 #71

lol EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #78

in Europe, gejohnston Jun 2016 #84

The US has the highest per capita gun ownership rate in the world TeddyR Jun 2016 #55

And there you go, almost as if from a script... beevul Jun 2016 #46

here's the thing EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #54

When confronted falsely attributing to others... beevul Jun 2016 #62

I've lived outside the United States, and you are full of shit... Marengo Jun 2016 #90

Not literally EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #93

This is nothing more than an argumentum ad populum, with a dash of cultural cringe friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #96

That same argument EdwardBernays Jun 2016 #99

Mainstream where your are (or not), it's *still* argumentum ad popularum friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #107

Two words in re the value of public opinion: Proposition Eight friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #108

Dozens of people in one region is not the world, so don't try to pass it off as that... Marengo Jun 2016 #98

Thank you, that was put very well friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #106

I'm a bit confused discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #75

Some of those triggers were pulled by cops. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #101

After Sandy Hook Republicans passed laws that make it easier to have more guns around Botany Jun 2016 #6

But in Japan... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #7

Inner city Milwaukee keeps electing pro-gun Sheriff who asks constituents to buy guns HereSince1628 Jun 2016 #8

because they know Milwaukee city police can't gejohnston Jun 2016 #18

Crimes done with firearms, as well as all violent crime is at the lowest it's been in decades. Ikonoklast Jun 2016 #9

Don't you dare bring facts to this! Indydem Jun 2016 #10

In 2015 we had 258 mass shootings* Botany Jun 2016 #13

What's the historical trend? Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #15

What's the historical trend? Botany Jun 2016 #16

Is that what it's really about? Deaths? Or is it just guns you don't like? Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #19

I have hunted and owned guns for years thank you very much. Botany Jun 2016 #23

Cool story. Is it about the deaths or just the guns? Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #25

What is a "gun humper"? Marengo Jun 2016 #91

"2 20 guage pump shotguns, 1 .22 HR bolt action, & 1 30-30 winchester. " beergood Jun 2016 #97

One person every three days dies from towmotor accidents in this country. Ikonoklast Jun 2016 #24

those are fake statistics from Reddit. gejohnston Jun 2016 #58

The NYT got those numbers from a subreddit called "Guns Are Cool". They are not actual statistics. Ikonoklast Jun 2016 #20

Funny I don't see the humor Botany Jun 2016 #21

Can I make stuff up, and you'll believe it if I get the NYT to print it? Ikonoklast Jun 2016 #22

"Those "statistics" also includes suspects shot or wounded by LEO" beergood Jun 2016 #95

So basically a very tiny segment of gun-related deaths. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #32

America, full of dumb-ass Machine Gun Kellys. nt valerief Jun 2016 #12

How many incidents involve machine guns? Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #14

1050...no 800....115....38...one? maybe none? ileus Jun 2016 #17

Piers Morgan says the guy at UCLA used one....so that's gotta count for Press Virginia Jun 2016 #26

Morgan... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #28

I can think of a few... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #27

I believe the N Hollywood thugs killed no one. But THEY got dead via rifles... from a gun shop. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #67

And they were not legal machine guns. Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #81

Nope. Easier to smuggle than jerry-build. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #83

not always. gejohnston Jun 2016 #85

Yeah, I guess so, esp. with the personal use CNC machines. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #86

No CNC necessary. Kang Colby Jun 2016 #92

As I recall, Clyde stole most of his BARs from National Guard armories... Marengo Jun 2016 #100

I think you're just being overly critical... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #105

Interesting perspective, plus there would be the advantage that no controller... Marengo Jun 2016 #110

A crisis that the SCOTUS exacerbated and encouraged with guillaumeb Jun 2016 #57

Heller did not overturn any SCOTUS precedent. gejohnston Jun 2016 #59

You are incorrect on the first claim, guillaumeb Jun 2016 #60

Wrong. beevul Jun 2016 #64

The Second Amendment refers to "a well regulated militia". guillaumeb Jun 2016 #66

It makes a reference... beevul Jun 2016 #69

An interesting argument that you attempt to make. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #72

Theres no attempt about it. beevul Jun 2016 #73

The collective rights theory is only dead until the SCOTUS rules again. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #80

Again, this is your own very flawed perception. beevul Jun 2016 #87

C'mon TeddyR Jun 2016 #77

I trust that I do not have to explain that the SCOTUS is guillaumeb Jun 2016 #79

I understand that the Supeme Court TeddyR Jun 2016 #82

They did... beevul Jun 2016 #88

I'm correct on both counts. gejohnston Jun 2016 #65

"Exacerbated?" Gun-homicides have been dropping. What are you thinking?? Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #68

The crisis your interlocutor refers to... beevul Jun 2016 #70

I wish they would take seriously my theory of the turn-around heat-seeking missile... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #74

The only "National Crisis" where it's half of what it was 20 years ago DonP Jun 2016 #109

Half of what it was 20 years ago, yet they're pushing twice as hard... beevul Jun 2016 #111

That's sheer desperation you see from them DonP Jun 2016 #112

If I said that LYING about our "epidemic of violence" was a full-blown national crisis...... pablo_marmol Jun 2016 #113