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Showing Original Post only (View all)ARE more Guns the Answer to Gun Violence in This country? [View all]
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Last edited Wed Feb 26, 2014, 04:41 PM - Edit history (1)
A certain DUer has told me that the answer to Gun Violence is more guns. I told him Most of DU would say no. I am betting that I am right. So, once and for all.. Please prove to me, that while I have my finger in the wind, its going in the correct direction!
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"The latest gun stats in our country show that there has been a very large increase in the purchase of firearms during the Obama presidency and that during that same period of time violent crime has gone down. So according to those stats more guns mean less violent crime."
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Except "legal opportuunity" and "by any means necessary" do not mean the same thing.
former9thward
Feb 2014
#32
So, in order to solve gun violence, your solution is...gun violence?
Common Sense Party
Feb 2014
#53
My guess is that you have no idea what gun owners do or do not understand.
Common Sense Party
Feb 2014
#73
Well it is a fact that violent crime has declined significantly in the past 20 years
hack89
Feb 2014
#30
Otherr factors impact crime. Without so many of your beloved guns, crime might be less.
Hoyt
Feb 2014
#36
"Violent crime is not falling fast enough" is not a particularly compelling argument
hack89
Feb 2014
#42
Yep. Just like there are people here who think giving more money to politicians will get money out
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#51
People who deny that more gun access means more gun violence are on par with GW deniers.
DanTex
Feb 2014
#48
gungeoneers, horrified at their minority status here on display, want this op locked RIGHT F'ING NOW
Warren Stupidity
Feb 2014
#88