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DonViejo

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Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2015, 04:52 PM

Jul 2015

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Guns Don't Deter Crime, Study Finds [View all] liberal N proud Jul 2015 OP

But, but. . .America ProfessorGAC Jul 2015 #1

It's just an amendment. We have abolished other amendments. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #24

So, You Admit You Hate The Constitution? ProfessorGAC Jul 2015 #30

Unashamedly so. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #32

guns dont kill, bullets do nt HFRN Jul 2015 #2

The White Knight Delusion is strong in gun-lovers. Playing Dungeons and Dragons. With real weapons. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #3

High Gun Ownership Rates Are Strongly Correlated With High Gun Death Rates onehandle Jul 2015 #4

why does that graph hate freedom? Takket Jul 2015 #9

I'd like to see that graph with suicides excluded. erronis Jul 2015 #23

Yep, cuz suicides are not at all a problem. Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2015 #31

I will be right back with spiffy charts and graphs that prove otherwize olddots Jul 2015 #5

1995 - 16,305 murders with guns. 2010 - 8,855 murders with guns hack89 Jul 2015 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author LanternWaste Jul 2015 #8

Can you show that the drop is due to an increase in the number of guns? Orrex Jul 2015 #12

There is no such correlation. hack89 Jul 2015 #13

How might we explain the ~3,000 jump from 2010 to 2011? Orrex Jul 2015 #15

There was an increase in all violent crimes in 2011, not just gun murders hack89 Jul 2015 #18

Aren't we arguing the same point? Orrex Jul 2015 #19

And that more guns did not lead to an increase in crime rate. hack89 Jul 2015 #20

I don't currently have access to the full violent crimes tally, but I see your point. Orrex Jul 2015 #27

Gun violence is very geographically concentrated in America hack89 Jul 2015 #34

Yes, and it's not the first study finding this. It's a replicable result, and holds up after DanTex Jul 2015 #7

So the number of guns in America has significantly increased hack89 Jul 2015 #10

Studies, schmudies. Unless if validates my bias, it's flawed/inaccurate/questionable... LanternWaste Jul 2015 #11

IBTL KamaAina Jul 2015 #14

Facts don't matter for the Tactical Tier 1 Operators Matrosov Jul 2015 #16

In before the lock! flamin lib Jul 2015 #17

SURPRISE!!! Oh well. It's a good thing we don't like science and numbers are to be viewed Ed Suspicious Jul 2015 #21

In other news water is wet. Fearless Jul 2015 #22

I grew up with guns in my home. I could have done with out them, really. iscooterliberally Jul 2015 #25

Hey man, what about the fact that some people just love guns? You wanna deprive them of their fun? Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 2015 #26

So mexico with its strict gun laws is probably much safer than the US, correct? Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #28

The nature of a majority of posts in this thread shows why these threads get locked. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2015 #29

More home protection. It just goes on and on... iscooterliberally Jul 2015 #33

Locking... DonViejo Jul 2015 #35