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DonP

(6,185 posts)
10. I'm sure it's relevant (muffled laughter)
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 10:22 AM
Aug 2015

After all, just knowing there are law abiding citizens with firearms out there must upset some officers to the point of having traffic accidents.

But I'm guessing that someone didn't bother actually reading the story in their rush to get another Google story posted.

J.A.G.D.

Hemenway sarisataka Aug 2015 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author beevul Aug 2015 #2
Higher rates due to low population, not high officer deaths. N/T beevul Aug 2015 #3
funny, the only cop shot to death in my state in my lifetime gejohnston Aug 2015 #4
More intentionally misleading statistics Kang Colby Aug 2015 #5
It gets better... branford Aug 2015 #6
that list includes all line of duty deaths gejohnston Aug 2015 #7
I'm sure it's relevant (muffled laughter) DonP Aug 2015 #10
misleading is better than the damn lies that are normally thrown around. ileus Aug 2015 #9
If more officers are getting shot, Imagine the civilians, good argument for getting your CHP. ileus Aug 2015 #8
Hmm. This floated up on NPR this A.M. The same show and host... Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #11
This is an old strategy with (somewhat) new clothes. pablo_marmol Aug 2015 #15
That, too. I note this is the second "gun control" study on this NPR show. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #17
The desperation shows itself in many ways, does it not? NT pablo_marmol Aug 2015 #18
300 million guns...anyone that thinks America needs more GUNS is entirely insane. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #12
320 million, get your numbers right DonP Aug 2015 #13
"Police are also terrorized by 300+ million, yes MILLION, fucking guns floating around the land..." pablo_marmol Aug 2015 #16
"A new study....." and "Researchers, writing online in the American Journal of Public Health......" pablo_marmol Aug 2015 #14
The writer didn't read the study gejohnston Aug 2015 #19
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