What does gun violence really COST

Discussion in 'Politics' started by nitro, Jun 18, 2015.

  1. nitro

    nitro

    You are owned:

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    #91     Oct 4, 2015
  2. fhl

    fhl

    The real pic is the one on the left.

    The one on the right is what CNN put in their story.

    I wonder why it looks so different.

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    #92     Oct 5, 2015
  3. ElCubano

    ElCubano

    I wonder if we know the percentage of people who have really protected themselves with guns. Considering most of the above is done with the element of surprise. To the percentage of those same gins used to kill in an instance of rage by the same gun owners.
     
    #93     Oct 5, 2015
  4. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    I'm not sure. But I'd be willing to bet that if you have a gun, you've got a better chance of dealing with the situation than if you do not - especially when a hostile invader enters your home. "Surprise", as you call it, isn't always as much of a surprise as you imply, if you practice situational awareness. This isn't to say there is never a true surprise.

    Regardless, none of you can provide a solution to removing the illegal guns off the street - so why would you focus on getting rid of the legally owned ones since crimes committed by illegally owned weapons represent the vast percentage of the problem?
     
    #94     Oct 5, 2015
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  6. ElCubano

    ElCubano

    I am a gun owner and plan on keeping it. Focusing on the mass shootings, I don't think any of the guns were illegal...where they?
     
    #96     Oct 5, 2015
  7. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    Numerous reasons as to why Australia and the US are not the same have been posted, not the least of which is that there are approximately 5 times the amount of illegal guns on the street of the US than there were confiscated in the whole of Australia.
     
    #97     Oct 5, 2015
  8. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    I did not say otherwise.
     
    #98     Oct 5, 2015
  9. ElCubano

    ElCubano

    I didn't say I wanted legal guns removed either.
     
    #99     Oct 5, 2015
  10. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    I know you didn't. I merely commented on your statement. That's all.

    Tómalo con calma, socio.
     
    #100     Oct 5, 2015
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