Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:24 PM

Good news, everyone!

349,970,000 of the guns in America didn't kill a single person. Not even a suicide.

I'd say that's pretty damned good, if I do say so myself.

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24 replies	Author	Time	Post
Good news, everyone! (Original post)	Decoy of Fenris	Nov 2012	OP
That's like saying that because most people that drink and drive...	jenw2	Nov 2012	#1
well...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Nov 2012	#3
"pro-violence people" Seriously?	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#5
Controllers.	Decoy of Fenris	Nov 2012	#7
I wish you luck. I think the controllers know what they get away	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#19
Wait, I thought numbers were a good thing?	Decoy of Fenris	Nov 2012	#6
Let me assure you that while I am a gun owner ...	spin	Nov 2012	#13
And the result....	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#14
Weeeeeelll, HELLO there!	2ndAmForComputers	Nov 2012	#16
self evident,	gejohnston	Nov 2012	#17
Why? More purity testing?	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#21
I just want to SHARE THE HAPPINESS!	2ndAmForComputers	Nov 2012	#22
"...pro-violence people are all the same." As a kid growing up in the South...	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#24
bad news they all have the potential to do so	bowens43	Nov 2012	#2
in your dreams...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Nov 2012	#4
Should we ban nail clippers like the TSA too? n/t	Hydra	Nov 2012	#8
"many of them will" Prove it.	Decoy of Fenris	Nov 2012	#9
Hundredths of a percent now equals "many"?	PavePusher	Nov 2012	#10
And what laws would you support to achieve this?	oneshooter	Nov 2012	#15
Pretty damn sad to live in a country with people like you that are willing to	rl6214	Nov 2012	#18
What other prohibitions work? Do you support them, too?	Eleanors38	Nov 2012	#20
That is indeed great news....safety first I always say.	ileus	Nov 2012	#11
Asinine post.	Starboard Tack	Nov 2012	#12
Nice turd you've dumped in the punch bowl, there	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#23

Response to Decoy of Fenris (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:26 PM

jenw2 (374 posts)

1. That's like saying that because most people that drink and drive...

don't kill someone so therefore we should make it legal.

Sigh, pro-violence people are all the same.

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Response to jenw2 (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:27 PM

discntnt_irny_srcsm (5,685 posts)

3. well...

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Response to jenw2 (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:36 PM

PavePusher (15,374 posts)

5. "pro-violence people" Seriously?

Last edited Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:42 PM USA/ET - Edit history (2)

What the fuck is wrong with you?

P.S. In the interests of transparency, I have alerted your post as an accusation of criminality against lawful, Constitutional D.U.ers.

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Response to PavePusher (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:38 PM

Decoy of Fenris (395 posts)

7. Controllers.

I'm surprised they're not anti-choicers; they love trying to control people when it's not their rights on the line.

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Response to PavePusher (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 07:52 AM

Eleanors38 (3,497 posts)

19. I wish you luck. I think the controllers know what they get away

With.

A lot.

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Response to jenw2 (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:37 PM

Decoy of Fenris (395 posts)

6. Wait, I thought numbers were a good thing?

After all, if we can throw numbers around like 30,000 dead, why not 349,000,000+ alive? Especially since only around 9,000 of those deaths are homicides.

Also, your statement doesn't hold up. It'd be more like "That's like saying that because most people that drink and drive kill people, we should ban cars."

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Response to jenw2 (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 04:27 PM

spin (14,739 posts)

13. Let me assure you that while I am a gun owner ...

I am NOT "pro-violence."

I will admit that I do believe in legitimate self defense. While that might involve the use of a firearm, a person can often effectively use non lethal methods to stop a violent attack.

Do you believe that a person has a right to resist a violent attack or do you feel they should always passively submit when their life or health is endangered?

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Response to jenw2 (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:19 PM

PavePusher (15,374 posts)

14. And the result....

At Wed Nov 7, 2012, 01:39 PM you sent an alert on the following post:

That's like saying that because most people that drink and drive...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1172&pid=85256

REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate. (See <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=aboutus#communitystandards" target="_blank">Community Standards</a>.)

YOUR COMMENTS:

"pro-violence people" is a direct accusation of criminality leveled against lawful, Constitutional D.U.ers.

JURY RESULTS

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:16 PM, and voted 0-6 to LEAVE IT ALONE.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: The post doesn't meet the criteria for hiding it.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: I am confused about whether or not the alert is on the op, or the comment? either way, seems like the op is what there should be a problem with and the original op, I would vote to hide
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: I think it's a poor analogy but is not intended to belittle or otherwise show disrespect to whom the response was intended.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given

So, according to this jury, it's O.K. to call people criminals without evidence. Got it.

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Response to PavePusher (Reply #14)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 11:56 PM

2ndAmForComputers (3,309 posts)

16. Weeeeeelll, HELLO there!

How about our BIG win yesterday? Show me your happiness!

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Response to 2ndAmForComputers (Reply #16)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 12:00 AM

gejohnston (12,599 posts)

17. self evident,

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Response to 2ndAmForComputers (Reply #16)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 08:06 AM

PavePusher (15,374 posts)

21. Why? More purity testing?

We won, great. I don't have time for meaningless gloating for our wins or grumbling over losses. There's work to be done.

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Response to PavePusher (Reply #21)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 03:55 PM

2ndAmForComputers (3,309 posts)

22. I just want to SHARE THE HAPPINESS!

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Response to jenw2 (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 04:33 PM

Eleanors38 (3,497 posts)

24. "...pro-violence people are all the same." As a kid growing up in the South...

I used to hear that on occasion. Only the "pro-violence people" was substituted out and another group was substituted.

Broad-brush smear then, broad-brush smear now. I won't alert because I know it will not be upheld given the "meta" climate that has descended into the GC & RKBA group.

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Response to Decoy of Fenris (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:27 PM

bowens43 (14,370 posts)

2. bad news they all have the potential to do so

and many of them will........ALL handguns and assault weapons should be banned. All other firearms should be heavily restricted.

pretty damned sad to live in a country where so many worship at the feet of the death merchants.

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Response to bowens43 (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:28 PM

discntnt_irny_srcsm (5,685 posts)