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1-Old-Man

(2,667 posts)
47. Yes.
Tue Dec 11, 2012, 10:57 AM
Dec 2012
IBL pipoman Dec 2012 #1
In a truly free society does it matter? MrSlayer Dec 2012 #2
What free society? NoOneMan Dec 2012 #3
Not enough information. I don't consider all shootings to be a bad thing. JVS Dec 2012 #4
Apparently an unlimited amount as long as "we" continue to complain about drones. nt patrice Dec 2012 #5
I would agree. IDoMath Dec 2012 #7
How many deaths are acceptable? IDoMath Dec 2012 #6
There are a lot of reasons why gun control and prohibition of alcohol are very different. DanTex Dec 2012 #25
Of course, the devil's in the details, isn't it? LAGC Dec 2012 #27
In the short term, yes, in the longer term, no. DanTex Dec 2012 #29
The similarities are more relevant than the differences IDoMath Dec 2012 #32
I don't think so. DanTex Dec 2012 #33
The stats don't justify the hair-on-fire gun control attitude. pipoman Dec 2012 #8
Who told you that more guns in more places is "progressive" or a "civil right?" Hoyt Dec 2012 #13
Liberal interpretation of enumerated civil liberties pipoman Dec 2012 #14
LOL. "Settled" by a 5-4 decision with only right-wingers in the majority. DanTex Dec 2012 #23
"Urbanites"? Paladin Dec 2012 #31
I assume you do know that backwoodsbob Dec 2012 #9
Do you have a source for that? n/t cynatnite Dec 2012 #10
here (violent crime in general) The Straight Story Dec 2012 #12
Interesting.... Where is the problem, really? IDoMath Dec 2012 #34
Illinois has some of the strictest gun laws in America. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #36
This is not true. What's with the false statistics from the NRA crowd? DanTex Dec 2012 #63
Approximately how many deaths from home invasions is acceptable by anti-gunners? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #11
Ah, if it isn't anecdotal evidence from the NRA crowd! DanTex Dec 2012 #18
Then choose not to bring guns into your house. LAGC Dec 2012 #20
Ah, the old NRA change-of-subject. DanTex Dec 2012 #22
Why are you resorting to ad hominem attacks? LAGC Dec 2012 #24
So calling someone who repeats NRA talking points an NRAer is ad hominem? DanTex Dec 2012 #26
Most defensive gun uses don't involve death. LAGC Dec 2012 #28
Most gun crimes don't involve death either. DanTex Dec 2012 #30
You name-calling jerk. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #67
Evidently 120+ per day to lack of medical care is acceptable hobbit709 Dec 2012 #15
Oh, also... pipoman Dec 2012 #16
LOL. Never thought I'd see poll trutherism right here on DU! DanTex Dec 2012 #21
Agreed.. Upton Dec 2012 #55
Fix root causes hack89 Dec 2012 #17
And encourage gun owners to actually act responsibily and in society's best interest. Hoyt Dec 2012 #35
Since my guns don't pollute I am good to go. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #37
That's what factory owners say too. Hoyt Dec 2012 #44
Every other industrialized democracy has far less gun violence than the US. DanTex Dec 2012 #19
Don't they have lower levels of violence in general? hack89 Dec 2012 #38
No. DanTex Dec 2012 #48
Yet where I live is just as safe as any such country - maybe even safer hack89 Dec 2012 #53
What has being an "industrialized democracy" got to do with it? 1-Old-Man Dec 2012 #40
It's for the sake of an apples-to-apples comparison. DanTex Dec 2012 #50
My town is just as safe as every other industrialized democracy hack89 Dec 2012 #42
Of course, there are some towns with lower crime rates. DanTex Dec 2012 #54
So what additional laws do we need? hack89 Dec 2012 #56
Licensing and registration for handguns, for one. DanTex Dec 2012 #60
Licensing and registration will never happen hack89 Dec 2012 #65
Dan ~ you are making too much sense goclark Dec 2012 #66
Sensible within the limits of strict scrutiny is ok hack89 Dec 2012 #57
We have far more people in prison then many other Western nations combined. Kaleva Dec 2012 #49
True, though we do not have higher rates of violent crime. DanTex Dec 2012 #52
Depends--suicide vs murder are completely different AlexSatan Dec 2012 #39
Since suicides are not declining as much as gun crime, they are useful to pad the numbers. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #45
According to those billh58 Dec 2012 #41
How many deaths by automobile are acceptable to you? oneshooter Dec 2012 #43
drunk drivers cause more deaths than guns in the u.s. annually. Mel Content Dec 2012 #46
Yes. 1-Old-Man Dec 2012 #47
That worked out so well the last time. Didn't it. oneshooter Dec 2012 #58
That's not true, actually. DanTex Dec 2012 #62
They don't seem to billh58 Dec 2012 #68
About half of all victims are shot by someone they know - therefore don't hang out with these people FarCenter Dec 2012 #51
I have no friends so I'm safe. Kaleva Dec 2012 #61
And if you don't go to places where people are shot at times when they are shot, you are even safer FarCenter Dec 2012 #64
We could follow Vermont's example where even a 14 year old can carry a handgun Kaleva Dec 2012 #59
Locking HappyMe Dec 2012 #69
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