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In reply to the discussion: On this day Dec. 14, 2012, both of these incidents happened... [View all]BainsBane
(53,026 posts)43. these type of studies?
academic studies?
Give me a break. You don't get to compare a newspaper to pier reviewed academic studies. That's not even a decent effort. Besides, the article you linked to doesn't even cover the same parameters. Go back to school. You get an F.
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On this day Dec. 14, 2012, both of these incidents happened... [View all]
Playinghardball
Dec 2012
OP
Yeah, and what happens when guns are banned and some nut-case BOMBS a school instead?
LAGC
Dec 2012
#4
Thanks. These are really useful links. And thanks for standing up to bull shit too! nt
Walk away
Dec 2012
#18
The Washington Post, a paper which supports total gun confication, disputed these type of 'studies'.
former9thward
Dec 2012
#32
Yeah, using subscriptions to Guns and Ammo as a parameter is real academic.
former9thward
Dec 2012
#44
But there does seem to be a correlation between mass shootings and mental illness. nt
Atypical Liberal
Dec 2012
#47
Large capacity magazines should be banned. Body armor piercing bullets should be banned.
PA Democrat
Dec 2012
#14
Yes and people could get a nuclear bombs and anthrax and death ray guns so let's ignore
PA Democrat
Dec 2012
#16
The point is, LAGC, those types of guns aren't necessary. What are they good for except to
catbyte
Dec 2012
#39
If guns disappeared tomorrow morning we would see a big uptick in explosions.
former9thward
Dec 2012
#42
Isn't a fact that as a result laws made it far more difficult to obtain explosives?
olegramps
Dec 2012
#27