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In reply to the discussion: "The rate of gun ownership in the United States is 89 per every 100 people." [View all]Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)65. No, that is not what I said.
You wrote:
"They got a safety net and lack these problems of food insecurity we have."
neither of these last two shooters lacked for access to mental health services nor did they suffer from "food insecurity". Nor do I think you can make the case that access to mental health services or "food insecurity" are causitive or correlative factors.
So I am stating that neither of these issues are clearly a factor in why we have gun massacres and our European cousins don't, at least don't at nearly the same rates we do. The one obvious difference that is clearly a factor is "access to guns capable of killing lots of people quickly".
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"The rate of gun ownership in the United States is 89 per every 100 people." [View all]
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
OP
Odd because the rest of those countries are watching the same movies and playing the
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2012
#37
Good post. This is all a bunch of diversion from the highly lucrative firearms industry.
yardwork
Dec 2012
#71
I'm just showing that you should think just a little before posting........
former-republican
Dec 2012
#19
Yes, if only 100 of every 100 were armed! Newborns, toddlers... people in comas...
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#7
I don't think so. The # of guns is high because some have lots of guns. Not 89 people
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#11
No doubt about it. Although I have one...for protection. I live alone and have had attempted
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#30
That's from 2002 and it is by state not nyc. You can have your congestion, high prices, high taxes,
doc03
Dec 2012
#64
"It is by state not nyc." You don't think NYC is part of NYS? And if the crime rate in the state is
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#67
I don't live in New York City anymore. I live in White Plains, 30 miles north.
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#75
Nothing in there about confiscation. This is about halting assault gun sales in the future.
onehandle
Dec 2012
#41
I own a good number of firearms, mostly handguns , a couple of rifles and a shotgun. ...
spin
Dec 2012
#77
IMHO if you have a troubled child, the last thing you want to do is stockpile weaponry.
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#59