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6. The point is to regulate massacre-friendly guns and ammo

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 09:14 AM

Dec 2012

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Please help me (re gun control) [View all] LaydeeBug Dec 2012 OP

Crime rates have plummeted, worldwide, over the past two decades Recursion Dec 2012 #1

The explanation I've seen for the fall in crime rates globally... Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #4

The point is to regulate massacre-friendly guns and ammo BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #6

Which would those be? pipoman Dec 2012 #11

You tell me BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #12

You're the one making the suggestion.. pipoman Dec 2012 #13

Well, that's "semi-autos that accept detachable magazines" Recursion Dec 2012 #15

I will await the judgment of finer minds than yours and mine BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #19

I spotted five factual errors in that article just while skimming Recursion Dec 2012 #20

Apparently, your mind is made up BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #21

Freak them out and point them to the Harvard (I think?) JanMichael Dec 2012 #7

Factcheck has written about this extensively. rgbecker Dec 2012 #8

Coorelation doesn't necessarily imply causality. n/t truth2power Dec 2012 #9

As has been said, a lot of things pipoman Dec 2012 #10

Just out of curiousity, where does your friend live? Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #16

There is only one place that more guns is the proven... 99Forever Dec 2012 #18

Data show no change. X_Digger Dec 2012 #22

No. Concealed carry laws do NOT make crime go down. DanTex Dec 2012 #23

There may be corrolation, but no causation. rrneck Dec 2012 #24

There is some evidence sarisataka Dec 2012 #25

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP. It is added to my arsenal. LaydeeBug Dec 2012 #26