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K/R and I'll bet your post has already been alerted upon. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #1
I have ellisonz Jan 2013 #117
Lot's of people don't like being progressive on the 2A ileus Jan 2013 #133
Let's be calm, but let's stop lying... Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #148
Suicides versus homicides: the distinction is of critical importance. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #149
No, it's not... Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #150
Yes, it is. Lumping the numbers together incites more fear of assault. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #152
A bullet in your fucking skull is a bullet in your fucking skull... Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #159
Merging the numbers inhibits the ability to find solutions to the underlying problems. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #160
Jesus Christ on a Cracker Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #161
Bad things like cancer, diabetes, HIV, and stroke all are looking for cures, as are gun deaths graham4anything Jan 2013 #2
Personally, I think eradicating gluten from our collective diet is more effective at saving galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #5
Who says its one or the other? I like not being able to buy 48 ounce sodas, myself graham4anything Jan 2013 #16
I think you should give up anything you want. I refer to public health policy. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #20
We live in a communal society now. We are no longer isolationists. One for all, all for one graham4anything Jan 2013 #39
We would save more lives by giving up red meat. dkf Jan 2013 #55
actually, that has never been proven. Someone killed by a gun/bullet though is a proven death. graham4anything Jan 2013 #59
Red meat is blamed for one in 10 early deaths dkf Jan 2013 #65
because people overdo it. BTW- 100% of all gun deaths are linked directly to a gun & bullet graham4anything Jan 2013 #74
You honestly think more people are affected by Guns than the bad effects of eating red meat? dkf Jan 2013 #103
To the best of my knowledge no one has ever murdered a classroom of first graders with a steak Fumesucker Jan 2013 #111
I'm beginning to wonder about that. dkf Jan 2013 #125
LOL. You ARE a hoot. meat = guns. hahahaha. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #119
No. Meat > guns in number of early deaths. dkf Jan 2013 #126
No actually I don't. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #128
Spoken like a true red meat lover! dkf Jan 2013 #168
Our 'favorite' RW troll really threw a doozy out there this time. nt stevenleser Jan 2013 #169
Pretty much! nt laundry_queen Jan 2013 #170
Consumption vs over-consumption are two different things. LanternWaste Jan 2013 #162
I'm going to come and take 15% of your pay each year and force you to invest it Common Sense Party Jan 2013 #151
What's your point? That the freedom to not have a nest egg and starve when you retire is great? nt stevenleser Jan 2013 #171
Quite the authoritarian thinking there graham4anything. Llewlladdwr Jan 2013 #36
If you have no insurance and get ill, then we are the ones who pay for it graham4anything Jan 2013 #41
Since I have insurance then,,, Llewlladdwr Jan 2013 #45
not in a place regulated by the health department in NYC if its a regular soda graham4anything Jan 2013 #53
Okay you win. Llewlladdwr Jan 2013 #76
People who live thinking they need a gun to protect them,are in their own prison 24/7/365 graham4anything Jan 2013 #83
We should however, be allowed to practice medicine on any willing participant. LanternWaste Jan 2013 #163
I like having the choice to buy or not buy a 48 ounce soda Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #80
Not much evidence that gluten is as specifically lethal as you suggest Orrex Jan 2013 #146
to be clear, you ARE suggesting we ban guns altogether, right? crazyjoe Jan 2013 #8
No, just from the streets. Keep yours in your private home(just have a neon sign alerting others graham4anything Jan 2013 #23
And none of those have seen such steady and long term declines in mortality than guns. hack89 Jan 2013 #145
You think guns should only be "in the hands of federal/state/local law enforcement"?? Ghost in the Machine Jan 2013 #165
Wow ... So great you put this issue to rest ... Trajan Jan 2013 #3
I'm a giver. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #17
The U.S. suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation yardwork Jan 2013 #4
Go check out page 9 from the CDC link I posted. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #12
We all die of something. People die younger in the U.S. due to firearms. yardwork Jan 2013 #14
Phony analogy: easy availability of guns is a human-made disaster, and can be curbed/ended by apocalypsehow Jan 2013 #6
I posted government statistics on how people die. Homicide by firearm is 107th on the list. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #25
And then you proceeded to try to compare apples with oranges using those same statistics. apocalypsehow Jan 2013 #27
er, ok. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #58
Uh, yeah, "ok," because that's precisely what you did in your OP. n/t. apocalypsehow Jan 2013 #70
Just kicking the dead children into shallow graves is much cheaper... Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #7
One other thing, professor: apocalypsehow Jan 2013 #9
Even more expensive words... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #10
Is this a joke? Robb Jan 2013 #11
Should'nt all ages be counted? galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #15
The ones that don't include causes of death typical of old age. Robb Jan 2013 #18
I pointed out that six year old victims of gun violence don't get to live long enough to experience yardwork Jan 2013 #19
+100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 BainsBane Jan 2013 #43
What a pathetic justification of the status quo.....and the gungeoneers pile on..... Nt pkdu Jan 2013 #13
"Let's go to war" Initech Jan 2013 #21
The four most horrible words in the English language Fumesucker Jan 2013 #22
+1,000,000 alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #38
Spot on. n/t GP6971 Jan 2013 #44
I have. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #67
I know GP6971 Jan 2013 #77
That makes the attitude you display in your OP even more difficult to understand Fumesucker Jan 2013 #82
You have to think of it like athiesm... galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #105
No I don't have to think of it like atheism Fumesucker Jan 2013 #107
This says it all. thucythucy Jan 2013 #155
"Gun deaths. Just God's will. Nothing can be done about them." Are you really that dumb? Squinch Jan 2013 #24
Who were you quoting? That sounds terribly insensitive. I posted facts. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #26
You cherry picked bullshit, and got caught. Robb Jan 2013 #29
Yep, I cherry picked a CDC report on all causes of death and posted the link. Caught me. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #60
It's all about fear. nt cbrer Jan 2013 #28
Yup. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #68
But it makes a great shiny object to keep the sheeple's attention while Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #30
more preschool children die from gunshots BainsBane Jan 2013 #31
I don't own a gun friend, but I don't like boogeymen either. Or bully's. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #64
bullies? BainsBane Jan 2013 #84
Yep, bullies. Well, internet bullies anyway. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #85
Your effort to hide behind statistics is pathetic BainsBane Jan 2013 #96
List of the 26 victims in CT. each killed by a gun and a bullet, including 20 children graham4anything Jan 2013 #32
Among causes of death by homicide on that list, what is the rank of homicide by firearms? klook Jan 2013 #33
Just as I said earlier; those who'll kill for guns just "think" SHIT HAPPENS. Thanks for the proof. patrice Jan 2013 #34
Expensive? BainsBane Jan 2013 #35
Any civil liberty that can galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #75
four most expensive words in the english language..... lunasun Jan 2013 #37
when you carry water for a multi-billion dollar corporate industry BainsBane Jan 2013 #40
Oh but your taxes and the gubermint costs =you will lose $$$ too lunasun Jan 2013 #56
I figured they were... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #42
Or "Hey, y'all -- watch this!" (n/t) klook Jan 2013 #52
"let's have some kids" JVS Jan 2013 #154
You aren't very persuasive. Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #46
i'm not being persuasive in the least. Just plying statistics and suggesting fear galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #71
This isn't fear. It is cold resolve and determination Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #79
"Suggesting fear as a motivator?" Hissyspit Jan 2013 #88
Those numbers are pretty concerning. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #108
Stupid and boring game you're playing. Hissyspit Jan 2013 #112
Are you shitting? Fear is a great motivator! Look at all those asses jmg257 Jan 2013 #97
Yep, there's fear alright. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #120
OMG Skittles Jan 2013 #47
"Will you marry me" Fla_Democrat Jan 2013 #48
Touche. lol. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #57
Always nice to see people miss the damn point Scootaloo Jan 2013 #49
In this cultural wasteland? galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #69
What about suicides? hack89 Jan 2013 #147
4 most expensive words are "Should've Done Something Sooner". JaneyVee Jan 2013 #50
So if it was like in the top 5 would it warrant urgent action? grantcart Jan 2013 #51
I find it ironic and funny how you would work irrational fear into a pro-gun argument Major Nikon Jan 2013 #54
I made an anti-heart disease galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #66
Your point is a false dichotomy Major Nikon Jan 2013 #81
In 2009, homicide by firearm is the 107th leading cause of death. Thats what I posted. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #87
I realize you are making a transparent argument that has been debunked over and over Major Nikon Jan 2013 #90
Someone debunked the CDC report I linked? WTF are you talking about? galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #94
So the CDC says we shouldn't be worried about gun violence? Major Nikon Jan 2013 #100
430,000 lung cancer deaths from smoking. bobclark86 Jan 2013 #61
Yawn. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #121
Sometimes it is true treestar Jan 2013 #62
Well let me put it this way... Agschmid Jan 2013 #63
"We can't afford that".......nt Wounded Bear Jan 2013 #72
Another pro-gunner ignoring other data; pls also include # of accidental shootings, suicides, rapes okaawhatever Jan 2013 #73
lol. I'm not a pro gunner and I included a link to all 96 pages of the report. Nt galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #78
I think you need to explain your position and point a whole lot better than just posting... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #86
I have no point, nor agenda except one. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #91
I didn't see an answer to my question. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #95
I reject the frame of your question. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #99
How would you like me to frame it? Kalidurga Jan 2013 #104
Then it seems you're not interested in debate muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #127
This isn't a thread about guns, it's about heart disease Major Nikon Jan 2013 #92
Interesting Kalidurga Jan 2013 #101
Gun control is pretty cheap also Major Nikon Jan 2013 #106
Yep Kalidurga Jan 2013 #110
But you are a "pro gunner." Robb Jan 2013 #129
what's the global warming denier telling us now? CreekDog Jan 2013 #89
Thanks for the tip. The "reloaded" should have been a clue, even though galileo, it ain't. nt patrice Jan 2013 #93
Denier eh? Cool new label I haven't heard yet. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #98
I think I made my point, at least to myself. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #102
Yep. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #109
Valid? omfg laundry_queen Jan 2013 #122
No worries. Smilies are an apt medium... Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #135
Oh my, the wit. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #137
No you didn't. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #115
Gun deaths and injuries are a PUBLIC HEALTH issue just like diseases are. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #113
That is my whole point as I posted in replies. galileoreloaded Jan 2013 #130
What a fucking stupid post. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #114
Clearly they don't. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #123
Four most expensive: "We're having a baby!" Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #116
This message was self-deleted by its author thucythucy Jan 2013 #157
Let us do what we can when we can. nyquil_man Jan 2013 #118
The 3 stupidest word in the English language intaglio Jan 2013 #124
Bullshit RW Libertarian talking points. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #131
Your genetic pre-disposition to certain diseases is EXACTLY like getting shot to death at age 7. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #140
Where is the Unrec button? gollygee Jan 2013 #132
Or "Thank God It Passed." Robb Jan 2013 #134
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jan 2013 #136
Thought this sounded regurgitated. Robb Jan 2013 #138
Ewwww gollygee Jan 2013 #139
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #142
Please, proceed. Robb Jan 2013 #143
Busted! Odin2005 Jan 2013 #144
It's all over except for the inevitable self delete. Robb Jan 2013 #153
That's one of the stupider lines of reasoning I've heard bhikkhu Jan 2013 #141
Oh, I thought it was "I want a divorce" Taverner Jan 2013 #156
"Speak to my attorney." thucythucy Jan 2013 #158
The renewed dialog on firearms in the US has a lot of people scared LanternWaste Jan 2013 #164
followed closely by "You can trust me" sad-cafe Jan 2013 #166
Some good points here... PurpleEngineer Jan 2013 #167
The four most easily said words ever by people with an agenda. Rex Jan 2013 #172
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