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i think they would have - in fact the wording would imply a different samsingh Jan 2013 #1
Look out, here they come... Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #2
Not murdered.. pipoman Jan 2013 #3
Your own list shows that we compare much better to the 3rd world than the 1st Major Nikon Jan 2013 #8
Not even considering that, pipoman Jan 2013 #9
and I was pointing out the merit in it Major Nikon Jan 2013 #16
I believe they knew just that.. pipoman Jan 2013 #18
That wasn't the point of the time machine scenario Major Nikon Jan 2013 #20
Actually, IIRC, the US has always been more violent than most of Europe pipoman Jan 2013 #21
I would be astounded, aside from the war years, if that were so dsc Jan 2013 #23
A lot higher portion of the population pipoman Jan 2013 #25
They are still fucking dead and a fucking bullet from a fucking gun KILLED them. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #10
NRA Stats? pipoman Jan 2013 #14
This post was alerted on. The jury voted 6/0 to let it stand! ohiosmith Jan 2013 #15
Wasn't me.. pipoman Jan 2013 #19
This is, so far as I know, the first alert on one of my posts. I have a perfect transparency Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #28
"I find myself incapable of seeing the "other" side of the gun debate." Llewlladdwr Jan 2013 #30
And if you fucking say 'fuck' a lot it fucking makes it MORE TRUER!! Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #24
Were there 350,000,000 people in the US in the late 1700s? NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #4
Yes there were GP6971 Jan 2013 #5
Consider... jmowreader Jan 2013 #29
There were around 31,000 or so firearms deaths in the US in 2011. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #6
Actually the rate in the US of firearm death by all causes is pipoman Jan 2013 #12
yes, but 1/10000th of the total population = 4 per 100k based on the 1790 population. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #13
Not following the thought here pipoman Jan 2013 #17
Clarification: Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #22
Seeing as how murder rates were higher in Colonial times,,, Llewlladdwr Jan 2013 #7
"for the common defence" would have been added after "arms", jmg257 Jan 2013 #11
Nope.... not a chance. davidn3600 Jan 2013 #26
a fantastic quote from a REAL democrat green for victory Jan 2013 #27
Thomas Jefferson quotes??? RW Talking Point!!111!!!!11! NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #31
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