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In reply to the discussion: At least 10 dead and 30 to 40 wounded [View all]GreenStormCloud
(12,072 posts)147. Because FBI stats show that you are safer.
If you will look at the FBI statistics on violent crime, you ARE safer than you have been in a long time. Violent crime is down to the levels of the early 1960s, from its peak in 1994. Murder is dramatically down.
During that same period, from 1994, dozens of states became shall-issue states, enacted Castle Doctrine, Civil Immunity, and Stand-Your-Ground laws. Gun sales have been high during the last 18 years too, with well over 100 million new guns having been sold during that time.
Yet, violent crime and murder are way down.
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Ordering rights by importance is like adolescents deciding which primary color is prettier.
SkatmanRoth
Jul 2012
#265
I have no idea. Did someone say "gun nuts always rush to carry out massacres"?
Starboard Tack
Jul 2012
#217
"over the rights of people to be safe from lunatics with easy access to guns. "
HALO141
Jul 2012
#134
"Then explain to me how this fucking nut in Colorado could have killed all those people..."
HALO141
Jul 2012
#128
The talibanners can't wait for tragedies like this. Much easier to push their
shadowrider
Jul 2012
#188
I'll stop using the word "anti" as soon as they quit calling me a gun nut, deal? n/t
shadowrider
Jul 2012
#249
Look at my tagline. Hmmm, seems to me a recent gun free zone was a target rich
shadowrider
Jul 2012
#257
Movie theaters aren't neccessarily gun free. I carry my concealed handgun to movies regularly.
rl6214
Jul 2012
#170
Shootings might be even less if we crack down on guns. This guy wouldn't have shot up this theatre
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#42
Holy crap. Does it fire heat seeking bullets and have a shoulder thing that goes up? n/t
shadowrider
Jul 2012
#191
This could also be the act of a radical anti gun organization. Even UN sponsored.
Remmah2
Jul 2012
#24
Of course they probably knew he was armed. They've probably been introducing him to gun culture
Hoyt
Jul 2012
#45
So far the only ones taking advantage here are you anti's and restrictionists.
permatex
Jul 2012
#87
The blood isn't even dry and already people are making political hay out of this
4th law of robotics
Jul 2012
#122