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In reply to the discussion: Might Makes Wrong [View all]glacierbay
(2,477 posts)14. You're kinda right
the rise in violence is mostly associated in the gang infested neighborhoods. The battle for the drug trade is fueling most of the violence.
Most of the rest of the nation is quite safe to live in. Violent crime is is declining in most of the nation.
The vast majority of gun owners are not the problem.
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Of course she does, but if she told you then everybody would know, and then it won't work!
oneshooter
Oct 2012
#16
I disagree slightly, I think the mindset is like that of some conservatives re HPV vaccine.
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2012
#56
One of your biggest mistakes is confusing "unarmed" with "helpless" and "harmless".
PavePusher
Oct 2012
#31
...or the difference between anecdotes and statistics, as her posts are deficient in the latter.
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2012
#49