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Mon Sep-13-10 11:50 AM
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| 10. This has been the pattern for at least 12 years - the "Brady Bunch" are liars. nt |
| -The FBI gun crime stats for 2009 are out today... |
benEzra |
Sep-13-10 11:10 AM |
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I think the response you're mostly likely to get is "New here aren't you?" |
SomeGuynTexas |
Sep-13-10 11:16 AM |
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Maybe its because you failed to post a comment relevent to the subject at hand? |
cleanhippie |
Sep-13-10 11:31 AM |
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Pot.... meet kettle...... n/t |
Spoonman |
Sep-13-10 12:39 PM |
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I'm not the one complaining, what are you on me about? |
cleanhippie |
Sep-13-10 04:06 PM |
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No, I've been here since December 2004, actually... |
benEzra |
Sep-13-10 01:03 PM |
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We all know BenEzra is as old as the hills 'round here. |
SteveM |
Sep-13-10 01:25 PM |
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You have a low post count? |
Callisto32 |
Sep-13-10 01:47 PM |
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We all had a low post count once. NT |
hendo |
Sep-16-10 09:32 AM |
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That is what triggers the "welcome to DU" or |
ManiacJoe |
Sep-16-10 01:19 PM |
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Many thanks! K&R! (n/t) |
derby378 |
Sep-13-10 11:24 AM |
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You wonder why gun crime is down? |
Remmah2 |
Sep-13-10 11:26 AM |
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Knives are cheaper. |
OrangeGrapes |
Sep-13-10 11:34 AM |
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No, ammo sales in 2009 were an all-time record high, 14.033 billion rounds. |
benEzra |
Sep-13-10 01:08 PM |
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You don't need alot of ammo to commit a crime. |
OneTenthofOnePercent |
Sep-14-10 06:34 AM |
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Well; |
greiner3 |
Sep-13-10 11:26 AM |
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Well; |
SteveM |
Sep-13-10 01:28 PM |
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Brady and VPC have anything to say? I'm sure a few heads are exploding. |
cleanhippie |
Sep-13-10 11:32 AM |
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I just heard a Brady backer lament "pro-gun" laws in Chicago |
derby378 |
Sep-13-10 11:38 AM |
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This has been the pattern for at least 12 years - the "Brady Bunch" are liars. nt |
old mark |
Sep-13-10 11:50 AM |
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'Vast majority of murders are carried out with guns.' |
onehandle |
Sep-13-10 11:46 AM |
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ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz..... |
cleanhippie |
Sep-13-10 11:50 AM |
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And yet our gun-murder rate continues to fall... |
benEzra |
Sep-13-10 01:10 PM |
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I imagine a couple of posters here screamed "GAHD-DAMMIT!" like Cartman when they read the stats. |
friendly_iconoclast |
Sep-13-10 07:36 PM |
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nohandle is right in synch with his "control" celebrating |
jazzhound |
Sep-13-10 11:41 PM |
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Or all the people here who were SURE the recession would result |
merqz |
Sep-29-10 03:32 AM |
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The vast majority of legal defensive shootings were done with guns!! n/t |
oneshooter |
Sep-13-10 06:56 PM |
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Do I need to make with the 14th century homicide figures again? |
Euromutt |
Sep-14-10 02:42 AM |
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'One hundred percent of murder victims are dead' |
friendly_iconoclast |
Sep-14-10 12:16 PM |
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What's your point? 67% of the homicides were committed with firearms... |
TreasonousBastard |
Sep-13-10 11:54 AM |
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Does that mean scary-looking black rifles with portruding hand grips should be banned? |
Pullo |
Sep-13-10 01:09 PM |
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Mostly illegally possessed handguns wielded by people with prior criminal records, to be precise. |
benEzra |
Sep-13-10 01:13 PM |
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And your point/solution is?.... nt |
SteveM |
Sep-13-10 01:29 PM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Sep-13-10 01:40 PM |
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-- snort -- |
shadowrider |
Sep-13-10 02:38 PM |
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...and yet fewer of them, despite soaring gun sales....NT |
dmallind |
Sep-14-10 09:01 AM |
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K&R n/t |
frebrd |
Sep-13-10 12:00 PM |
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Only one of the usual suspects on this thread. |
proteus_lives |
Sep-13-10 12:03 PM |
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LEOKA will be out in October. |
X_Digger |
Sep-13-10 12:13 PM |
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Let me get this straight. Hands, feet, etc account for 5.87% while Rifles (which |
Hoopla Phil |
Sep-13-10 12:21 PM |
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Over twice as many people were killed by hands and feet than rifles, so |
chibajoe |
Sep-13-10 01:57 PM |
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Impeccable lack of logic |
HERVEPA |
Sep-13-10 02:18 PM |
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None of these figures mean you should be able to own a bazooka. |
tridim |
Sep-13-10 02:15 PM |
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True, but they do indicate that we don't need new draconian gun laws |
spin |
Sep-13-10 02:35 PM |
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But you can legally own a bazooka. |
oneshooter |
Sep-13-10 02:38 PM |
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What's so threatening about a bazooka? |
Marengo |
Sep-13-10 02:52 PM |
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Mr. Gun, right above you, disagrees. |
tridim |
Sep-13-10 03:26 PM |
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Oh, he found a nail-hold on a sheer cliff. I prefer bubblegum. nt |
SteveM |
Sep-13-10 04:20 PM |
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That's Nice |
Marengo |
Sep-13-10 10:06 PM |
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Difference is that oneshooter was actually referring to... |
Euromutt |
Sep-14-10 06:54 AM |
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Do you want to show me who is trying to repeal the NFA restrictions on bazookas? |
benEzra |
Sep-13-10 02:55 PM |
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Four Straw Men in one brief reply |
slackmaster |
Sep-13-10 03:29 PM |
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I know the gungeon agenda, people don't post these things without motive. |
tridim |
Sep-13-10 03:52 PM |
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If, by "agenda", you mean we support ALL rights, instead of pick and choose, I'm guilty. n/t |
shadowrider |
Sep-13-10 04:14 PM |
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Yep, I do have a motive. Here it is: |
benEzra |
Sep-13-10 04:19 PM |
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Some people would sooner lick a New York sidewalk than admit they were wrong.... |
friendly_iconoclast |
Sep-13-10 07:17 PM |
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On that note, I wonder where our most prominent advocate of registration is? |
friendly_iconoclast |
Sep-13-10 09:06 PM |
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I'm right here. |
safeinOhio |
Sep-15-10 07:28 AM |
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Still plumping for a handgun transfer tax as well? |
friendly_iconoclast |
Sep-16-10 01:14 AM |
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google "adrian schoolscraft" |
safeinOhio |
Sep-15-10 07:25 AM |
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And rain is wet. |
SteveM |
Sep-13-10 04:21 PM |
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You are absolutely right that people don't post here without motive |
slackmaster |
Sep-13-10 04:39 PM |
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Yep, just like those first amendment advocates. Come to think of it, Rosa Parks should have |
Hoopla Phil |
Sep-13-10 10:13 PM |
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Obviously there's a motive |
Euromutt |
Sep-16-10 01:17 AM |
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Perhaps you could elaborate? N/T |
Marengo |
Sep-16-10 02:03 PM |
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Michael Dorn (Star Trek Next Gen) owns a Sabre fighter jet. |
SteveM |
Sep-13-10 04:15 PM |
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Worf owns a fight jet? |
proteus_lives |
Sep-13-10 08:12 PM |
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I didn't catch a glimpse of his flight suit! nt |
SteveM |
Sep-14-10 02:51 PM |
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Yes, but does it have armament? |
Euromutt |
Sep-14-10 06:59 AM |
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Interesting problem. |
one-eyed fat man |
Sep-14-10 10:39 AM |
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The way the proposed law was written |
oneshooter |
Sep-14-10 11:14 AM |
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Don't think so. I saw a video of him flying over the Golden Gate... |
SteveM |
Sep-14-10 02:52 PM |
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then stop trying to ban guns |
lawodevolution |
Sep-28-10 09:25 PM |
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I heard a story on This American Life this weekend that would suggest you can't |
NoSheep |
Sep-13-10 02:23 PM |
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And that downgrading... |
jeepnstein |
Sep-13-10 02:30 PM |
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I was pretty blown away by it. Quotas...and there was no where for the whistleblower to turn |
NoSheep |
Sep-13-10 06:47 PM |
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As a cop... |
jeepnstein |
Sep-14-10 07:35 AM |
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Even if the stats were a few percent higher, year-to-year comparisons would still be valid... |
benEzra |
Sep-13-10 02:59 PM |
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Yeah... Cool new stuff!!! |
Glassunion |
Sep-13-10 04:04 PM |
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Everybody knows... |
Callisto32 |
Sep-14-10 03:04 PM |
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The most serious case in that story was a serial rapist whose crimes were |
NoSheep |
Sep-13-10 06:45 PM |
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crime rate has jumped way more |
safeinOhio |
Sep-15-10 07:32 AM |
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How does one "classify down" murder, forcible rape, or robbery? |
slackmaster |
Sep-13-10 04:41 PM |
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You'd be amazed...the worst was serial rape |
NoSheep |
Sep-13-10 06:47 PM |
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Cite, please |
slackmaster |
Sep-13-10 08:50 PM |
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I'll assist on this one. |
PavePusher |
Sep-13-10 09:20 PM |
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Thank you for posting the link. |
NoSheep |
Sep-14-10 09:34 AM |
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Some corrupt cops in New York City are understating crime, ergo the FBI's stats are all bogus |
slackmaster |
Sep-14-10 09:47 AM |
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Not at all. |
PavePusher |
Sep-14-10 11:25 AM |
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Simple |
Glassunion |
Sep-14-10 12:49 AM |
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Plea deals for major crimes |
safeinOhio |
Sep-15-10 07:34 AM |
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Ask the Japanese police |
Euromutt |
Sep-16-10 04:44 AM |
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new here aren't you?...n/t |
veganlush |
Sep-13-10 05:14 PM |
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Joined 1 December 2004, and this is post number 10,373; welcome to DU. :-) |
benEzra |
Sep-13-10 08:31 PM |
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I was kidding when i said "new here..." |
veganlush |
Sep-14-10 02:25 PM |
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LOL! You're welcome! (n/t) |
benEzra |
Sep-14-10 03:52 PM |
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What happened to More Guns = More Crime? |
GreenStormCloud |
Sep-13-10 10:09 PM |
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Shhhhh, you're not supposed to bring that up. n/t |
Hoopla Phil |
Sep-13-10 10:15 PM |
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So,gun sales (particularly of semiautomatic tactical rifles) are up... |
krispos42 |
Sep-13-10 10:31 PM |
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Not just up, but record levels.. |
X_Digger |
Sep-13-10 10:55 PM |
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Doubtless California's ban on "assault weapons" is the cause of the decrease. |
krispos42 |
Sep-13-10 11:06 PM |
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Re. the California "assault weapons" ban which resulted |
jazzhound |
Sep-13-10 11:22 PM |
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Prior to the gun/ammo sales boom sales to first time |
jazzhound |
Sep-13-10 11:15 PM |
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Question |
russ1943 |
Sep-15-10 11:30 AM |
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I did some research on my own and interviewed a number |
jazzhound |
Sep-17-10 02:55 AM |
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Old news |
safeinOhio |
Sep-15-10 07:39 AM |
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That's because the peak stock price was based on stock-market bidding wars |
benEzra |
Sep-15-10 08:09 AM |
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