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Iggy

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8. Huhh? I'm not talking about Defensive Gun Use...

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 07:52 PM

Dec 2012

I'm talking about the dozens of children killed each year either by accident, or because one kid gets hold of his dad's loaded handgun (stupidly left lying around the house) and shoots the neighbor kid dead, or somebody in his family.

these stats ARE quantifiable.

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Does Having a Gun in the Home Put You at Risk? [View all] xchrom Dec 2012 OP

Just Look at the Statistics... Iggy Dec 2012 #1

When you look at the statistics, there is a major hole in them ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #7

Huhh? I'm not talking about Defensive Gun Use... Iggy Dec 2012 #8

These studies are full of fail Indydem Dec 2012 #2

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OK, then consider this. Robb Dec 2012 #6

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