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In reply to the discussion: "The rate of gun ownership in the United States is 89 per every 100 people." [View all]doc03
(35,328 posts)64. That's from 2002 and it is by state not nyc. You can have your congestion, high prices, high taxes,
I can walk outside without getting run over or gunned down. I don't have six dead bolts on my door, I don't have to pay a toll
every time I pull out of my driveway. I look out my front window and see cow across the road and not someone pissing on the sidewalk.
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"The rate of gun ownership in the United States is 89 per every 100 people." [View all]
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
OP
Odd because the rest of those countries are watching the same movies and playing the
Warren Stupidity
Dec 2012
#37
Good post. This is all a bunch of diversion from the highly lucrative firearms industry.
yardwork
Dec 2012
#71
I'm just showing that you should think just a little before posting........
former-republican
Dec 2012
#19
Yes, if only 100 of every 100 were armed! Newborns, toddlers... people in comas...
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#7
I don't think so. The # of guns is high because some have lots of guns. Not 89 people
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#11
No doubt about it. Although I have one...for protection. I live alone and have had attempted
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#30
That's from 2002 and it is by state not nyc. You can have your congestion, high prices, high taxes,
doc03
Dec 2012
#64
"It is by state not nyc." You don't think NYC is part of NYS? And if the crime rate in the state is
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#67
I don't live in New York City anymore. I live in White Plains, 30 miles north.
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#75
Nothing in there about confiscation. This is about halting assault gun sales in the future.
onehandle
Dec 2012
#41
I own a good number of firearms, mostly handguns , a couple of rifles and a shotgun. ...
spin
Dec 2012
#77
IMHO if you have a troubled child, the last thing you want to do is stockpile weaponry.
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#59