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In reply to the discussion: The four most expensive words in the english language. [View all]Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)7. Just kicking the dead children into shallow graves is much cheaper...
It is not "just life" to put a bullet through a 6 year old's head. It isn't just bad things.
More than 800 have been killed since Sandy Hook.
Time to quit kissing the ass of the NRA, Right Wing, Conservative bull shitters and do something.
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Merging the numbers inhibits the ability to find solutions to the underlying problems.
NYC_SKP
Jan 2013
#160
Bad things like cancer, diabetes, HIV, and stroke all are looking for cures, as are gun deaths
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#2
Personally, I think eradicating gluten from our collective diet is more effective at saving
galileoreloaded
Jan 2013
#5
Who says its one or the other? I like not being able to buy 48 ounce sodas, myself
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#16
I think you should give up anything you want. I refer to public health policy.
galileoreloaded
Jan 2013
#20
We live in a communal society now. We are no longer isolationists. One for all, all for one
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#39
actually, that has never been proven. Someone killed by a gun/bullet though is a proven death.
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#59
because people overdo it. BTW- 100% of all gun deaths are linked directly to a gun & bullet
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#74
You honestly think more people are affected by Guns than the bad effects of eating red meat?
dkf
Jan 2013
#103
To the best of my knowledge no one has ever murdered a classroom of first graders with a steak
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#111
I'm going to come and take 15% of your pay each year and force you to invest it
Common Sense Party
Jan 2013
#151
What's your point? That the freedom to not have a nest egg and starve when you retire is great? nt
stevenleser
Jan 2013
#171
If you have no insurance and get ill, then we are the ones who pay for it
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#41
not in a place regulated by the health department in NYC if its a regular soda
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#53
People who live thinking they need a gun to protect them,are in their own prison 24/7/365
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#83
We should however, be allowed to practice medicine on any willing participant.
LanternWaste
Jan 2013
#163
No, just from the streets. Keep yours in your private home(just have a neon sign alerting others
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#23
And none of those have seen such steady and long term declines in mortality than guns.
hack89
Jan 2013
#145
You think guns should only be "in the hands of federal/state/local law enforcement"??
Ghost in the Machine
Jan 2013
#165
Phony analogy: easy availability of guns is a human-made disaster, and can be curbed/ended by
apocalypsehow
Jan 2013
#6
I posted government statistics on how people die. Homicide by firearm is 107th on the list.
galileoreloaded
Jan 2013
#25
And then you proceeded to try to compare apples with oranges using those same statistics.
apocalypsehow
Jan 2013
#27
I pointed out that six year old victims of gun violence don't get to live long enough to experience
yardwork
Jan 2013
#19
What a pathetic justification of the status quo.....and the gungeoneers pile on..... Nt
pkdu
Jan 2013
#13
That makes the attitude you display in your OP even more difficult to understand
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#82
"Gun deaths. Just God's will. Nothing can be done about them." Are you really that dumb?
Squinch
Jan 2013
#24
Who were you quoting? That sounds terribly insensitive. I posted facts.
galileoreloaded
Jan 2013
#26
Yep, I cherry picked a CDC report on all causes of death and posted the link. Caught me.
galileoreloaded
Jan 2013
#60
But it makes a great shiny object to keep the sheeple's attention while
Egalitarian Thug
Jan 2013
#30
I don't own a gun friend, but I don't like boogeymen either. Or bully's.
galileoreloaded
Jan 2013
#64
List of the 26 victims in CT. each killed by a gun and a bullet, including 20 children
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#32
Among causes of death by homicide on that list, what is the rank of homicide by firearms?
klook
Jan 2013
#33
Just as I said earlier; those who'll kill for guns just "think" SHIT HAPPENS. Thanks for the proof.
patrice
Jan 2013
#34
i'm not being persuasive in the least. Just plying statistics and suggesting fear
galileoreloaded
Jan 2013
#71
I find it ironic and funny how you would work irrational fear into a pro-gun argument
Major Nikon
Jan 2013
#54
In 2009, homicide by firearm is the 107th leading cause of death. Thats what I posted.
galileoreloaded
Jan 2013
#87
I realize you are making a transparent argument that has been debunked over and over
Major Nikon
Jan 2013
#90
Another pro-gunner ignoring other data; pls also include # of accidental shootings, suicides, rapes
okaawhatever
Jan 2013
#73
lol. I'm not a pro gunner and I included a link to all 96 pages of the report. Nt
galileoreloaded
Jan 2013
#78
I think you need to explain your position and point a whole lot better than just posting...
Kalidurga
Jan 2013
#86
Thanks for the tip. The "reloaded" should have been a clue, even though galileo, it ain't. nt
patrice
Jan 2013
#93
Gun deaths and injuries are a PUBLIC HEALTH issue just like diseases are.
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#113
Your genetic pre-disposition to certain diseases is EXACTLY like getting shot to death at age 7.
Ikonoklast
Jan 2013
#140