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3. You need to improve your research techniques...

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 07:15 PM

Jan 2013

in 15 seconds I googled "snopes/guns and hammers" and got this:http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/baseballbats.asp

Problem solved.

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You can find data at the FBI website... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #1

You need to improve your research techniques... catnhatnh Jan 2013 #3

The NRA is playing a game here gollygee Jan 2013 #6

rifles Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #13

How strange that snopes isn't aware of the uniform crime report aikoaiko Jan 2013 #22

It really doesn't matter jazzimov Jan 2013 #4

Tust me, safeinOhio Jan 2013 #5

I am still waiting for the gun nuts to talk about heart attack rates. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #7

Have you done any research on apples versus oranges? Lex Jan 2013 #8

Why bother? It won't stop the argument. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #9

This is for a paper I am planning for our local newspaper Chuuku Davis Jan 2013 #10

it will be harder Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #14

The FBI keeps stats from the Uniform Crime Reports kudzu22 Jan 2013 #16

Thanks for the link LeftInTX Jan 2013 #19

well, i don't think there were any mass murders from either. spanone Jan 2013 #12

Yeah. krispos42 Jan 2013 #18

In my day, we did our own homework. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #20

Then why not just carry a hammer or baseball bat instead of a gun? JaneyVee Jan 2013 #21

How many guns built a house or hit a home run? TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #24