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el_bryanto

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49. They originated with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Reply to HangOnKids (Reply #48)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 04:51 PM

Feb 2013

Apparently.

What are your counter statistics?

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A gun has two uses: To kill, and to threaten to kill. [View all] Scuba Feb 2013 OP

But what about the guy breaking into your house ? clarice Feb 2013 #1

They don't come near a house with large, barking dogs. I'm in my 60s and sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #4

Dogs are good.nt clarice Feb 2013 #6

You don't live in a "What If" world.... Bonhomme Richard Feb 2013 #11

Yep - we have 4 such dogs and dogs are such good Smilo Feb 2013 #34

Good point. There is that 1 in 22 chance... Blanks Feb 2013 #19

Some people use guns for household tasks. onehandle Feb 2013 #2

great article - really can't argue with much Locrian Feb 2013 #3

The articles fails almost before it begins cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #5

Not true, and OBVIOUSLY not true HangOnKids Feb 2013 #8

According to Wikipedia el_bryanto Feb 2013 #12

Actually, that's $1.7 trillion according to the Stockholm International Peace sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #14

Nods - that's what i said - although maybe should have phrased it better el_bryanto Feb 2013 #17

Wanted you to have the direct source of the info. sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #30

that doesn't include money spent on personal guns BainsBane Feb 2013 #15

ok - but do you believe that we spend more money than that on personal guns? Really? el_bryanto Feb 2013 #16

no BainsBane Feb 2013 #18

That is probably true, but that's not what the author of the article states el_bryanto Feb 2013 #20

Not buying what wiki has to offer HangOnKids Feb 2013 #40

Nods - that's very high minded of you el_bryanto Feb 2013 #47

Of course Wikipedia may not be the worlds most reliable source. HangOnKids Feb 2013 #48

They originated with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute el_bryanto Feb 2013 #49

No please continue with your quote HangOnKids Feb 2013 #50

Naturally. See I thought this was a serious issue el_bryanto Feb 2013 #51

Your Quote HangOnKids Feb 2013 #57

"The majority of money spent on Earth is still assessed to kill humans. " el_bryanto Feb 2013 #58

wether or not? HangOnKids Feb 2013 #59

I suppose there's no way to keep childish assholes off the internet. nt el_bryanto Feb 2013 #60

Mirror? HangOnKids Feb 2013 #61

Wikipedia is no more than an extended list of NRA talking points. Remmah2 Feb 2013 #52

You forgot to mention legitimate self defense badtoworse Feb 2013 #7

To kill, and to threaten to kill progressoid Feb 2013 #9

So why not say that guns have legitimate uses and illegitimate ones? badtoworse Feb 2013 #13

No one is denying that there are legitimate and illegitimate uses. progressoid Feb 2013 #21

How does target shooting fit into that world view? hack89 Feb 2013 #28

Can one target shoot with 'blanks'? I thought I read somewhere that you can. sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #29

We are talking about intent. hack89 Feb 2013 #31

I dunno. progressoid Feb 2013 #35

AR-15. hack89 Feb 2013 #36

So, progressoid Feb 2013 #37

I would move. hack89 Feb 2013 #39

cool progressoid Feb 2013 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #41

So what? Some folks need to die... Coyote_Tan Feb 2013 #32

Really? Like the guy who killed the young man who pulled into his driveway by mistake? sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #38

No... But I'm not a moron... Coyote_Tan Feb 2013 #54

The author of the OP does. He said self-defense shootings are "amoral" aikoaiko Feb 2013 #44

Great and truthful article. sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #10

You can also beat people with them, should you be in a non-lethal frame of mind. Jester Messiah Feb 2013 #22

I'm not impressed. cali Feb 2013 #23

And making Ferrite Explode One_Life_To_Give Feb 2013 #24

Sometimes killing is necessary and justified. Bake Feb 2013 #25

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #26

Guns have intent and killing someone in self-defense is amoral? WTF? aikoaiko Feb 2013 #27

Mine must be defective hack89 Feb 2013 #33

There would have been a time when I would have vehemently argued with the author-- ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #43

You're also describing my journey, and that of others too. Scuba Feb 2013 #46

Hunting and target shooting? Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #45

Hunting involves killing. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #53

I can rationalize guns for hunting HockeyMom Feb 2013 #55

Sometimes I am mistaken as anti gun......... wandy Feb 2013 #56

YAWN datasuspect Feb 2013 #62

They also make very expensive paperweights. n/t VOX Feb 2013 #63

So much wrong... sarisataka Feb 2013 #64