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benEzra
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:10 AM Original message |
The FBI gun crime stats for 2009 are out today... |
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SomeGuynTexas
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. I think the response you're mostly likely to get is "New here aren't you?" |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Maybe its because you failed to post a comment relevent to the subject at hand? |
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Spoonman
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Mon Sep-13-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Pot.... meet kettle...... n/t |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Sep-13-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
43. I'm not the one complaining, what are you on me about? |
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benEzra
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Mon Sep-13-10 01:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. No, I've been here since December 2004, actually... |
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SteveM
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Mon Sep-13-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. We all know BenEzra is as old as the hills 'round here. |
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Callisto32
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Mon Sep-13-10 01:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
27. You have a low post count? |
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hendo
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Thu Sep-16-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #27 |
101. We all had a low post count once. NT |
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ManiacJoe
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #101 |
102. That is what triggers the "welcome to DU" or |
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derby378
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
2. Many thanks! K&R! (n/t) |
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Remmah2
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
3. You wonder why gun crime is down? |
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OrangeGrapes
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:34 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Knives are cheaper. |
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benEzra
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Mon Sep-13-10 01:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. No, ammo sales in 2009 were an all-time record high, 14.033 billion rounds. |
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OneTenthofOnePercent
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Tue Sep-14-10 06:34 AM Response to Reply #3 |
75. You don't need alot of ammo to commit a crime. |
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greiner3
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well; |
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SteveM
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Mon Sep-13-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Well; |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
6. Brady and VPC have anything to say? I'm sure a few heads are exploding. |
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derby378
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I just heard a Brady backer lament "pro-gun" laws in Chicago |
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old mark
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:50 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. This has been the pattern for at least 12 years - the "Brady Bunch" are liars. nt |
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onehandle
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
9. 'Vast majority of murders are carried out with guns.' |
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cleanhippie
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:50 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz..... |
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benEzra
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Mon Sep-13-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. And yet our gun-murder rate continues to fall... |
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friendly_iconoclast
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Mon Sep-13-10 07:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
57. I imagine a couple of posters here screamed "GAHD-DAMMIT!" like Cartman when they read the stats. |
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jazzhound
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
72. nohandle is right in synch with his "control" celebrating |
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merqz
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Wed Sep-29-10 03:32 AM Response to Reply #72 |
106. Or all the people here who were SURE the recession would result |
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oneshooter
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Mon Sep-13-10 06:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
55. The vast majority of legal defensive shootings were done with guns!! n/t |
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Euromutt
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Tue Sep-14-10 02:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
74. Do I need to make with the 14th century homicide figures again? |
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friendly_iconoclast
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Tue Sep-14-10 12:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
85. 'One hundred percent of murder victims are dead' |
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TreasonousBastard
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
12. What's your point? 67% of the homicides were committed with firearms... |
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Pullo
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Mon Sep-13-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Does that mean scary-looking black rifles with portruding hand grips should be banned? |
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benEzra
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Mon Sep-13-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Mostly illegally possessed handguns wielded by people with prior criminal records, to be precise. |
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SteveM
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Mon Sep-13-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. And your point/solution is?.... nt |
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Mon Sep-13-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Deleted message |
shadowrider
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Mon Sep-13-10 02:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. -- snort -- |
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dmallind
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Tue Sep-14-10 09:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
79. ...and yet fewer of them, despite soaring gun sales....NT |
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frebrd
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Mon Sep-13-10 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. K&R n/t |
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proteus_lives
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Mon Sep-13-10 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
14. Only one of the usual suspects on this thread. |
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X_Digger
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Mon Sep-13-10 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
15. LEOKA will be out in October. |
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Hoopla Phil
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Mon Sep-13-10 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. Let me get this straight. Hands, feet, etc account for 5.87% while Rifles (which |
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chibajoe
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Mon Sep-13-10 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
28. Over twice as many people were killed by hands and feet than rifles, so |
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HERVEPA
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Mon Sep-13-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Impeccable lack of logic |
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tridim
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Mon Sep-13-10 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
29. None of these figures mean you should be able to own a bazooka. |
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spin
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Mon Sep-13-10 02:35 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. True, but they do indicate that we don't need new draconian gun laws |
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oneshooter
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Mon Sep-13-10 02:38 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. But you can legally own a bazooka. |
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Marengo
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Mon Sep-13-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. What's so threatening about a bazooka? |
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tridim
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Mon Sep-13-10 03:26 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Mr. Gun, right above you, disagrees. |
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SteveM
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Mon Sep-13-10 04:20 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. Oh, he found a nail-hold on a sheer cliff. I prefer bubblegum. nt |
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Marengo
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Mon Sep-13-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #39 |
63. That's Nice |
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Euromutt
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Tue Sep-14-10 06:54 AM Response to Reply #39 |
76. Difference is that oneshooter was actually referring to... |
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benEzra
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Mon Sep-13-10 02:55 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. Do you want to show me who is trying to repeal the NFA restrictions on bazookas? |
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slackmaster
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Mon Sep-13-10 03:29 PM Response to Reply #29 |
40. Four Straw Men in one brief reply |
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tridim
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Mon Sep-13-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I know the gungeon agenda, people don't post these things without motive. |
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shadowrider
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Mon Sep-13-10 04:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. If, by "agenda", you mean we support ALL rights, instead of pick and choose, I'm guilty. n/t |
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benEzra
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Mon Sep-13-10 04:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Yep, I do have a motive. Here it is: |
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friendly_iconoclast
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Mon Sep-13-10 07:17 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. Some people would sooner lick a New York sidewalk than admit they were wrong.... |
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friendly_iconoclast
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Mon Sep-13-10 09:06 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. On that note, I wonder where our most prominent advocate of registration is? |
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safeinOhio
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:28 AM Response to Reply #61 |
92. I'm right here. |
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friendly_iconoclast
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:14 AM Response to Reply #92 |
98. Still plumping for a handgun transfer tax as well? |
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safeinOhio
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:25 AM Response to Reply #56 |
91. google "adrian schoolscraft" |
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SteveM
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Mon Sep-13-10 04:21 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. And rain is wet. |
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slackmaster
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Mon Sep-13-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. You are absolutely right that people don't post here without motive |
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Hoopla Phil
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Mon Sep-13-10 10:13 PM Response to Reply #41 |
65. Yep, just like those first amendment advocates. Come to think of it, Rosa Parks should have |
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Euromutt
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Thu Sep-16-10 01:17 AM Response to Reply #41 |
99. Obviously there's a motive |
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Marengo
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Thu Sep-16-10 02:03 PM Response to Reply #41 |
103. Perhaps you could elaborate? N/T |
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SteveM
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Mon Sep-13-10 04:15 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. Michael Dorn (Star Trek Next Gen) owns a Sabre fighter jet. |
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proteus_lives
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Mon Sep-13-10 08:12 PM Response to Reply #45 |
58. Worf owns a fight jet? |
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SteveM
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Tue Sep-14-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #58 |
87. I didn't catch a glimpse of his flight suit! nt |
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Euromutt
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Tue Sep-14-10 06:59 AM Response to Reply #45 |
77. Yes, but does it have armament? |
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one-eyed fat man
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Tue Sep-14-10 10:39 AM Response to Reply #77 |
82. Interesting problem. |
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oneshooter
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Tue Sep-14-10 11:14 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. The way the proposed law was written |
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SteveM
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Tue Sep-14-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #77 |
88. Don't think so. I saw a video of him flying over the Golden Gate... |
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lawodevolution
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Tue Sep-28-10 09:25 PM Response to Reply #29 |
105. then stop trying to ban guns |
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NoSheep
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Mon Sep-13-10 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
31. I heard a story on This American Life this weekend that would suggest you can't |
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jeepnstein
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Mon Sep-13-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. And that downgrading... |
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NoSheep
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Mon Sep-13-10 06:47 PM Response to Reply #32 |
53. I was pretty blown away by it. Quotas...and there was no where for the whistleblower to turn |
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jeepnstein
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Tue Sep-14-10 07:35 AM Response to Reply #53 |
78. As a cop... |
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benEzra
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Mon Sep-13-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Even if the stats were a few percent higher, year-to-year comparisons would still be valid... |
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Glassunion
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Mon Sep-13-10 04:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Yeah... Cool new stuff!!! |
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Callisto32
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Tue Sep-14-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #42 |
89. Everybody knows... |
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NoSheep
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Mon Sep-13-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #38 |
52. The most serious case in that story was a serial rapist whose crimes were |
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safeinOhio
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:32 AM Response to Reply #38 |
93. crime rate has jumped way more |
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slackmaster
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Mon Sep-13-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #31 |
50. How does one "classify down" murder, forcible rape, or robbery? |
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NoSheep
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Mon Sep-13-10 06:47 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. You'd be amazed...the worst was serial rape |
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slackmaster
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Mon Sep-13-10 08:50 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. Cite, please |
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PavePusher
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Mon Sep-13-10 09:20 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. I'll assist on this one. |
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NoSheep
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Tue Sep-14-10 09:34 AM Response to Reply #62 |
80. Thank you for posting the link. |
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slackmaster
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Tue Sep-14-10 09:47 AM Response to Reply #62 |
81. Some corrupt cops in New York City are understating crime, ergo the FBI's stats are all bogus |
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PavePusher
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Tue Sep-14-10 11:25 AM Response to Reply #81 |
84. Not at all. |
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Glassunion
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Tue Sep-14-10 12:49 AM Response to Reply #50 |
73. Simple |
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safeinOhio
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:34 AM Response to Reply #50 |
94. Plea deals for major crimes |
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Euromutt
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Thu Sep-16-10 04:44 AM Response to Reply #50 |
100. Ask the Japanese police |
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veganlush
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Mon Sep-13-10 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
51. new here aren't you?...n/t |
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benEzra
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Mon Sep-13-10 08:31 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. Joined 1 December 2004, and this is post number 10,373; welcome to DU. :-) |
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veganlush
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Tue Sep-14-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #59 |
86. I was kidding when i said "new here..." |
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benEzra
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Tue Sep-14-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #86 |
90. LOL! You're welcome! (n/t) |
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Mon Sep-13-10 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
64. What happened to More Guns = More Crime? |
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Hoopla Phil
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Mon Sep-13-10 10:15 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Shhhhh, you're not supposed to bring that up. n/t |
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krispos42
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Mon Sep-13-10 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
67. So,gun sales (particularly of semiautomatic tactical rifles) are up... |
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X_Digger
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Mon Sep-13-10 10:55 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Not just up, but record levels.. |
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krispos42
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:06 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Doubtless California's ban on "assault weapons" is the cause of the decrease. |
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jazzhound
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:22 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. Re. the California "assault weapons" ban which resulted |
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jazzhound
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Mon Sep-13-10 11:15 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Prior to the gun/ammo sales boom sales to first time |
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Wed Sep-15-10 11:30 AM Response to Reply #70 |
97. Question |
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jazzhound
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Fri Sep-17-10 02:55 AM Response to Reply #97 |
104. I did some research on my own and interviewed a number |
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safeinOhio
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Wed Sep-15-10 07:39 AM Response to Reply #67 |
95. Old news |
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benEzra
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Wed Sep-15-10 08:09 AM Response to Reply #95 |
96. That's because the peak stock price was based on stock-market bidding wars |
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