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The Liberal Redneck: On Guns (Original Post) DinahMoeHum Oct 2017 OP
That dude gets it Docreed2003 Oct 2017 #1
In Japan the odds of being shot by a gun is the same as being hit by lightening ..... Botany Oct 2017 #2
The Aussie's did it! Dustlawyer Oct 2017 #3
This guy needs to be,,, Cryptoad Oct 2017 #4
He is right. gademocrat7 Oct 2017 #5
Yes, sir cp Oct 2017 #6
He's brilliant. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #7

Botany

(77,858 posts)
2. In Japan the odds of being shot by a gun is the same as being hit by lightening .....
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 11:31 AM
Oct 2017

..... in South Korea the odds are the same as being crushed by a large object.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/upshot/compare-these-gun-death-rates-the-us-is-in-a-different-world.html

It is the guns. End of story.

Dustlawyer

(10,540 posts)
3. The Aussie's did it!
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 11:57 AM
Oct 2017

They had guns and when their mass shootings started they enacted strict gun control and have not had a mass shooting since!

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