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sufrommich

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35. It's a common deflection from our NRA friends to

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 12:53 PM

Dec 2012

point to mental illness as the main cause of gun deaths.The truth is,most gun deaths in this country are the result of hopeless poverty,drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence and momentary rage filled impulses for revenge. Most of these gun nuts who claim that guns are a good defense against the bad guys know there is no truth to that, they just don't give a shit.

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We have elevated gun lust to a religion in this country. [View all] sufrommich Dec 2012 OP

If its not a gun it would be bombs dkf Dec 2012 #1

Never try never fail. aandegoons Dec 2012 #2

Let's all pretend that it's "mentally ill loners" causing the carnage. sufrommich Dec 2012 #4

There's always knives for that sort of thing dkf Dec 2012 #19

I doubt it Major Nikon Dec 2012 #17

RETRACTION: I had a factual error here Recursion Dec 2012 #30

I don't view statistical aberrations as particularly useful Major Nikon Dec 2012 #32

Harris and Klebold killed their victims with guns (or bullets, if you want to be kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #33

Thank you. I had misread that. Correcting (nt) Recursion Dec 2012 #34

Did you read the OP, or do you just have some of these lined up any time "gun" is in a subject line? harmonicon Dec 2012 #22

The right wing nut jobs/ NRA certainly have etherealtruth Dec 2012 #3

Stop Teaching Gun Violence! Maineman Dec 2012 #5

Unless you can show me another example of sufrommich Dec 2012 #6

you are correct. oldbanjo Dec 2012 #15

Oh, man... umm... jeez... harmonicon Dec 2012 #23

You reflect my thoughts - thanks! jimlup Dec 2012 #7

It's pretty sick. Don C. Nuttin Dec 2012 #8

There's been plenty of news stories about these sufrommich Dec 2012 #10

Yeah but... Don C. Nuttin Dec 2012 #12

They may be, but I'd be willing to bet that sufrommich Dec 2012 #13

If required to risk money, I would bet against you. Don C. Nuttin Dec 2012 #18

So fucking what? Zoeisright Dec 2012 #29

Gun lust plays a major role, but doping up so many kids at such a young age valerief Dec 2012 #9

I don't think it's gun lust we have elevated silhouete2 Dec 2012 #11

Many countries allow these video games, what they sufrommich Dec 2012 #14

easy access to guns is difficult to address without a constitutional amendment. Vattel Dec 2012 #16

Too bad for you that how you see it has nothing to do with the facts. (nt) harmonicon Dec 2012 #24

Way to be a jerk silhouete2 Dec 2012 #31

I'm a jerk for correcting you? That's not being a jerk. harmonicon Dec 2012 #40

NO it's the way you said it silhouete2 Dec 2012 #42

Oh, I see, the ol' "prove the negative" argument. Nice one. harmonicon Dec 2012 #44

Look, you want an honest conversation silhouete2 Dec 2012 #45

Ok, so tell me who is peddling "violent" video games to young children. harmonicon Dec 2012 #46

Well when we were kids most violent games were fantasy silhouete2 Dec 2012 #47

Well, I would assume he was exposed to as much as all other children. harmonicon Dec 2012 #48

Here is an article that talks about studies done silhouete2 Dec 2012 #49

I believe the work is FETISHISM navarth Dec 2012 #20

I think that's certainly a part of it. harmonicon Dec 2012 #25

I think it's been established that she wasn't a teacher there. nt sufrommich Dec 2012 #37

Yeah, this gun culture thing is a major problem, too. AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #21

The US wants the oil in the middle east so, they butcher thousands of Iraqis to get at it. tjwash Dec 2012 #26

According to various theories of criminality, when you associate disturbed "impulse" Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #27

Thank you. Can we discuss this as adults for a minute? harmonicon Dec 2012 #28

It's a common deflection from our NRA friends to sufrommich Dec 2012 #35

I know that, but why do they want guns anyway? harmonicon Dec 2012 #41

Mental health is not the main problem nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #36

Gun worship is a mental health problem ThoughtCriminal Dec 2012 #38

Yes it is. nt sufrommich Dec 2012 #39

Humans are a violent species that subscribes to a culture of violence. AdHocSolver Dec 2012 #43