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In reply to the discussion: Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety [View all]MrDiaz
(731 posts)15. lots? really
compared to the number of guns owned in this country you can not logically use the following statement "lots of legal gun owners are killing their families, coworkers, young black men with skittles in their pockets and themselves. "
check out this link and tell me why the states with lower gun ownership are the states with higher crime?
http://www.datamasher.org/mash-ups/crime-vs-gun-ownership
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Fresh_Start
Dec 2012
OP
Actually that map says nothing. What it does is take violent crime per 100,000 and divide it by the
Flabbergasted
Dec 2012
#34
No our Constitution does not give us that right. Rights exist with or without words on paper.
jody
Dec 2012
#16
But it's not giving up "our" freedom...it's giving up THEIR freedom for OUR security
HereSince1628
Dec 2012
#3
You say generically "mental illness" do you mean many / any MI should disqualify a person?
HereSince1628
Dec 2012
#25