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In reply to the discussion: The four most expensive words in the english language. [View all]okaawhatever
(9,568 posts)committed at gunpoint, robberies committed at gunpint, injuries, paralyzations, blindings, accidental deaths to children, hostage taking not resulting in "homicide by discharge of firearm", once you have done that you will have a better picture. Now we will compare our efforts to stop all those incidents, compared to our collective efforts to deal with the other 106 such as:
Dollars spent on research for cures/treatment
Dollars spent on medications for cures/treatment
Legislation created to aide those seeking to find cures/treatment
Hours spent by families trying to improve awareness and education
Charities created to help people deal with the other 106 causes
Government campaigns to raise awareness and turn the tide of 106 causes
Lobbies in government to promote the issues, increase funding, and better our legislation
But if I understand correctly, your point is that even 1 law aimed at preventing gun control and improve public safety is too much effort to lower the number of the cause of 107. Got it.
BTW-I don't have a problem with most gun owners in this country. Ofcourse, they don't have a problem with registration, education and background checks. If I can't see one redeeming quality in your argument, you probably don't have one.