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Ian David

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6. If fire extinguishers were seven times more likely to START a fire than to put one out...

Reply to bossy22 (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 8, 2013, 12:32 AM

Apr 2013

... it would be silly.

A fire arm in your house is seven times more likely to kill a member of your family, than it is to prevent a crime.

So, your fire extinguisher analogy is #fail.

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What - The NRA Wouldn't Spin the Facts - Naw Couldn't Happen In America cantbeserious Apr 2013 #1

the overwhelming amount of fire extinguishers purchased annually will never be used bossy22 Apr 2013 #2

Get ready for some ad hominem attacks. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #3

But are fire extinguishers being used against other people with fire extinguishers? Loudly Apr 2013 #5

If fire extinguishers were seven times more likely to START a fire than to put one out... Ian David Apr 2013 #6

So a good use of your 232 number. Pholus Apr 2013 #4