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Uzair

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34. Facts are not opinions.

Sun May 5, 2013, 11:14 PM

May 2013

Sorry, you can't call a fact an opinion.

Look at the gun laws in other industrialized countries. Look at their gun crime. Stop pretending that other countries don't have drug problems and gang problems and poverty and all the other social ills in America. The difference is THEY HAVE SANE GUN LAWS. Are you going to sit there and tell me Canada doesn't have gangs and drugs? Are you going to tell me Japan doesn't have organized criminals? (Ever hear of the Yakuza?!) Did you even click on the link in the OP? More FACTS. Not opinions.

Stop with this NRA bullshit. It's the guns. It's always been the guns. It's not my fucking opinion, it's proven fact. Accept it or go home.

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The risk of having a gun in the home [View all] Uzair May 2013 OP

Are you looking for a fight? NightWatcher May 2013 #1

I haven't seen this poster post about anything else, and never in anything less than an agressive cherokeeprogressive May 2013 #5

Yeah, sure... Uzair May 2013 #12

How many times do you need to do it before enough is enough? Bake May 2013 #64

The OP has yet to post pintobean May 2013 #65

Fuck the gungeon Uzair May 2013 #71

"The rest of us"? pintobean May 2013 #73

LOL Uzair May 2013 #77

I'm not the NRA pintobean May 2013 #80

If you want to figfht for truth... Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #75

Probably not their first rodeo either. Union Scribe May 2013 #38

Correction pintobean May 2013 #43

Welcome to DU! rrneck May 2013 #2

ooo something else you could try for a sig line! Kali May 2013 #3

It's a worthless cause rightsideout May 2013 #4

That's the crux of it, isn't it? Uzair May 2013 #11

*yawn* LAGC May 2013 #6

That some people find such information BainsBane May 2013 #7

Ohhhh, *such* the AUTHORITARIAN attitude, huh? Not to mention the name-calling... ""gun nuts", Ghost in the Machine May 2013 #8

Pathetic Uzair May 2013 #9

Touched a nerve? premium May 2013 #13

Sick Uzair May 2013 #15

Got a link to those stats about 500 children a year? premium May 2013 #16

I'm copy and pasting your reply Uzair May 2013 #20

So, no link? premium May 2013 #22

Go see post #19 and do some math. Uzair May 2013 #27

Finally, premium May 2013 #29

Go ahead and say it. You don't give a shit. Uzair May 2013 #31

Ah, projecting again? premium May 2013 #32

Facts are not opinions. Uzair May 2013 #34

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #36

We're back to that pintobean May 2013 #33

Hey flamethrower Union Scribe May 2013 #39

So who "gets to tell you what you can or can't have" in your home? blueamy66 May 2013 #54

No problems here thanks anyway. ileus May 2013 #10

Okay... so you are a gun nut! whistler162 May 2013 #14

seems to be, the nuts are at both ends of the spectrum. loli phabay May 2013 #37

im curious what has happened in your life that has led you to here galileoreloaded May 2013 #17

Irrational hard line stances Uzair May 2013 #26

These countries have strict gun laws, premium May 2013 #28

Ahhh... The tried and true 3rd grade tactic of declaring victory... Pelican May 2013 #18

Causes of pipi_k May 2013 #19

0-19 is a child? GreenStormCloud May 2013 #41

And probably remember returning and not being able to legally drink. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #82

I wasn't old enough to vote either. N/T GreenStormCloud May 2013 #83

Your "facts" aren't wrong, but your conclusions are kudzu22 May 2013 #21

Uh huh uh huh uh huh... 99Forever May 2013 #23

Seemed appropriate resopnse to a VPC shill kudzu22 May 2013 #24

You already proved that you... 99Forever May 2013 #25

Hmmm. What percent of gun owners use guns in crimes? The Straight Story May 2013 #30

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #35

Easily dealt with. GreenStormCloud May 2013 #40

Ha! I notice you ignored the "Idiotic Gun Threads in GD" crime statistic! Demo_Chris May 2013 #44

Didn't see it. Could you please post a link for me? N/T GreenStormCloud May 2013 #48

That was humor. Or, rather, my non-professional effort at such. nt Demo_Chris May 2013 #58

You seem to be skewing some of the statistics there Orrex May 2013 #46

Sources. GreenStormCloud May 2013 #47

Thank you Orrex May 2013 #49

I did address it, I just didn't think I would need to show the math. GreenStormCloud May 2013 #66

Thank you again Orrex May 2013 #67

OK, let's look at that. GreenStormCloud May 2013 #69

Okay, I take back part of what I said before Orrex May 2013 #70

In other words, 30,000 gun deaths a year is not really a big deal. DanTex May 2013 #53

I appreciate food inspections and appropriate liscensing for proffesionals. GreenStormCloud May 2013 #68

Russia and Mexico. LOL. Be serious. DanTex May 2013 #76

Why food and auto inspections, and medical licenses, but not gun control? DanTex May 2013 #79

Because I didn't feel like listing everything. GreenStormCloud May 2013 #84

Dangerous things increase the danger in the home Recursion May 2013 #42

Why would you increase rather than minimize the number of dangerous things IveWornAHundredPants May 2013 #55

I would like a car and swimming pool Recursion May 2013 #56

I said "minimize," not "eliminate." IveWornAHundredPants May 2013 #57

My other home is in West Texas, at my grandfather's farm Recursion May 2013 #59

How accessible are those guns? IveWornAHundredPants May 2013 #60

Double-locked in a safe in a closet Recursion May 2013 #61

Well I agree with you there. IveWornAHundredPants May 2013 #62

Well, that addresses my question. LWolf May 2013 #45

Why you have Uzi in your handle if you hate guns? snooper2 May 2013 #50

Me thinks we are being had newmember May 2013 #52

I worked in PD for 15 years. We were taught that most home intruders do not carry weapons. I appleannie1 May 2013 #51

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Who appointed you DU zampolit? GreenStormCloud May 2013 #72

Meh- just another shit-stirring post Marrah_G May 2013 #74

I think a great deal depends on how guns and ammunition are stored in a home... markpkessinger May 2013 #78

It's unconstitutional to not allow a person to have a gun at home Jake Izzy May 2013 #81