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In reply to the discussion: The risk of having a gun in the home [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)53. In other words, 30,000 gun deaths a year is not really a big deal.
Suicide
That is a risk that I choose to accept for myself. I don't need you as a nanny. If I decide to kill myself, then that is my choice.
That is a risk that I choose to accept for myself. I don't need you as a nanny. If I decide to kill myself, then that is my choice.
Good for you, but suicides are still deaths, and there is ample evidence that gun availability is a significant contributor. As a reflexive libertarian, you probably also don't think that you need the government to inspect food, or to ensure that doctors have licenses, etc.
Homicide
The homicide rate has been greatly decreased.
The homicide rate has been greatly decreased.
Decreasing doesn't mean "low". It's still far higher than any other first-world country, where gun laws are tighter and far fewer crimes involve guns. And, over the last decade, the entire decrease in gun homicides can be attributed to increased survival rates from gunshot wounds. The rate of gunshots from assaults is increasing.
Justified homicide
A few hundred annually. Versus 10,000 homicides, 20,000 suicides, and 700 accidental deaths. You do the math.
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I haven't seen this poster post about anything else, and never in anything less than an agressive
cherokeeprogressive
May 2013
#5
Ohhhh, *such* the AUTHORITARIAN attitude, huh? Not to mention the name-calling... ""gun nuts",
Ghost in the Machine
May 2013
#8
I appreciate food inspections and appropriate liscensing for proffesionals.
GreenStormCloud
May 2013
#68
Why would you increase rather than minimize the number of dangerous things
IveWornAHundredPants
May 2013
#55
I worked in PD for 15 years. We were taught that most home intruders do not carry weapons. I
appleannie1
May 2013
#51
I think a great deal depends on how guns and ammunition are stored in a home...
markpkessinger
May 2013
#78