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In reply to the discussion: The risk of having a gun in the home [View all]Orrex
(67,115 posts)70. Okay, I take back part of what I said before
Suicides I am not concerned about. If someone wants to end their life, that is their ultimate freedom.
It appears that you do not, in fact, understand this issue, despite knowing six people who have committed suicide. In writing it off as a matter of "ultimate freedom," you reveal that you don't grasp the complex issues and mental state that precede suicide.
I'm not interested in educating you this regard, so I will simply accept your lack of understanding and move on.
Not sure what your CCW and CHL stats are meant to prove, since the question was about deliberate gun deaths versus deliberate deaths by poisoning.
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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