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TnDem

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50. Income disparity

Mon May 13, 2013, 04:10 PM

May 2013

Income disparity and poverty levels don't excuse blacks killing blacks in EXTRORDINARILY high numbers...Gun violence is a problem in every single urban area.

Why?

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/05/07/gun-violence-in-america/st_13-05-02_ss_guncrimes_05_race/

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Gun violence is NOT NORMAL [View all] Uzair May 2013 OP

What are you, some kind of commie? nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #1

I am upset that some of the recent gun laws went down largely to defeat el_bryanto May 2013 #2

this op has been written dozens of times over the last couple of months and cali May 2013 #3

A Whole Couple Months? otohara May 2013 #81

... rrneck May 2013 #4

If 30,000 is a problem, having 24,000 is not a solution. baldguy May 2013 #5

Spoken like a true acolyte. rrneck May 2013 #13

Coming from one of the NRA's parrot's, that's a compliment. baldguy May 2013 #14

Are you so sure all of them are"innocent"? oneshooter May 2013 #16

You mean "gang bangers" like Trayvon Martin? baldguy May 2013 #29

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #33

Right. He deserved to die for the crime of being a teenager. baldguy May 2013 #38

From here TnDem May 2013 #47

... DanTex May 2013 #40

Definite "gang-banger" etherealtruth May 2013 #90

There are tens of thousands of photos of fat white guys in intimidating posses with their guns Hoyt May 2013 #59

Wow, what a shocking revelation, a teenager gave the middle finger Bjorn Against May 2013 #84

Anyone who flips off a camera is a gang banger? Cali_Democrat May 2013 #91

Ah. I'm the "other". rrneck May 2013 #18

You like being outside looking in, thinking of America as a shooting gallery. baldguy May 2013 #31

Sorry rrneck May 2013 #37

Uh...most gun owners are normal people. beevul May 2013 #85

And that very dogma is at work in the right-wing political action committee known as the NRA... LanternWaste May 2013 #41

Yes. It's a two way street rrneck May 2013 #78

Yeah, there's just really Dpm12 May 2013 #6

This is why I maintain that it's a deep and serious societal problem, not a gun problem. NYC_SKP May 2013 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #8

Not true. baldguy May 2013 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #24

Exactly... TnDem May 2013 #25

Illustrate the courage of your convictions... LanternWaste May 2013 #43

The fallacy of the empty vessel. baldguy May 2013 #36

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #82

Rates. The measure by which... beevul May 2013 #88

If it's not normal or desirable, why do so many people play hours of games rooted in gun violence? KittyWampus May 2013 #9

Racism? No, not exactly. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #10

You make an important point marions ghost May 2013 #11

Maybe, maybe not.... TnDem May 2013 #12

Gang violence represents a tiny fraction of homicides. Robb May 2013 #19

I don't think you read the OP very carefully. DanTex May 2013 #20

OK TnDem May 2013 #23

Here's what you should ask yourself. DanTex May 2013 #26

Missing the point TnDem May 2013 #28

No, you are missing the point. DanTex May 2013 #32

Once again, missing the point TnDem May 2013 #34

You're dodging the question. Why do you think that there is so little homicide it London? DanTex May 2013 #35

You brought up London... TnDem May 2013 #39

Ahh, false statistics. Where would the NRA be without them? DanTex May 2013 #46

OK, let's go with that TnDem May 2013 #52

LOL. Any other stats you want to fabricate? So how does it compare to Clarksville? DanTex May 2013 #53

As will I.... TnDem May 2013 #58

Plano, TX: 1.9/100k (2011). London 1.5/100k (2011). Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #56

LOL. Apparently even when you cherry pick you lose... DanTex May 2013 #57

Missed the point, as expected. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #60

Not so good at math, huh. DanTex May 2013 #62

One last time TnDem May 2013 #65

You again? I thought you ran away because you couldn't answer my question! DanTex May 2013 #68

Forgotten more math than you'll ever know. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #69

LOL. Nothing like people who brag on the internet about how smart they are! DanTex May 2013 #72

And the inevitable resort to (yet more) personal insult. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #76

And it keeps getting worse. DanTex May 2013 #80

Oooh, and bullshit amateur psychoanalysis, too! Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #86

Wait, I thought you didn't like personal attacks! DanTex May 2013 #92

Why is London's rate higher than Berlin? One_Life_To_Give May 2013 #77

And THERE IT IS, folks Uzair May 2013 #42

Wrong... TnDem May 2013 #49

bingo. Democracyinkind May 2013 #54

Another telling sign pintobean May 2013 #61

An idiot would blame race. Someone who actually thinks would look at poverty level and income dispar LanternWaste May 2013 #48

Income disparity TnDem May 2013 #50

Truthfully, because folks who think like you helped force minorities into such areas. Hoyt May 2013 #64

No one forced anyone anywhere... TnDem May 2013 #66

Screw your gun. Hoyt May 2013 #71

So why did you edit your post? premium May 2013 #73

Thought I'd keep it in context of guns. Both indicate my disgust with his bigotry. Hoyt May 2013 #74

Ok, premium May 2013 #75

Irony: you haz it. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #87

You have no room to talk about bigotry here. premium May 2013 #95

I admit it, I'm bigoted toward those who accumulate, carry, promote, and profit from guns. Hoyt May 2013 #96

No, you're bigoted towards all gun owners, premium May 2013 #97

A racist answer is not an honest answer Bjorn Against May 2013 #89

A correction on DC having "massive" gun violence rightsideout May 2013 #44

Sure it has....And pushed it all.. TnDem May 2013 #55

I would be more concerned with rural Tennesseans than someone in Chicago. Hoyt May 2013 #63

Education TnDem May 2013 #67

Bigotry and love of guns are not characteristics I'd look for in educators. Hoyt May 2013 #70

What country are you from? We've been shooting each other for a long time here. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #17

Yo uzi congrats on 100 posts! snooper2 May 2013 #21

t may ot be "Normal" but, sadly, it is America's NORM rustydog May 2013 #22

it's not really that bad here . . . DrDan May 2013 #27

"Normal is an illusion. sarisataka May 2013 #30

barely a couple thousand years out of the cave galileoreloaded May 2013 #45

Double homicide in my neighborhood today rightsideout May 2013 #51

Gun culture is a mental illness. 99Forever May 2013 #79

it's race here in Chicago WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2013 #83

Are we really back to gun control? Imajika May 2013 #93

Not back on it Kolesar May 2013 #94