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krispos42

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48. Is your goal to save the most lives possible?

Sat Jun 1, 2013, 12:40 PM

Jun 2013

Or it is zero gun deaths?

They are not the same.

And if you don't want the GOP running things, then I'll ask you this: why are you pursuing the slowest and least effective ways of cutting gun-related deaths, the ones with minimal side benefits and high political cost?

Can we agree that legalizing pot nationwide as a recreational and medicinal drug, able to be grown for personal use and moderately taxed if grown for sale, would save far more lives per year than banning rifles with protruding pistol grips?

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Gun Deaths Since Newtown Now Surpass Number of Americans Killed in Iraq [View all] BainsBane May 2013 OP

kick and rec intaglio May 2013 #1

Not so far BainsBane May 2013 #3

But mental illness, outlaws with guns, 2nd amendment Progressive dog May 2013 #2

You forgot to talk about billh58 May 2013 #11

Link? Dragonbreathp9d May 2013 #4

Sorry about that BainsBane May 2013 #5

No worries thanks! Dragonbreathp9d May 2013 #6

Guns Don't Kill People ... napkinz May 2013 #7

That says something, doesn't it. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #8

It says we have a war on American soil BainsBane May 2013 #9

This data would be good- with links- for the GCRA group, in a pinned thread, too. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #10

I cross posted this OP there BainsBane May 2013 #12

I remember the widget for Iraq War Deaths. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #15

How? Single payer health care with mental health coverage hack89 May 2013 #13

Already covered BainsBane May 2013 #14

Toss in universal background checks, magazine size limits, crackdown on illegal gun trafficking, hack89 May 2013 #16

yes, and background checks would help tremendously BainsBane May 2013 #17

Background checks are irrelevent to sucides. hack89 May 2013 #18

You are not thinking it through BainsBane May 2013 #19

There is no permenent record of a background check hack89 May 2013 #20

There is no permanent record because the gun lobby BainsBane May 2013 #22

+1 (nt) Paladin May 2013 #23

+100 billh58 May 2013 #25

Are you really that lacking in imagination hack89 May 2013 #27

hardly BainsBane May 2013 #29

66% percent of gun deaths are suicides. If it is not a mental health problem hack89 May 2013 #32

What exactly are you imagining on this check? Pelican May 2013 #30

If someone is adjudicated a danger to themselves or others BainsBane May 2013 #31

Mental illness (suicidal depression mostly) make up the vast chunk of gun related deaths... Pelican May 2013 #35

As it stands, even those who have been legally adjudicated dangerous BainsBane Jun 2013 #36

I can't think of a system... Pelican Jun 2013 #37

Well, that's why we have so many dead BainsBane Jun 2013 #42

Mental health and criminal background checks are available to anyone? Pelican Jun 2013 #46

kick napkinz May 2013 #21

I literally have no earthly idea what it will take to finally pass decent gun control dsc May 2013 #24

The latest NRA/Gungeon billh58 May 2013 #26

Worse yet, they've been raffling off the type of gun used at Sandy Hook. CBHagman May 2013 #33

The AR-15 is a hugely popular rifle krispos42 Jun 2013 #40

Ah, we have arrived at the multiple Rings of Logical Fallacy Hell. CBHagman Jun 2013 #53

The AR-15 is the quintessential assault weapon. It was not done in poor taste. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #43

This is just too damned sad. RGinNJ May 2013 #28

I posted the same sad fact in DU on Tuesday ... DreamGypsy May 2013 #34

And the number of non-gun murders since Newtown... krispos42 Jun 2013 #38

It's only useless BainsBane Jun 2013 #39

So then can I count on you to not stop until the US homicide rate is zero? krispos42 Jun 2013 #41

Gun deaths are senseless BainsBane Jun 2013 #44

Is your goal to save the most lives possible? krispos42 Jun 2013 #48

Believe it or not legalizing pot and regulating guns are not mutually exclusive Progressive dog Jun 2013 #50

Then which should be done first? krispos42 Jun 2013 #54

Some can walk and chew gum Progressive dog Jun 2013 #55

Excellent... Pelican Jun 2013 #47

Add at least 1500 deaths of contractors in Iraq = about 6000 dead doing things the US military HiPointDem Jun 2013 #45

kick napkinz Jun 2013 #49

we fight em here so we don't have to fight em over there... lame54 Jun 2013 #51

But it's our goddam motherfucking constitutional right, goddamit! Iggo Jun 2013 #52