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pipoman

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15. How about showing us the supporting data

Reply to BainsBane (Original post)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 10:20 PM

Jul 2013

for the motherjones statement..? Like a link to some government statistic showing how many "self-defense in the home" occurs annually..the idiotic link on the mj article goes to "justifiable homicide by private citizen" numbers and some silly soul conflated that, somehow, into "every time a gun is used in self-defense in the home"..complete fabrication that statement is..

"• For every time a gun is used in self-defense in the home, there are 7 assaults or murders, 11 suicide attempts, and 4 accidents involving guns in or around a home."

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Gun loving wife threatens soon to be ex-husband, baseball pitcher [View all] BainsBane Jul 2013 OP

Sensible guy - talked his way out of the room, and then called police from a place petronius Jul 2013 #1

in the news clip BainsBane Jul 2013 #2

"...gotten into my house, she's brandishing a gun" is what it sounds like petronius Jul 2013 #8

It's somewhere BainsBane Jul 2013 #9

Based on the current information, Mr. Benson was a near victim petronius Jul 2013 #26

It turns out I misheard the 911 call BainsBane Jul 2013 #29

should read "gun wielding psycho estranged wife cant let go of her pro athlete ex" galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #3

Cocaine's a hell of a drug, ain't it? (N/t) Nevernose Jul 2013 #4

Did it say she was high? BainsBane Jul 2013 #5

No Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #6

Okay, I'll take you word for that BainsBane Jul 2013 #7

Yes and no Nevernose Jul 2013 #11

It certainly is not normal behavior BainsBane Jul 2013 #25

My wife has her own firarms....AR, 642, and MKII ileus Jul 2013 #10

It mentions suicides. Really odd The Straight Story Jul 2013 #12

bolster their political agenda BainsBane Jul 2013 #16

No, it's called balance. Some people pimp deaths to push their politics using distortions The Straight Story Jul 2013 #18

pimp deaths BainsBane Jul 2013 #20

No, it is just you think the causes are guns The Straight Story Jul 2013 #23

Imagine the authors think suicides matter BainsBane Jul 2013 #21

So why does japan have a higher rate if guns are the cause? (nt) The Straight Story Jul 2013 #24

I have a feeling the actual US suicide rate is probably higher Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #27

Sounds like they are hers. Sissyk Jul 2013 #13

Okay, I've now read a bunch of articles about this and none say it was his gun. tammywammy Jul 2013 #14

I must have misunderstood part of the 911 call BainsBane Jul 2013 #19

How about showing us the supporting data pipoman Jul 2013 #15

The link is there BainsBane Jul 2013 #17

I went to the link, and found something quite interesting: The Straight Story Jul 2013 #22

So a statistically insignificant number of victims BainsBane Jul 2013 #30

Advocating for regulation/legislation based on pipoman Jul 2013 #31

Do you know what statistics are? BainsBane Jul 2013 #32

They're statistics all right.. pipoman Jul 2013 #33

I'm not pretending they mean anything other than BainsBane Jul 2013 #34

From TSS' post BainsBane Jul 2013 #35

The course of true love never did run smooth struggle4progress Jul 2013 #28