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23. No, it is just you think the causes are guns

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #20)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 10:37 PM

Jul 2013

When less than 1% of people who own them harm others. You want more laws (instead of putting up more money to enforce the ones we have). I am all for laws that keep guns out of the hands of wackos (and am all for states having background checks).

We have laws against stealing - but people still do it. So we have laws to punish those who misuse tools (like crowbars) and call them burglar tools but we don't look to restrict people from owning them (or pressure cookers).

Most people do no harm with guns. The ones that do, punish them.

We should be addressing the causes - alcohol, greed, poverty, drugs, etc - not the tools.

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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