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In reply to the discussion: Justice Stevens Scolds NRA & Suggests: The five extra words that can fix the Second Amendment [View all]First off, when did I ever say anything contrary to the first bit?
Poor people are statistically more likely to be victims of violent crime due to facts like that.
As for the part about the stabbing, you do realize that (as of 2011 at least) knives are more than five times more likely to be used in a murder than any type of rifle, right?
There are plenty of times when guns are used and people don't die, crazy as it may sound. Look at the mother's day shooting (19 injured). As disturbing as it is to think about, this kid was able to stab twenty something people, most of them in the torso I believe. If he was able to stab twenty people, I think it's pretty reasonable to assume that he could have stabbed them in more vital areas (such as the neck and above) and it would have been a more fatal event. Thankfully, that wasn't the case.
I never said the answer to violent crime is more guns, personally. What I am saying, though, is that you simply cannot prove that more guns = more crime. There's a whole lot more to it than that.
Also, I do hope you realize that even the DOJ said that guns are used defensively at least as often as they are used offensively (illegally). Some studies have shown the number to be much higher than that. So, I'd say you're the one who's out of touch with reality. What's so ridiculous about self-defense? Are there no violent crimes these days? Victims of armed robbery or assault are less likely to be injured when they carry guns.
As for that statistic about family members, it's BS. There's more to it than this, but there was never a causal relationship shown.
Either way, it's pretty easy to see how your suggestion for mandatory firearm liability insurance is discrimatory and makes it harder for poor people to defend themselves.