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In reply to the discussion: Guns Kill Children The overwhelming evidence that pediatricians are right and the NRA is wrong. [View all]Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)49. Maybe. That's true.
But two things.
One: their would be have to be some negligence, proven or not
And b: we're taking about the gun owner, which was in concert with my point.
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Guns Kill Children The overwhelming evidence that pediatricians are right and the NRA is wrong. [View all]
xchrom
Jun 2014
OP
"The United States accounts for nearly 75 percent of all children murdered in the developed world.
DrDan
Jun 2014
#1
That last paragraph is both depressing and unsurprising. The NRA is definitely killing our children.
LonePirate
Jun 2014
#7
Seriously? That sounds like another excuse to not do anything to reduce gun violence.
gtar100
Jun 2014
#17
those instances are probably counted on both sides of the issue, don't you think?
DrDan
Jun 2014
#24
the responsible gun owner that had their responsible gun stolen after failing to secure it..
frylock
Jun 2014
#48
So you are saying that better swimming pool control is not the answer to swimming pool deaths?
intaglio
Jun 2014
#23
Did you read the article? I don't see any mention of 18 and 19 year old adult criminals.
Arkansas Granny
Jun 2014
#37
I think I'll go with the medical and CDC research rather than a biased, non-sourced editorial.
LanternWaste
Jun 2014
#57
There are few reliable statistics on defensive gun uses but firearms are often used ...
spin
Jun 2014
#66
you do realize Investor's Business Daily is a hell of a lot more right wing than the WSJ right? nt
alp227
Jun 2014
#68
I understand the "shoot the messenger" tactic but the fact remains that the main stream ...
spin
Jun 2014
#74
Opening NICS to private sellers is something even pro-2A advocates would agree to.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2014
#63
There is no "fire in a crowded theater" amendment. What makes you think reasonable,
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#18
Jeez. Are you saying gun fetishists have a sexual attraction to their guns?
Hassin Bin Sober
Jun 2014
#13