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70. They would is they could!

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Fri Oct 17, 2014, 07:22 PM

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Thirty thousand Americans yearly. [View all] MontyPow Oct 2014 OP

Counting suicides a little misleading. Nt Logical Oct 2014 #1

No, it is not. notrightatall Oct 2014 #3

No, it's less easy to stab, strangle, poison, purposely drown or hang oneself. Granted, jumping maddiemom Oct 2014 #56

That is my point notrightatall Oct 2014 #57

I think it matters. It's like choosing to infect oneself. MontyPow Oct 2014 #60

That ignores the root causes of the airborn bullet. beevul Oct 2014 #79

why? Skittles Oct 2014 #10

I'm so sorry, Skittles Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #11

One of my best friends did the same thing too. n/t iscooterliberally Oct 2014 #44

So sorry to hear that. I just posted why I feel suicides should strongly count. maddiemom Oct 2014 #59

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope this post didn't come across as being unkind. MontyPow Oct 2014 #61

One of my best friends killed himself last month with a gun neverforget Oct 2014 #78

30,000 thousand deaths annually is a price willingly paid to assure no one's Second indepat Oct 2014 #2

400,000 annual deaths. Where is the CIGARETTE CZAR? nt hack89 Oct 2014 #4

Awaiting Senate confirmation. notrightatall Oct 2014 #5

So he can deal with gun violence too once confirmed hack89 Oct 2014 #6

Cool. Let's give the next Surgeon General the authority to "handle" the gun issue. notrightatall Oct 2014 #7

Suicide prevention is certainly within his sphere of responsibilities hack89 Oct 2014 #8

we will let them fight. notrightatall Oct 2014 #9

Mud wrestling, with lots of dirty little microbes? nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #12

It will be entertaining for sure. nt hack89 Oct 2014 #19

or, better yet, they could work togather to eliminate the scourge that is "gun-nuttery" notrightatall Oct 2014 #20

I have no problem cracking down on illegal guns hack89 Oct 2014 #25

This just leads to a plowshare trade imbalance. n/t eggplant Oct 2014 #35

we'll deal with that. Fair trade. notrightatall Oct 2014 #37

Perfect! MontyPow Oct 2014 #69

Nice! MontyPow Oct 2014 #68

President Obama should appoint his SG nominee as Ebola Czar! MontyPow Oct 2014 #62

Cars cause 50x that in US deaths. Why aren't we banning cars? closeupready Oct 2014 #13

Here is a "happy" pic for you: notrightatall Oct 2014 #15

Straw man much? kag Oct 2014 #17

You do NOT need a license, registration, or insurance to drive a car. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #31

" I get so sick of saying this, but nobody is proposing BANNING guns" beevul Oct 2014 #80

Well we need to drive to work, to school, home to the store upaloopa Oct 2014 #51

Did anyone call for a ban on guns in this thread? MontyPow Oct 2014 #63

You forgot the sarcasm Carolina Oct 2014 #77

The CDC says there are 11,068 firearm homicides annually. ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 #14

Nonsense. notrightatall Oct 2014 #18

It is not nonsense. ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 #22

I think you need to re-read a couple of posts. notrightatall Oct 2014 #23

No, my reaction is exactly right, considering how you responded to my post! ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 #24

I stand by my statement: notrightatall Oct 2014 #27

And I say 'horse shit'! ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 #32

Not so. notrightatall Oct 2014 #33

It is so. ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 #36

. notrightatall Oct 2014 #38

I agree with you Skittles Oct 2014 #47

As do I, unfortunately. notrightatall Oct 2014 #50

So, what does that picture mean to you? Recursion Oct 2014 #26

Just Gunz, for those who like 'em. notrightatall Oct 2014 #28

Well, what about them? Recursion Oct 2014 #39

Guns?? What do guns convey? notrightatall Oct 2014 #40

Umm... OK. I'm asking what the significance of your multi-gun graphic was Recursion Oct 2014 #41

. notrightatall Oct 2014 #42

Well, yes, you are being obtuse Recursion Oct 2014 #45

Really, your that confused?? Obtuse is an understatement, apparently. notrightatall Oct 2014 #48

I don't own any guns Recursion Oct 2014 #49

"tribalism"?????? notrightatall Oct 2014 #52

Yes, tribalism. I'm still asking what your point was in posting that graphic Recursion Oct 2014 #53

Thats an interesting theory... beevul Oct 2014 #81

So let's just ignore them because why it hurts upaloopa Oct 2014 #46

Did I write that? ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 #54

Not necessarily. It is the presence of the gun and it's immediate lethality MontyPow Oct 2014 #75

And you know this how? ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 #76

80% of us wanted Congress to do something about it Rex Oct 2014 #16

And two thirds of them shot themselves Recursion Oct 2014 #21

I agree, wholeheartedly . notrightatall Oct 2014 #34

Wow. Seriously?...nt SidDithers Oct 2014 #29

When it comes to manufactured outrage and the deliberate quashing of actual outrage MontyPow Oct 2014 #64

Because the bullets don't come from Africa? muntrv Oct 2014 #30

Or maybe because you can't make a buck off of Ebola, yet. MontyPow Oct 2014 #65

Wait I think someone will come along here and tell us upaloopa Oct 2014 #43

Has happened many times already! MontyPow Oct 2014 #66

I told that poster we don't drive our guns to work upaloopa Oct 2014 #67

They would is they could! MontyPow Oct 2014 #70

Its not nice to attribute unheld positions to opponents, even imaginary ones. beevul Oct 2014 #82

"Airborn transmitted Bullet Disease!" Wonderful. How long do you think it would take maddiemom Oct 2014 #55

I would love it if we could find someone to try it! MontyPow Oct 2014 #58

DUzy!!!! valerief Oct 2014 #71

Thanks! MontyPow Oct 2014 #73

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2014 #72

Are you saying half of all vehicle fatalities in 2006 were alcohol related? MontyPow Oct 2014 #74

sorry locking azurnoir Oct 2014 #83