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In reply to the discussion: An NRA board member "goes there" re: SC massacre [View all]The phenomenal lengths that people who like guns are willing to go to in denial of the fact that extremely easy access to handguns and high-power rifles really, really increases the level of serious violence in a society never ceases to amaze me.
None of those events you described resulted in more deaths or injuries than our annual firearm death and injury toll. The plain and obvious fact is that it is really easy to kill people with guns, and escalation of arguments into very dangerous situations is made much more likely with guns being everywhere.
There will always be people who are willing to kill other people. Murder happens everywhere. It just happens a lot more in countries where there are lots and lots of guns.
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Screw the racist, gun lover (another who says he's a "competitive" shooter), and the many like him.
Hoyt
Jun 2015
#8
soooo, I want it official and in writing: the NRA wants Black people to have guns
MisterP
Jun 2015
#9
LOL! As if The Controllers were known for embracing empirical evidence........
pablo_marmol
Jun 2015
#39
You know you stepped in it some people would rather focus on the object rather than the cause...
Kalidurga
Jun 2015
#27
You're right - handguns are mainly involved in murders and other gun violence
RiverNoord
Jun 2015
#49
"...a flawed statement that really didn't matter with respect to the overall issue..."
beevul
Jun 2015
#56
If only the two police officers killed in NY a few months ago things would have been different.
Renew Deal
Jun 2015
#13
Hysterical! You didn't even realize that you posted a pro-RESTRICTION playbook!
pablo_marmol
Jun 2015
#26
You do realize that other than firing range and MPs, nobody on a stateside military base is armed?
X_Digger
Jun 2015
#61