The lower #s were used by known gun-control entities. (Reply #23)

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Sat Aug 8, 2015, 01:13 PM

Eleanors38 (18,318 posts)

23. The lower #s were used by known gun-control entities.

Perhaps even they knew that pushing for 18 and beyond was a little much?

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23 replies	Author	Time	Post
Shot and killed by young minors - who is the criminal? [View all]	lostnfound	Aug 2015	OP
Well, if you charged every gun owner whose weapon ended up in the wrong hands and was used to	Doctor_J	Aug 2015	#1
Making it a crime to let your gun be accessible to an under-13 year old seems reasonable.	lostnfound	Aug 2015	#2
SO, putting a child's life at risk didn't make this guy responsible, but a new law would????	Doctor_J	Aug 2015	#5
I don't understand your point.	lostnfound	Aug 2015	#6
Here in NC that is the law	Lee-Lee	Aug 2015	#12
I would love to see irresponsible gun owners jailed	Orrex	Aug 2015	#3
27 states have child access laws based on negligent storage; not Michigan where this happened	lostnfound	Aug 2015	#4
Standard prohibitionist outlook based on overturning a Constitutional Amendment.	Eleanors38	Aug 2015	#8
This topic has been widely discussed in the two Gunz Groups. Why don't	Eleanors38	Aug 2015	#7
Interesting that they report gun deaths among minors by leaving out the older teens most likely	pnwmom	Aug 2015	#9
I took my data from the Nat'l Safety Council, not a "leading gun control group."	Eleanors38	Aug 2015	#10
Funny, I didn't see any link. And a minor is under 18. There isn't a "liberal" or "conservative"	pnwmom	Aug 2015	#11
Actually, that is your definition of minor...	Eleanors38	Aug 2015	#13
No, under 18 is the LEGAL definition of minor. n/t	pnwmom	Aug 2015	#14
The data from various sources uses various ages. No law against that...	Eleanors38	Aug 2015	#15
It's deceptive to say you are reporting the number of "minors" when you are really talking	pnwmom	Aug 2015	#16
Some use 12, some 14, some 15, some 18. "Better" numbers, higher you go.	Eleanors38	Aug 2015	#18
Right. The higher you go, the more cases there would be. So by only reporting	pnwmom	Aug 2015	#21
The lower #s were used by known gun-control entities.	Eleanors38	Aug 2015	#23
Seems most reasonable to divide statistics	Syzygy321	Aug 2015	#19
Since the subject was ACCIDENTAL gun deaths I don't see why it makes sense	pnwmom	Aug 2015	#20
I missed that detail!	Syzygy321	Aug 2015	#22
Easy answer, the parents	madokie	Aug 2015	#17

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