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patsimp

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1. gun nuts who talk about facts never mention that congress cut funding to research into gun

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Dec 11, 2015, 10:41 AM

Dec 2015

violence.

real facts would show the benefits of gun control.

to put it another way, imagine there is a raging fire in a wood area. in the center of the fire they try to keep the trees moist but the raging fire overcomes the attempts to moisten the trees. gun nut logic would be that water does nothing to stop fires.

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'Daily Show' Debunks 'Good Guy With A Gun' Theory About Mass Shootings [View all] edhopper Dec 2015 OP

gun nuts who talk about facts never mention that congress cut funding to research into gun patsimp Dec 2015 #1

I can't believe how this is still being pushed here. GGJohn Dec 2015 #2

Why should you and the NRA be able to determine which CDC studies are "well balanced"? Paladin Dec 2015 #19

Did you evem read it? GGJohn Dec 2015 #22

Only 3% of the time does a good guy with a gun prevail over a bad guy with a gun. -none Dec 2015 #3

Better than 0%.... ileus Dec 2015 #4

But not by much. -none Dec 2015 #8

And since the chance of innocents getting hit in those scenarios is high edhopper Dec 2015 #10

How high is it? cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #17

Does that 3% include DGU's where a firearm isn't discharged? eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #5

In that case it might be 3.5% -none Dec 2015 #7

So why did a CDC study, commissioned by Pres. Obama in 2013, say differently? GGJohn Dec 2015 #9

But do you disregard edhopper Dec 2015 #11

No, I don't dispute it, GGJohn Dec 2015 #12

So if having an accident edhopper Dec 2015 #13

What? GGJohn Dec 2015 #14

I was mocking the edhopper Dec 2015 #15

Ok. eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #16

72% of statistics sarisataka Dec 2015 #6

I remember when he said that. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #18

Everyone Who Has Ever Fired A Gun. . . ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #20

Trevor is really doing a great job underpants Dec 2015 #21

Everybody needs a gun to keep us all safe. flamin lib Dec 2015 #23