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Igel

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12. It's fine.

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 14, 2016, 01:07 PM

Oct 2016

The CDC thinks it's stats are low, so citing them is bad.

The real problem is the mismatch of government vs private stats. One side has an interest in a larger number of deaths and when evaluating sources might act on that bias. .

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A lot more kids killed in gun accidents than gov't says, study finds [View all] groundloop Oct 2016 OP

NRA chickens coming home to roost HAB911 Oct 2016 #1

Yes, and because of them AP and USA Today are doing CDC's work groundloop Oct 2016 #2

Small consolation that it is depleting HAB911 Oct 2016 #3

Classy pintobean Oct 2016 #4

thank you HAB911 Oct 2016 #6

Are people who die of gun violence no longer American? perdita9 Oct 2016 #5

Well, the NRA certainly wants to sweep you under the rug if you dare be killed by a gun groundloop Oct 2016 #7

Sad, but accurate perdita9 Oct 2016 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Starbuck2239 Oct 2016 #8

Hiding in the bunker labelled Reality maxsolomon Oct 2016 #10

Can anyone explain the discrepancy? sarisataka Oct 2016 #9

It's fine. Igel Oct 2016 #12

I do add several grams of salt sarisataka Oct 2016 #16

The NRA is using the low stats to fight more regulation groundloop Oct 2016 #13

What I am looking for is the reason sarisataka Oct 2016 #15

The CDC does not need to "research" what is reported to them. discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #19

As young boys, we had often asked our dad to buy a gun... Squaredeal Oct 2016 #11

We just had one locally Blue_Tires Oct 2016 #17

Fuck the NRA! ileus Oct 2016 #18

Guns don't kill people, toddlers do HAB911 Oct 2016 #20

From the debate HAB911 Oct 2016 #21