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11. In a related story, smoking causes cancer.

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Wed Sep 18, 2013, 11:20 AM

Sep 2013

Someone took the Obviousmobile out for a drive.

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High gun ownership makes countries less safe, US study finds [View all] Robb Sep 2013 OP

Folk Darwinism meets disaster capitalism coldmountain Sep 2013 #1

And is the corollary: a high ownership of fire extinguishers in homes make countries less safe? AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #2

Get back to us on that the next time a fire extinguisher is the tool used to kill a dozen people. IveWornAHundredPants Sep 2013 #6

Fire extinguishers put out fires -- they don't cause them starroute Sep 2013 #7

You are right. Obviously, homeowners should not be allowed to choose as to whether to own AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #8

did that poster say that all guns should be banned? no they didn't. CreekDog Sep 2013 #16

At the risk of billh58 Sep 2013 #19

Bans on new firearms is "coming for your guns" aikoaiko Sep 2013 #23

SCOTUS reference: billh58 Sep 2013 #24

So are you admitting that you are "coming for the guns" aikoaiko Sep 2013 #26

Nope. billh58 Sep 2013 #28

Semi-automatic weapons clearly aren't "unusual" NickB79 Sep 2013 #38

"have been some of the most widely sold long guns in the US for over a decade" Heywood J Sep 2013 #39

It's mostly marketing and media hype, really NickB79 Sep 2013 #50

That's a nice hunting rifle. Looks well-made. Heywood J Sep 2013 #65

Looking for a point of agreement sarisataka Sep 2013 #43

There is a valid fear that it's the first step in a process that ends that way. NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #25

Yes, it does - n/t primavera Sep 2013 #58

hmmm ConcernedCanuk Sep 2013 #3

Only the die hard billh58 Sep 2013 #4

The NRA has worked for years to kill any studies that would look at links ... Botany Sep 2013 #9

Think Progress: Largest Gun Study Ever: More Guns, More Murder Botany Sep 2013 #5

Unpossible. I've only known two gun lovin, teabaggers who have shot themselves. onehandle Sep 2013 #10

In a related story, smoking causes cancer. SansACause Sep 2013 #11

The violent crime victimization rate is 28% of what it was in 1993. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #12

Changing demographics Bragi Sep 2013 #18

OMG, lol. closeupready Sep 2013 #21

How low might it be with less guns, fewer Zimmermans, armed border Klan, etc. Hoyt Sep 2013 #51

I don't know what you can do to legislatively limit the number of Zimmermans. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #52

Aging population, better surveillance, tougher sentences, etc., not your gunz. Hoyt Sep 2013 #54

You're poking your finger in the wrong chest, pal. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #55

Some % of GOP vote comes from gun lugger licenses. RedCloud Sep 2013 #13

I agree completely, though I did find it odd to see that hughee99 Sep 2013 #14

(your sarcasm is noted!) Because this study is half baked. Look at the countries you mention; 7962 Sep 2013 #15

It certainly makes sense that more guns equal more GUN related deaths, hughee99 Sep 2013 #20

It looks like a pick and choose article. Guaguacoa Sep 2013 #62

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #17

! blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #22

Gee, what a surprise. I mean really. Warpy Sep 2013 #27

"The gun ownership rate was a strong and independent predictor of firearm-related death," askeptic Sep 2013 #29

On the other hand... EX500rider Sep 2013 #30

If you want to be a little less obvious, don't hotlink from Guns.com. Robb Sep 2013 #31

Yes the ole attack the source when you got nothing else.. n/t EX500rider Sep 2013 #33

It is a user problem, not a tool problem. ManiacJoe Sep 2013 #32

Which is why at a minimum we should be thoroughly vetting and licensing all users. Robb Sep 2013 #34

Those doctors are wrong, sorry. Adam-Bomb Sep 2013 #35

True Daniel537 Sep 2013 #42

"High gun ownership"? I agree, people shouldn't handle guns when they're high. Throd Sep 2013 #36

That would be good to know, if only all deaths were committed by firearm. LAGC Sep 2013 #37

re: "Where there's a will, there's a way..." discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2013 #45

Who says the two are mutually exclusive? primavera Sep 2013 #60

As usual, the study does not separate the legal from the illegal gun owners. N/T GreenStormCloud Sep 2013 #40

There is no moral difference between criminals and legal gun owners hack89 Sep 2013 #41

It's: "You're law-abiding until you're not." Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #44

The NSA knows everything. discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2013 #46

Gun-control is arranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #47

not to worry... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2013 #48

Yep, the gun culture told us Zimmerman was a Saint, before and after murdering T Martin. Hoyt Sep 2013 #56

Are all gun owners pre-criminals in your eyes? nt hack89 Sep 2013 #57

They are clearly more likely to shoot, intimidate, cause an accident, scare little kids, etc., Hoyt Sep 2013 #59

Not just gun owners primavera Sep 2013 #61

It's certainly less safe for innocent people. Sunlei Sep 2013 #49

The full study is in this month's issue of DUH! magazine. KamaAina Sep 2013 #53

The dogs bark. The caravan rolls on. Blandocyte Sep 2013 #63

barkward-looking Neanderthals don't like the ... quadrature Sep 2013 #64