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oldsoftie

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16. There has to be a rise in 1 or the other.

Reply to AndyS (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 10:29 AM

Jan 2022

Year after year, the large majority of murderers are NOT by a legal gun owner. So either that stat changed or there were more thefts/illegal purchases. Maybe someone will figure out THAT stat.
I know one thing, the "ammo hoarders" seem to have run out of money; because prices have dropped a lot and you can actually GET it. So now they can sit at home & go hungry with ammo they paid 4x what its worth today

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The Data Are Pointing to One Major Driver of America's Murder Spike [View all] douglas9 Jan 2022 OP

Interesting YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #1

Thats an interesting stat. Were most of these "new" murder weapons stolen? oldsoftie Jan 2022 #5

Great point! YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #8

I read and posted about that ATF article and as I recall there was no dramatic AndyS Jan 2022 #11

There has to be a rise in 1 or the other. oldsoftie Jan 2022 #16

Well, here's the deal regarding "legal gun owners" . . . AndyS Jan 2022 #17

I'm referring to people who cannot legally own a gun BEFORE they use it. oldsoftie Jan 2022 #20

Excellent questions. Seems like we would need to look at details of the crimes... CaptainTruth Jan 2022 #7

"more people in intimate relationships killing their partner" YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #12

Not really. Every respected anti violence organization AndyS Jan 2022 #13

The Data Are Pointing to One Major Driver of America's Murder Spike .... Botany Jan 2022 #2

Imagine that... CaptainTruth Jan 2022 #4

But we must end all abortion. The Jungle 1 Jan 2022 #3

R.W. gun nut, quoted, posted on D.U. a couple of years ago. 3Hotdogs Jan 2022 #6

lovely. Just fucking lovely. Just another deplorable who doesn't mind violence or death. At all. Evolve Dammit Jan 2022 #15

it's their cowardice that trumps all Skittles Jan 2022 #21

I am truly ashamed to admit that was probably me. MicaelS Jan 2022 #26

No. it was posted as a quote by a D.U.er from another website. 3Hotdogs Jan 2022 #27

Yes, and there was a video that went with it. MicaelS Jan 2022 #28

Surprise, surprise, surprise! Fla Dem Jan 2022 #9

Thanks for posting Sherman A1 Jan 2022 #10

NSS niyad Jan 2022 #14

😂😂😂 Funny but not funny 🙁 live love laugh Jan 2022 #24

whaaaa? guns led to more deaths? I'm shocked, SHOCKED! I tells ya, simply shocked. Javaman Jan 2022 #18

Amazing how often we have validation that guns are the problem BeckyDem Jan 2022 #19

Yeah how did we get here? live love laugh Jan 2022 #23

Acquaintance told me guns weren't the reason for all the murders. live love laugh Jan 2022 #22

Just ran across this YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #25