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In reply to the discussion: This sort of thing IS the reason the MSM has ZERO credibility when it comes to guns. [View all]Straw Man
(6,734 posts)72. Umm ...
But if we saw hundreds of bayonet murders each month, then we should look at banning them.
How about 1694 murders (average of 141 per month) in 2011 with "knives or cutting instruments" vs. 323 (average of 27 per month) for all rifles, including "assault weapons"?
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8
Cutting weapons were responsible for 13% of all murders, rifles for 3%.
If every AR-style rifle disappeared from the face of the Earth tomorrow morning, it would barely cause a ripple in the murder rate.
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This sort of thing IS the reason the MSM has ZERO credibility when it comes to guns. [View all]
virginia mountainman
Jan 2013
OP
How much? Must they know the optimal barrel-twist for .308 150 grain ammo at 225 yards?
Scuba
Jan 2013
#5
Clueless? The text was correct. It was just pointing to the wrong part of the image.
BlueStreak
Jan 2013
#7
I can get a hell of a good look at a T-Bone steak by sticking my head up a bull's ass,
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2013
#16
Exactly. Grenades are illegal, and we almost never see them used for murder.
BlueStreak
Jan 2013
#23
So why the focus on a bayonet lug... and on top of that misinforming people about it.
iiibbb
Jan 2013
#34
Nobody cares, but you will if a law is passed that isn't specific in terms and terminology.
shadowrider
Jan 2013
#69
At least the words "Ban all Firearms" is an idea that is clear and not irrelevant as "bayonet lugs"
iiibbb
Jan 2013
#49
So what you're saying is, that's actually the shoulder thing? I'm confused: I thought
petronius
Jan 2013
#17
part of the problem is that gun lovers think it makes a difference to the cause of
samsingh
Jan 2013
#26
this is why the gun fetishists have ZERO credibility when it comes to guns.....
bowens43
Jan 2013
#28
It matters because it creates confusion and impedes the efforts of sensible gun control.
iiibbb
Jan 2013
#38
And thus the extent of your empathy toward the young victims is now fully known.
villager
Jan 2013
#37
More gun nut fail: I'm trying to prevent the next batch of victims. You prefer easily available
villager
Jan 2013
#40
You don't know what I prefer except that people use correct words in order to craft laws.
iiibbb
Jan 2013
#43
Quit pretending you support any kind of law that would reduce the availability of military-grade
villager
Jan 2013
#47
Aside from your public snark and stalking at websites like this? You mean, you're doing it
villager
Jan 2013
#51
Are there others who respond with as little regard for the victims of mass shootings as you?
villager
Jan 2013
#73
My main concern is that any law that is written in a way that actually solves problems
iiibbb
Jan 2013
#74
I would say when push comes to shove, they always care about their political sponsors first
villager
Jan 2013
#76
One rarely finds this level of moral posturing outside of antiabortion protests.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#78
No matter that "military style weapons" kill less that 100 people a year in the USA.
Ashgrey77
Jan 2013
#66
to be fair, it wouldn't hurt the cause if the media would do just a little bit of research..
frylock
Jan 2013
#33