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In reply to the discussion: Questions the left won't discuss about gun control, but should - and soon. [View all]Straw Man
(6,625 posts)46. Yes. And ...
Oh and btw, if we had a 50% reduction in our homicide rate, it would STILL be higher than any European country, and twice as high - or higher - than most!
... if you take all gun homicides off the table, our homicide right would still be higher than England's. Our homicide rate has always been higher, even in the 19th century, when England had no form of gun control whatsoever.
And in 2011 stats, the overall homicide rate of Vermont (Remember Vermont?) was lower than that of the UK. Does this mean anything? Damned if I know.
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Questions the left won't discuss about gun control, but should - and soon. [View all]
EdwardBernays
Oct 2015
OP
sure but you would need to PROVE that your law would absolutely improve...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Oct 2015
#16
Yup, Ireland's always been such a peacful, safe place with no violence to speak of
DonP
Oct 2015
#75
Your WaPo articles speaks to gun violence, not violence as a whole as GE was speaking.
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2015
#54
Welcome. I will respond when I have time to consider your questions thoroughly...
Eleanors38
Oct 2015
#19
I would restrict concealed carry permits to trained professionals with a demonstrated need.
Maedhros
Oct 2015
#27
I wasn't suggesting that it was. I was simply pointing out that a carrying populace does not
Kang Colby
Oct 2015
#34
"Too bad no one but the two of us is reading it." Incorrect, unfortunately for the Stuart heir
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2015
#160
I currently "live with" tens of thousands of alcohol-related deaths a year...
Eleanors38
Oct 2015
#80
I should have said that there are no mass killings in other countries like in the US.
guillaumeb
Oct 2015
#104
Let's see two threads today about people getting shot by reckless concealed carry
upaloopa
Oct 2015
#127