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In reply to the discussion: "A gun is designed to kill"... [View all]jmg257
(11,996 posts)32. Awful lot of people have concealed carry permits - 5.2% of population , plus numerous states
don't require them. Numbers rising all the time.
Not sure how many actually do carry - but seems millions & million of people could - lots of people to call 'not normal'.
"Willingness to engage in violent behavior", or unwilling to be helpless victim. Seems many have made that call.
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" Lethality is generally in the aim, and generally not simply in the firearm."
Buzz cook
Aug 2016
#25
Who cares? I have numerous guns - designed to kill, designed for sport, designed for
jmg257
Aug 2016
#17
Awful lot of people have concealed carry permits - 5.2% of population , plus numerous states
jmg257
Aug 2016
#32