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Gun Control & RKBA

PavePusher

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13. I have no idea.

Reply to hack89 (Reply #11)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 01:54 PM

Jan 2012

My point was that the article seemed to imply that homocide was a "leading cause" of death, when the truth is that it only is if you don't actually look at the stats.

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Murder not a top cause of death, a first in 45 yrs [View all] hack89 Jan 2012 OP

Well what do you know... We_Have_A_Problem Jan 2012 #1

Record high gun registration. montanto Jan 2012 #2

Are you being serious or sarcastic? We_Have_A_Problem Jan 2012 #3

I think he forgot that extra-big sarcasm smiley. nt SteveW Jan 2012 #4

I guess its sarcsm. montanto Jan 2012 #8

all those new gunners aren't really serious about their death spewers. ileus Jan 2012 #5

I guess that's it. montanto Jan 2012 #9

One must be careful when dry firing for practice. n/t burf Jan 2012 #6

Boy, you hate to see a statistic like that. mvccd1000 Jan 2012 #7

Wow, what a misleading title and article by CBS. PavePusher Jan 2012 #10

What agenda is supported by falling murder rates? hack89 Jan 2012 #11

I have no idea. PavePusher Jan 2012 #13

I see your point hack89 Jan 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author PavePusher Jan 2012 #12