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Have you ever tried arguing with a gun nut? In their minds (which are expressed with a lot of misspelled words and a limited vocabulary), it seems, the world is a very ugly place. Everyone is a predator, just waiting to rob, rape or shoot them. After these arguments, I tend to go away feeling sorry for them more than angry about them at least until they stick their gun where it doesnt belong. It turns out there may be a reason that your dumbest Facebook friends are also the biggest gun nuts. According to a recent study, basic human trust increases with IQ.
Shandris
(3,447 posts)Last edited Fri May 30, 2014, 09:29 PM - Edit history (1)
People with higher IQ's tend to possess more money and live in areas where there is no -consequence- for trusting the wrong person other than a little bit of tarnished reputation or slander. The rest of us can pay for that mistake with our lives in a very literal sense.
As an afterthought (read: edit), I thought I'd note that I'm not arguing in favor of carrying guns. I'm not arguing with anything other than the conclusion drawn. Just in case anyone was curious.
Brigid
(17,621 posts)And whoever came up with this is probably not a woman, either.
Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)chrisstopher
(152 posts)98% of statistics are made up.
doxydad
(1,363 posts)OP calls bullshit on your Travis_0004's assertion.
Concealed carry holders are about 5 times more law abiding than the average citizen
You made this up. there's NO proof of this. At all. Anywhere.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)Seems to be acceptable in the OP. Let's apply it here.
rrneck
(17,671 posts)The number of permits revocations is typically small.[4][8][9] The grounds for revocation in most states, other than expiration of a time-limited permit without renewal, is typically the commission of a gross misdemeanor or felony by the permit holder. While these crimes are often firearm-related (including unlawful carry), a 3-year study of Texas crime statistics immediately following passage of CHL legislation found that the most common crime committed by CHL holders that would be grounds for revocation was actually DUI, followed by unlawful carry and then aggravated assault. The same study concluded that Texas CHL holders were always less likely to commit any particular type of crime than the general population, and overall were 13 times less likely to commit any crime.(10)
http://www.txchia.org/sturdevant2000.htm#2000chart
(link from Wiki)
JJChambers
(1,115 posts)Will you apologize for your rude response, I wonder?
When someone cites wiki-anything, that can be added to by the addled, then toss out facts about Texas....and you want ME to believe it...you're barking up the wrong tree. The OP stands, and still calls bullshit.
Head firmly in the sand. Shocking.
http://www.hoover.org/publications/policy-review/article/7276
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Exposethefrauds
(531 posts)Elliot Rodger was a LEGAL Law Abiding Gun Owner
George Hennard was a LEGAL Law Abiding Gun Owner
Michael Kenneth McLendon was a LEGAL Law Abiding Gun Owner
Wade Michael Page was a LEGAL Law Abiding Gun Owner
James Holmes was a LEGAL Law Abiding Gun Owner
Scott Evans Dekraai was a LEGAL Law Abiding Gun Owner
Omar S. Thornton was a LEGAL Law Abiding Gun Owner
Jared Loughner was a LEGAL Law Abiding Gun Owner
Just to name a few of the Law Abiding Gun Owners who changed their mind
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Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)Be careful. Your I.Q. may vary with your answer.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)our local news has shooting stories. The vast majority of those shootings are not done by legal, law abiding gun owners.
beevul
(12,194 posts)Ok, now posts the names of the other 99,990,000 gun owners that didn't shoot anyone and never will.
I reckon it will be a very long post.
(my bad, I forgot, they don't count )
whistler162
(11,155 posts)ileus
(15,396 posts)When the kid has 4 30's.....
Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)Never know when the kid might need to double tap his buddies, or maybe take out some nasties from his ATV.
Ballast_Point
(27 posts)... That anyone who disagrees with them must be dumb.
Such a person must think quite highly of them self.