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Gun Control & RKBA

dsungsters

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13. Means

Reply to kudzu22 (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 09:10 PM

Feb 2013

True, those with the intent of harming themselves or others will probably proceed with it. However, legalizing guns is giving these people a means of doing so. Allowing gun rights because certain individuals will cause harm regardless would be like getting rid of asylums because insane patients will remain so.

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States With Higher Gun Ownership and Weak Gun Laws Lead Nation in Gun Death [View all] SecularMotion Feb 2013 OP

accidental gundeaths too, highest in gunstates jimmy the one Feb 2013 #1

It is the guns, end of story Botany Feb 2013 #2

+1,000. n/t. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #11

list of safest states re firearm death rates jimmy the one Feb 2013 #3

the ten worst states except for New Mexico* are all Red .... Botany Feb 2013 #4

most are rural states, rural areas have higher suicide rates gejohnston Feb 2013 #5

Thank you, Rick Romero. krispos42 Feb 2013 #6

"I don't know why Hawaii's suicide rate is so high, though". SayWut Feb 2013 #7

...But not in murder rates; and you have to selectively throw out states like VT, NH, ID, WY, etc... slackmaster Feb 2013 #8

"gun death" is the most pointless stat in the world kudzu22 Feb 2013 #9

Means dsungsters Feb 2013 #13

gun ownership rates by state jimmy the one Feb 2013 #10

Kick & Rec. n/t. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #12

One of the problems with the VPC as a source ManiacJoe Feb 2013 #14