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Gun Control & RKBA

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7. Peeling away the number of suicides from the total number of gun deaths

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 03:21 PM

Mar 2014

is a gun lobby tactic to lessen the statistics of gun violence.

You're right. I should have written "suicides by gun are not gun violence."

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Firearms industry benefits from America’s gun violence [View all] SecularMotion Mar 2014 OP

just a few notes gejohnston Mar 2014 #1

You're on ignore by now. ileus Mar 2014 #2

Cite just one incident of that ever happening on DU. beevul Mar 2014 #6

Peeling away the number of suicides from the total number of gun deaths SecularMotion Mar 2014 #7

actually that isn't a gun lobby tactic to lessen the statistics gejohnston Mar 2014 #8

"Peeling" them away to where, exactly? beevul Mar 2014 #11

I don't have you on ignore. oneshooter Mar 2014 #13

The SYG laws... freebrew Mar 2014 #4

Where do you get your information? gejohnston Mar 2014 #9

Some follow up comments Token Republican Mar 2014 #12

Firearms Industry Benefits from Gun Control Efforts. Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #5

:) DRAEGER Mar 2014 #14

Thanks. I think we largely agree. Welcome to DU. (n/t) spin Mar 2014 #16

Nice DashOneBravo Mar 2014 #15