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sharedvalues

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18. Lobbying for fewer dead Americans- killed with guns
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 05:17 PM
Feb 2018

Pretty simple really.

I’m horrified by the number of Americans killed with guns.

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Not all, but many, shootings had simple solutions. ManiacJoe Feb 2018 #1
No. Banning semi autos would have stopped Sandy Hook sharedvalues Feb 2018 #2
My M71/84 Mauser rifle was designed to kill humans, should that be banned also? Marengo Feb 2018 #3
Is it a single-shot rifle? If not, ban it. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #7
The Mauser would be legal sarisataka Feb 2018 #12
Lobbying for fewer dead Americans- killed with guns sharedvalues Feb 2018 #18
A very Noble goal sarisataka Feb 2018 #19
Interesting to think of this as a game. Permanut Feb 2018 #28
Game in the sense of sarisataka Feb 2018 #33
Well...I have my thoughts. Puha Ekapi_2 Feb 2018 #37
What about my M1884 rifle? That is a single shot military long arm designed to kill humans as well. Marengo Feb 2018 #29
Would you be so kind as to answer my questions in post #29? Marengo Feb 2018 #34
Do not expect an answer. The have only generalities and insults. n/t oneshooter Feb 2018 #35
"large numbers of unregulated guns" AzureCrest Feb 2018 #4
Regulate like Canada. Where there are fewer gun deaths. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #8
Still not "unregulated ". AzureCrest Feb 2018 #11
Children are killed because of weakly regulated guns sharedvalues Feb 2018 #16
"Thin-slicing language" AzureCrest Feb 2018 #24
To follow the logic of this argument, we would ban sober drivers. Hangingon Feb 2018 #39
Exactly. AzureCrest Feb 2018 #40
Poor timing with your pro-gun comments, sir. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #41
Suggesting that guns are the sole problem... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2018 #26
Australia and Canada put the lie to NRA stats. Fewer guns, fewer deaths. See the chart. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #42
What NRA stats? I see no NRA stats in your pic. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2018 #43
Reality: Australia, Canada: strict gun laws. Few DEATHS. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #44
re:"Let's be clear: if you support more guns in the US, you're complicit in American kids' deaths." discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2018 #45
If you are anti-gun control, you are complicit sharedvalues Feb 2018 #46
Canada bans sarisataka Feb 2018 #13
Canada: hard to carry. Strictly regulated sharedvalues Feb 2018 #15
There is no doubt that gun sales have skyrocketed in recent decades. spin Feb 2018 #21
Those stats are flawed. You expect linear correlation? sharedvalues Feb 2018 #47
If more firearms equals more crime than why has the crime rate decreased? spin Feb 2018 #61
Before you use stats, go take a stats class sharedvalues Feb 2018 #62
Ill just stick with FBI and Bureau of Justice Statistics. ... spin Feb 2018 #63
Sorry: NRA banned gov't stats. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #66
Bullshit: The FBI's crime statistics are available online to all: https://ucr.fbi.gov/ friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #67
In the UK's case, gejohnston Feb 2018 #68
As friendly_iconoclast has pointed out the data is readily available on the internet... spin Feb 2018 #69
Google is your friend discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2018 #70
Please read. How many times do I have to show you all the quote? Please read. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #71
Prevented from collecting stats yagotme Feb 2018 #72
You're backpedaling-your claim changed when the FBI's freely available stats were pointed out. friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #73
like Canada........ gejohnston Feb 2018 #25
Handguns are basically banned in Canada sharedvalues Feb 2018 #48
IOW, guns embolden deaths. Thank you for Loudly giving your opinion friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #49
not sure sharedvalues Feb 2018 #50
De nada. As an aside, I've always had a fondness for zombies... friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #54
no they are not, gejohnston Feb 2018 #58
+1 discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2018 #59
Read above: Handguns effectively banned in Canada. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #78
Pol Pot? gejohnston Feb 2018 #83
"...equating Pol Pot with the kids that died at Sandy Hook?" No, pointing out blatant demagoguery friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #84
Doubling down on wrong. Straw Man Feb 2018 #74
This has been the world's longest running 'Gish gallop': friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #75
I agree. We need to ban handguns, and gun-fetishists have been Gish galloping. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #77
I don't doubt that you believe every word you write when you write it n/t friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #82
Thanks. My kids are at risk from guns. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #85
I don't believe you understand the actual meaning of what I said friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #86
I want to stop kid gun killings. And Im an optimist. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #87
We all do. The debate of the moment is how best to do that friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #88
"Getting an AR-15-style rifle is much harder in Canada than the U.S." - Largest TV network in Canada sharedvalues Feb 2018 #76
So ... Straw Man Feb 2018 #79
It seems spreading bullshit for too long causes one to start to believe what they're handing out... friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #81
It's cute that your standard seems to be: "Someone else said so too, so that *proves* I'm right!" friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #80
Wow.... AncientGeezer Feb 2018 #6
Whatabout pools? Guns kill Americans, dont change the subject sharedvalues Feb 2018 #9
I read the article..it says guns are the THIRD cause of those between AncientGeezer Feb 2018 #14
Are you pro-gun control? sharedvalues Feb 2018 #17
Not your version of gun control....I MOST certainly do know about American AncientGeezer Feb 2018 #20
When would that ban have to have been put in place? Hangingon Feb 2018 #38
In the common sense of the word "child"... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2018 #5
Girl in picture, Olivia, was torn apart by semiauto rifle sharedvalues Feb 2018 #10
Good luck with that. AzureCrest Feb 2018 #22
You haven't really thought this out have you...? AncientGeezer Feb 2018 #23
He still hasn't answered how he plans to pay oneshooter Feb 2018 #27
More than likely he won't... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2018 #31
The children of Latarsha Sanders were torn apart with a kitchen knife wielded by her. The oldest... Marengo Feb 2018 #30
If it isn't done with a knife, axe or other sharp pointy oneshooter Feb 2018 #32
How to reduce knife violence: yagotme Feb 2018 #36
The subject is gun violence. You're engaging in whataboutism. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #53
Ah, I understand. Her death is more important as it serves your agenda. Marengo Feb 2018 #55
Dead toddlers are more important than people shooting for fun. Yes. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #56
Latarsha Sanders didnt kill her children with a gun. So, lets hear some of you ideas on how... Marengo Feb 2018 #57
Stopping parents from murdering their kids because of religious delusions and... moriah Feb 2018 #60
Latarsha Sanders shouldnt have had access to a lethal weapons. Background checks for the... Marengo Feb 2018 #64
Andrea Yates shouldn't have been left alone with water, either. moriah Feb 2018 #65
Her death is important, period. flibbitygiblets Feb 2018 #89
If your agenda is no more dead kids than I imagine you given some thought on the deaths Marengo Feb 2018 #90
Godspeed sweet Angel Olivia.... samnsara Feb 2018 #51
it is so sad sharedvalues Feb 2018 #52
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