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In reply to the discussion: Children Are Dying Because Of Americans' Denial About Guns [View all]sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)18. Lobbying for fewer dead Americans- killed with guns
Pretty simple really.
Im horrified by the number of Americans killed with guns.
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What about my M1884 rifle? That is a single shot military long arm designed to kill humans as well.
Marengo
Feb 2018
#29
Australia and Canada put the lie to NRA stats. Fewer guns, fewer deaths. See the chart.
sharedvalues
Feb 2018
#42
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
Bullshit: The FBI's crime statistics are available online to all: https://ucr.fbi.gov/
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2018
#67
As friendly_iconoclast has pointed out the data is readily available on the internet...
spin
Feb 2018
#69
Please read. How many times do I have to show you all the quote? Please read.
sharedvalues
Feb 2018
#71
You're backpedaling-your claim changed when the FBI's freely available stats were pointed out.
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2018
#73
IOW, guns embolden deaths. Thank you for Loudly giving your opinion
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2018
#49
"...equating Pol Pot with the kids that died at Sandy Hook?" No, pointing out blatant demagoguery
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2018
#84
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
"Getting an AR-15-style rifle is much harder in Canada than the U.S." - Largest TV network in Canada
sharedvalues
Feb 2018
#76
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
Not your version of gun control....I MOST certainly do know about American
AncientGeezer
Feb 2018
#20
The children of Latarsha Sanders were torn apart with a kitchen knife wielded by her. The oldest...
Marengo
Feb 2018
#30
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