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NBachers

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4. What would the statistics be if they factored in "accidents" and "guns that just went off?"
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 02:24 PM
Jan 2015

Or intentional or unintentional gun-related injuries vs. intentional or unintentional knife injuries?

Guns don't kill, bullets kill people. flamin lib Jan 2015 #1
Just throw a handful of bullets really hard at someone. BeanMusical Jan 2015 #5
Guns don't kill people, 2-year-olds with guns kill people (Walmart incident) Martin Eden Jan 2015 #2
Guns don't kill people, forks do. That's what ammosexuals tell me. And we don't ban forks. nt valerief Jan 2015 #3
Idiots. BeanMusical Jan 2015 #6
What would the statistics be if they factored in "accidents" and "guns that just went off?" NBachers Jan 2015 #4
Thanks for the stats libodem Jan 2015 #7
Look into those statistics even deeper, and you find rifles and shotguns kill few people... happyslug Jan 2015 #8
And your straight-from-the-NRA-playbook billh58 Jan 2015 #9
Actually, a really good argument can be made for European/Canadian style gun control this way BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #10
I totally agree with you, billh58 Jan 2015 #11
And I agree that NO guns are harmless BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #12
You are the one playing right into the NRA's handbook happyslug Jan 2015 #15
And you, like the NRA and the billh58 Jan 2015 #16
To make any changes you look for allies and divide the opposition happyslug Jan 2015 #18
So basically you've come here to dare me to, or test whether I'll block you from the Group? Electric Monk Jan 2015 #20
Like your Gungeoneer idols, billh58 Jan 2015 #21
You make a good argument for much stricter regulations on who can and cannot own pistols Electric Monk Jan 2015 #17
Actually that cartoon sums up the argument happyslug Jan 2015 #19
This post is missing almost 20,000 accidents and suicides. rgbecker Jan 2015 #13
You are correct, but this OP billh58 Jan 2015 #14
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