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Old 05-27-2015, 02:15 AM
 
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Please tell us how many were legal, NRA member gun owners. Yet, the NRA will get the blame.
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Old 05-27-2015, 04:41 AM
 
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Actually, he grew up in Hawaii (and Malaysia).
Yes but she said "grew up politically" which IS indeed Chicago.
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Old 05-27-2015, 04:49 AM
 
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And many of them were teens. Apparently they believe the Rapper Hype about being cool to be an armed thug.

Sad for the family of the 4 year old girl.

Even more sad that maybe 2% of the population commits 80+% of the murders.


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44 more shot over the holiday weekend.
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Old 05-27-2015, 11:55 PM
 
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How many of the victims were black and how many of the perps were black?
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Old 05-28-2015, 12:00 AM
 
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Please tell us how many were legal, NRA member gun owners. Yet, the NRA will get the blame.
If you get rid of guns, criminals will just use knives. The Swiss have the highest per capita gun ownership and their violent crime is very low. Clearly guns are not the real issue.
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Old 05-28-2015, 12:14 AM
 
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The USA has the highest per capital gun ownership by a large margin, nearly double that of the swiss. (88% to 45%)
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Old 05-28-2015, 02:53 AM
 
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If you get rid of guns, criminals will just use knives. The Swiss have the highest per capita gun ownership and their violent crime is very low. Clearly guns are not the real issue.
Likewise, violent gun crime is not an issue in 99% of the USA. It's not a question of gun ownership. It's a question of demographics and the culture they choose to adopt.
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Old 05-28-2015, 03:23 AM
 
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Likewise, violent gun crime is not an issue in 99% of the USA. It's not a question of gun ownership. It's a question of demographics and the culture they choose to adopt.
I'd disagree. And I'd say it spans all demographics.



Ex. One of my biz partners could tell you all about white people and gun crime. On the other hand. I could tell you about gun crimes within my community.


When I think of wealthy gun crimes I think of spouses being killed, killings over money, wars, etc.



Just some examples.
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Old 05-28-2015, 03:36 AM
 
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I'd disagree. And I'd say it spans all demographics. Ex. One of my biz partners could tell you all about white people and gun crime. On the other hand. I could tell you about gun crimes within my community. When I think of wealthy gun crimes I think of spouses being killed, killings over money, wars, etc. Just some examples.
Nope. Your personal anecdotes are as irrelevant as "the movement" that you keep harping about.

100 people shot in two weekends in urban Chicago is a violent crime problem. The vast majority of the USA will never ever see anything like this.
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Old 05-28-2015, 08:16 AM
 
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I'd disagree. And I'd say it spans all demographics.



Ex. One of my biz partners could tell you all about white people and gun crime. On the other hand. I could tell you about gun crimes within my community.


When I think of wealthy gun crimes I think of spouses being killed, killings over money, wars, etc.



Just some examples.
Don't play coy, you have seen the FBI stats more than once on this forum. You know exactly where the bulk of the statistics come from. You know the demographics of the perps and the victims.
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