Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Yes it's a big scary number the people terrified of guns like to throw around to keep the irrational fear going.
406,496 people.
minus 247,963 suicides
minus 114,937 criminals killing criminals (good riddance)
minus 4,800 killed by police
minus 3,600 (at least) justifiably killed by armed civilians
= 35,196
= 2,933 per year.
= 0.91 / 100,000 people. That's barely above Switzerland at 0.8 / 100,000. So what are you afraid of? Afraid you'll kill yourself, or are you a criminal worried about being knocked off by the competition? If you're not a criminal, and especially if you're white, your odds of being shot and killed is incredibly low. Don't let the media think for you.
Careful you might be labeled a domestic terrorist by the hoplophobes for disagreeing with them.
I had a conversation with a neurologist not long ago about the growing problem with people taking psychotropic drugs. He told me that more than half the people in America are on psychotropic drugs. That got me thinking about Obama's recent remarks about the Oregon shooting and the connection to mental health. I would imagine that Obama thinks anyone on psychotropic drugs could be considered a mental health issue. This means that more than half the people could be banned from owning guns if he can get mental health a disqualification.
What difference does that make where violence is concerned? I get this feeling that the argument is if a correlation between something that makes one violent and that person killing someone that it should be brushed aside.
A lot of people in this thread have said that the problem is that people who do these kinds of things are mentally ill. Fair enough. How about a regulation that anyone who wants to own a gun must first undergo a comprehensive psych evaluation to determine if they are stable enough to have a weapon?
If the issue truly is mental illness, as many of you claim, then no one should object to this, right? Would every one of you gun owners be willing to undergo such an evaluation?
I believe you are on the right track. Now, the evaluation. Will it be a set of questions on a multiple choice quiz or in person? I believe one can tell quite a bit about a person by just watching them. Perhaps a lie detector test, which of course will be challenged by every sleazy lawyer in the country . Only those with a PhD can give the test to diagnose properly? Would the applicant pay for that?
Just a few things questions of which there are no doubt zillions.
I believe you are on the right track. Now, the evaluation. Will it be a set of questions on a multiple choice quiz or in person? I believe one can tell quite a bit about a person by just watching them. Perhaps a lie detector test, which of course will be challenged by every sleazy lawyer in the country . Only those with a PhD can give the test to diagnose properly? Would the applicant pay for that?
Just a few things questions of which there are no doubt zillions.
Again with the guilty until you prove yourself innocent routine.
So Donato Anthony Corbo did not shoot and kill three people In Hectorville, South Australia?
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Corbo, a schitzophrenic
His father should be in jail for not securing his guns from his son
The father left the keys to his gun & ammunition in a known place.
One man with severe mental issues, got his hands on a gun, and the result was catastrophic for that family.
I don't think this helps your argument.
Yes it's a big scary number the people terrified of guns like to throw around to keep the irrational fear going.
406,496 people.
minus 247,963 suicides
minus 114,937 criminals killing criminals (good riddance)
minus 4,800 killed by police
minus 3,600 (at least) justifiably killed by armed civilians
= 35,196
= 2,933 per year.
= 0.91 / 100,000 people. That's barely above Switzerland at 0.8 / 100,000. So what are you afraid of? Afraid you'll kill yourself, or are you a criminal worried about being knocked off by the competition? If you're not a criminal, and especially if you're white, your odds of being shot and killed is incredibly low. Don't let the media think for you.
That should make the families of those killed in the mass shootings feel much better, it's only a small percentage. So suicides are just collateral damage, we should make it easier for them.
Maybe we shouldn't worry about terrorists either as they have killed only a small percentage of Americans.
Corbo, a schitzophrenic
His father should be in jail for not securing his guns from his son
The father left the keys to his gun & ammunition in a known place.
One man with severe mental issues, got his hands on a gun, and the result was catastrophic for that family.
I don't think this helps your argument.
The arguement i was making was to the statement there have been no mass shootings since 1996. Again why lie? Why be misinformed? Why deceive?
Pay attention.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
