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Old 10-05-2015, 05:33 PM
 
Location: lakewood
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Originally Posted by aries63 View Post
I know, let's divide the country into two parts, one for gun owners, where they can shoot at each other to their heart's content, and one for people who hate guns and where guns would not be tolerated. We need to create a safe place of non-violence for people who would agree to a strict weapons ban. If there were a state that banned all guns I would move there. I do not feel safe in this country because of gun violence and crazy people addicted to lethal weapons. My opinion is that anyone who would shoot a gun is inherently sick, unless they are at war and have orders to do it. If you need to hunt for food, guns are cheating, too easy, you are a wimp. I want to stay as far away from gun-toting sickos as I can. And anyone who owns a gun is a coward in my book. The more guns you own the more of a coward you are.
wow



so, all non-combat millitary servicemen and women and members of the sheriff and police forces are 'inherently sick'?

 
Old 10-05-2015, 05:41 PM
 
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19 Years After Passing Strict Gun Control Laws, Here's What Happened in Australia - Mic

It has worked well in Australia, let's do the same in America. It seems like conservatives do not mind regular mass shootings taking place in this country as it has happened.

Australia has 16 million fewer people than California, and THREE HUNDRED MILLION fewer than the United States. It's IMPOSSIBLE to compare Australia -- or Canada -- to the United States.

As others have stated, this is much more about mental health than guns.
 
Old 10-05-2015, 05:44 PM
 
Location: NE Ohio
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So, move to Arstralia if you are so anti-freedom. You don't belong in America.
 
Old 10-05-2015, 05:50 PM
 
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Jamaica tried very strict gun control. The murder rate went up.
 
Old 10-05-2015, 05:51 PM
 
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Has anyone bothered to tell the OP that gun crime in america has also fell over the last 19 years?
Indeed it has:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_vi..._United_States

The following graph shows it quite plainly.



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Old 10-05-2015, 06:01 PM
 
Location: Pacific NW
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Originally Posted by aries63 View Post
I know, let's divide the country into two parts, one for gun owners, where they can shoot at each other to their heart's content, and one for people who hate guns and where guns would not be tolerated. We need to create a safe place of non-violence for people who would agree to a strict weapons ban. If there were a state that banned all guns I would move there. I do not feel safe in this country because of gun violence and crazy people addicted to lethal weapons. My opinion is that anyone who would shoot a gun is inherently sick, unless they are at war and have orders to do it. If you need to hunt for food, guns are cheating, too easy, you are a wimp. I want to stay as far away from gun-toting sickos as I can. And anyone who owns a gun is a coward in my book. The more guns you own the more of a coward you are.
You're a complete fool. You're welcome to your gun free country, that's where all the criminals will go and be welcomed with open arms by your type. "your book" is a joke and clearly empty of any real knowledge on the subject.
 
Old 10-05-2015, 06:05 PM
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This is great news for Australia.
I'm still not giving up my guns.
 
Old 10-05-2015, 06:07 PM
 
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Jamaica
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearms_Act_(Jamaica)
http://unhabitat.org/wp-content/uplo..._.Kingston.pdf

Jamaica had several measures to implement strict gun control. It did not keep the murder rate from rising.
 
Old 10-05-2015, 07:09 PM
 
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True that black males account for a large part of crime, particularly black on black but the interstingly enough most of the mass shooters are white males. Take away white males and the mass shooting murder rate drops to almost nothing.
That's not true at all at least according to that liberal bastion Mother Jones, matter of fact like the murder rates it is higher for mass shootings amongst blacks. Hit the pivot tab.

US Mass Shootings, 1982-2015: Data From Mother Jones' Investigation | Mother Jones

That said there is one significant incident missing from this that I'm aware of that occurred in my area. I actually sent them an email, they never added it.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Banks
 
Old 10-05-2015, 07:30 PM
 
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If You Look at This Chart of Top 10 Nations in the World for Mass Shootings – One Thing Jumps Out


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