Mass. ranked 4th in tough gun control but it wasn't enough to save the life of a cop killed by criminal with a gun. (illegal, suspect)

[Valhallian]

Originally Posted by gladhands

Someone got shot. Might as well eliminate gun laws. They clearly don’t work.

Yup, case closed. Only data point we need. The argument is foolproof, how does no one see this?

[dspguy]

Originally Posted by phma

Gun laws don't stop criminals from having guns.

And laws don't stop people from breaking them. Let's just throw out all laws

[robr2]

And now for the rest of the story:

Massachusetts has the lowest gun rate death in the country.

[G1..]

Originally Posted by phma

Mass. ranked 4th in tough gun control but it wasn't enough to save the life of a cop killed by criminal with a gun.

Condolences to family and friends of the officer.

Gun laws don't stop criminals from having guns.

....the cop had a gun right?

[charolastra00]

Massachusetts has the 2nd lowest overall firearm death rate in the country.

EDIT: Apparently we are now the lowest in the country based on more current data. I got my figure from 2014 data.

[G1..]

Originally Posted by Kracer

The strict guns in MA exempt these gang members who do most of the killing.

This , this right here makes the rest of you post ..non existent.

[phma]

Originally Posted by robr2

And now for the rest of the story:

Massachusetts has the lowest gun rate death in the country.

Yet its not ranked in the top ten safest states on crime.
States with fewer gun laws are rated better. So there is a trade off.
Be pleasantly mugged and raped knowing someone wasn't killed with a gun.

http://247wallst.com/special-report/...-in-america/2/

[G1..]

Originally Posted by phma

Yet its not ranked in the top ten safest states on crime.
States with fewer gun laws are rated better. So there is a trade off.
Be pleasantly mugged and raped knowing someone wasn't killed with a gun.

http://247wallst.com/special-report/...-in-america/2/

Franklin MA,safest town in America


Mass. town ranked nation's safest

[phma]

Originally Posted by G1..

Franklin MA,safest town in America


Mass. town ranked nation's safest

Semerjian added that his department does not track the town’s crime rate.

Maybe that's why it didn't make number one on this list.

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People can play the statistics game all day long. Have fun with that if interested. I'm not.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by phma

I don't own a gun.
Haven't touch one for many years. I do support the right of those who want the right to self-defense.

This slain officer had a weapon.

So did the 12 officers who were shot in Dalles where 5 officers died. In that instance many in the crowds were open carrying. Fortunately, they chose to run for their lives with everyone else instead of shooting at a moving target in a large crowd.