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Gun Control & RKBA

In reply to the discussion: Guns as a deterent [View all]
Guns as a deterent [View all] Turbineguy Oct 2015 OP
Guns don't deter crime - Jobs with living wages deter crime tk2kewl Oct 2015 #1
+1 daleanime Oct 2015 #3
education too tk2kewl Oct 2015 #4
A more accurate assessment: Guns deter or protect one from attacks... Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #11
really? tk2kewl Oct 2015 #12
USA has 320,000,000 civilian arms. Homicide rates keep going down. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #16
Nope. pablo_marmol Oct 2015 #20
It's simple, if they want to include all the fantasy of 'deterred' crime.... daleanime Oct 2015 #2
Fantasy and fear mikeysnot Oct 2015 #5
you'll get dueling banjos jimmy the one Oct 2015 #6
Thanks. Turbineguy Oct 2015 #7
Here, mate. Decoy of Fenris Oct 2015 #13
I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss Dr. Gary Kleck. pablo_marmol Oct 2015 #21
The CDC considered sarisataka Oct 2015 #8
Myth of Specific Cause Bias Turbineguy Oct 2015 #9
Here's the CDC sponsored study. branford Oct 2015 #14
It's probably propaganda. Decoy of Fenris Oct 2015 #10
By an excutive order Obama gave the CDC ten million dollars to do a report on gun violence. ... spin Oct 2015 #15
Spin, you have always been very open minded and sane on this topic. Thanks for the post. nt Logical Oct 2015 #17
Thanks for your support. (n/t) spin Oct 2015 #22
That is 7,000 DGU a day? I say BS on that. I think many gun fans love bragging about it to justify.. Logical Oct 2015 #18
After getting my pee-pee wacked on a few threads I've come up Turbineguy Oct 2015 #19
Well, you have to figure that in high-crime areas krispos42 Oct 2015 #23
Oh, and I guess self-defense would include defense against animals. krispos42 Oct 2015 #24
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