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Gun Control & RKBA

TeddyR

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10. I'm glad that Everytown actually acknolwedges

Reply to beevul (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 04:28 PM

Nov 2015

That suicides are the vast majority of gun deaths, but am sad that Everytown still inaccurately lumps those deaths in with "gun violence." Not to belittle suicides, but I don't see many studies equating suicides by hanging with "rope violence" or suicides by OD with "drug violence."

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Fewer mass shootings occur in states with more background checks: report [View all] Eugene Nov 2015 OP

Researchers for Everytown for Gun Safety Kang Colby Nov 2015 #1

"Poisoning the Well" Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #2

Understood, but this well is already full of turds…Bloomturds. ;) Kang Colby Nov 2015 #6

Doesn't matter.... daleanime Nov 2015 #3

What is the difference between "mass shooting" and "mass murder?"... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #9

Its hard to give much credence to an article that starts with dishonesty... beevul Nov 2015 #4

Shocked is right Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #5

discuss this jimmy the one Nov 2015 #7

Discussing. Straw Man Nov 2015 #11

I'm glad that Everytown actually acknolwedges TeddyR Nov 2015 #10

2 big problems: "FBI's definition of mass shooting" being the first. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #8