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Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

(6,775 posts)

15. Got a cite for that?

Reply to Human101948 (Reply #9)

Thu Jan 28, 2016, 08:46 PM

Jan 2016

The fact is that if NRA claims about the efficacy of guns in reducing crime were true, the U.S. would have the lowest homicide rate among industrialized nations instead of the highest homicide rate (by a wide margin).

I wasn't aware that the NRA had made such a specific claim. What success rate did they project?

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The prohibitionists have yet another truthiness problem: [View all] friendly_iconoclast Jan 2016 OP

Crazy is as crazy does... Human101948 Jan 2016 #1

Interesting graph. Perhaps you could post an OP about it. friendly_iconoclast Jan 2016 #2

Citation please Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #3

If ever I organize a dodgeball team, I'll solicit gun control advocates as members friendly_iconoclast Jan 2016 #4

That or a track team Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #5

They're just following the sage advice of King Arthur: friendly_iconoclast Jan 2016 #6

You can debate all you want about how many angels can dance on the head of firing pin... Human101948 Jan 2016 #9

Again, a perfectly suitable subject for an OP. Meanwhile, you're still trying to threadjack...poorly friendly_iconoclast Jan 2016 #13

Got a cite for that? Straw Man Jan 2016 #15

Fucking priceless. Bookmarked. beevul Jan 2016 #7

Emoji boy strikes again! Human101948 Jan 2016 #10

not sure Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #11

Sorry, I missed what you said... beevul Jan 2016 #12

Meh-it's not as if *you'll* come up with an effective (or even relevant) response to the OP friendly_iconoclast Jan 2016 #14

"Yet another study..." Heh. Eleanors38 Jan 2016 #8