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In reply to the discussion: Fewer guns mean fewer killings. We want a handgun ban. [View all]discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,577 posts)156. Possibly a case of reading comprehension
OU65802:
Less gun deaths only if we get them from people that shouldnt have them... Otherwise more death
sharedvalues:
You make two statements that are fallacies.
1. If we cant get all guns we shouldnt try. Of course not. Any little bit helps.
1. If we cant get all guns we shouldnt try. Of course not. Any little bit helps.
Nowhere in the reply by OU65802 was it stated, "If we cant get all guns we shouldnt try."
sharedvalues:
On gun numbers. Fewer guns means fewer seatha period.
Without a link to some proof, this is an assertion. (I could be wrong but I inferred that "seatha" should be deaths.)
sharedvalues:
The best data we have shows this.
Again, no link.
sharedvalues:
The gun industry had banned govt from collecting more data while they argue this point thats clear evidence they know they are wrong.
Possibly you have either a link to show that the gun industry is in charge of the CDC or that there is a law about a data collection prohibition. Once again, provide a link to support some of these claims.
Now, correct me if I am wrong but I infer, since you say OU65802 is wrong, that it is of no importance which guns are confiscated first. Correct what he/she wrote with your belief.
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oneshooter
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sharedvalues
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#118
Now this is about 'sovereignity'? Please. Guns kill Americans. We must stop that.
sharedvalues
Jan 2018
#134
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sharedvalues
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#116
Would you support a government mandate restricting the amount of meat consumed by Americans?
Marengo
Jan 2018
#148
Yup- gun industry is AFRAID of the data. They know what it will show. So they banned govt gun data.
sharedvalues
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#113
Ban handguns, semiautos. Donald Trump is the racist authoritarian and you are losing credibility.
sharedvalues
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#119
Yes. But the point is the gun industry was SO SCARED, they stopped research for 21 years
sharedvalues
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#122
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sharedvalues
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#127
It nicely summarizes how the GOP has stopped gun research they are afraid of.
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#124
Also, if you reject gun control, you're complicit in gun deaths. Sorry. Americans die due to guns.
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#115
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Yep, all it takes is one law and POOF, problem eliminated entirely and for forever.
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#164
See above Washington Post article - GOP threatened CDC, who stopped funding gun research.
sharedvalues
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#114
If you are not for handgun restrictions (like Canada)-you're complicit. Sadly.
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Jan 2018
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