Gun Control & RKBA

sharedvalues

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40. Yes that's exactly the justification given. If we banned handguns and semi-autos we could

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 09:34 PM

Feb 2018

argue for reduced militarization too.

An example of this stupid argument
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-le-1214-sunday-police-militarization-20141214-story.html

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Police lives are put at risk by a country awash in guns [View all] sharedvalues Feb 2018 OP

There is a god awful waste of humans in this country efhmc Feb 2018 #1

Tragic but keep an open mind NorenForSenateNY Feb 2018 #2

Yes! If the policeman only had a gun he would not have died! sharedvalues Feb 2018 #3

Yes. fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #4

thank the evil NRA and the weak thinking of their followers. demosincebirth Feb 2018 #6

Actually it looks more like there is no correlation: EX500rider Feb 2018 #22

Perhaps we should strive to compare the US to other modern economies. fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #23

Since the entire US homicide rate by any means is under 5.. EX500rider Feb 2018 #24

LOL fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #25

Perhaps you would like a state by state view? fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #26

which includes suicide by firearm, gejohnston Feb 2018 #30

Ya, that's not gun violence at all. fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #31

so the other half is rope violence? gejohnston Feb 2018 #32

I think I"m mostly agreeing with you. fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #33

Again, homicide and suicide are different things that will require different solutions. EX500rider Feb 2018 #34

Go with what makes you feel better. nt fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #35

Inflate the numbers if it makes you feel better. EX500rider Feb 2018 #41

If jumping off a bridge isn't bridge violence and hanging yourself isn't rope violence.. EX500rider Feb 2018 #42

WHO, nt fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #43

Love this chart. The NYT did it too. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #37

+1 nt Canoe52 Feb 2018 #11

If all guns were locked away in militia buildings as the Constitution suggests Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #16

If this was the original intent, can you provide examples where it was enforced? Marengo Feb 2018 #17

Got an Encylopedia Britanica handy? You'll have finished reading it before you get an answer... friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #18

Would you please show me what passage of the Constitution that is in? n/t oneshooter Feb 2018 #36

Yup. As they do in other countries. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #38

Which countries would that be? friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #45

As typical with that one, no answer when challenged... friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #46

I was held at gun point. My though wasn't 'why don't I have a pistol', but 'how did the 16yr old... marble falls Feb 2018 #20

Shouldn't police officers be on the forefront of gun control - and why aren't they? demosincebirth Feb 2018 #5

They often are but are not listen to. efhmc Feb 2018 #7

The rank-and-file tend to be very pro-2nd Amendment ... SeattleVet Feb 2018 #9

A small price to pay so a subset of Americans can have fun shooting up cans and signs. Kablooie Feb 2018 #8

The shooter was a 4 time felon who illegally had a gun. Hangingon Feb 2018 #15

If you familiarize yourself with the OP's, ahem, "body of work", a question naturally arises: friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #19

But they vote for the more gunnnnz people NCDem777 Feb 2018 #10

No. Bad apples need to be punished sharedvalues Feb 2018 #13

There's a few things I can agree with. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2018 #14

Nope. They brought this on themselves NCDem777 Feb 2018 #21

K & R SunSeeker Feb 2018 #12

Meanwhile they hold gun-raffles to push more guns into the population. DetlefK Feb 2018 #27

Some of them do. Many police are good people. sharedvalues Feb 2018 #39

Not just police lives. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2018 #28

Could this fact be one of the reasons why the federal government is pushing municipalities no_hypocrisy Feb 2018 #29

Yes that's exactly the justification given. If we banned handguns and semi-autos we could sharedvalues Feb 2018 #40

Ahem: Australian cops upgun: "(Victoria) Police set sights on faster reloading guns" friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #44

Hmmm, yagotme Feb 2018 #47

Your proof that we need more gun control is proof that gun control doesn't work. Always Right Mar 2018 #48

Fewer guns, fewer deaths. sharedvalues Mar 2018 #49

A label isn't an argument n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2018 #50

...nor is rote recitation of simplistic platitudes and appeals to emotion friendly_iconoclast Mar 2018 #51

Proof here. NRA afraid of data. That's why they banned govt from collecting it. sharedvalues Mar 2018 #54

Proof here. NRA afraid of data; they know it will show gun control works. sharedvalues Mar 2018 #55

You need to tap the base of the turntable a few times, the record keeps skipping... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2018 #56

I'll let that comprehensive study speak for itself. n/m sharedvalues Mar 2018 #58

A lie isn't an argument discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2018 #57

I'll let that comprehensive study speak for itself abt effects of NRA fed funding ban. n/m sharedvalues Mar 2018 #59

You keep up talking about bans discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2018 #60

Proof that NRA/GOP is afraid of data; they know gun control works sharedvalues Mar 2018 #53

Citation appreciated Always Right Mar 2018 #61

Stop misrepresenting. RAND study shows GOP blocks fed research on guns. read my cite. nm sharedvalues Mar 2018 #62

You need to work on your reading comprehension Always Right Mar 2018 #63

Helen? Puha Ekapi_2 Mar 2018 #52