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People have a right to bare arms.
Do short sleeves count?
People have a right to bare arms.
American deaths per year
cancer: 584,000
Smoking: 480,000
alcohol: 88,000
recreational drug overdoses: 47,055
opioids: 33,000
guns: 13,286
Yeah, let's go after guns
People have a right to bare arms. Okay, how about nuclear arms? Surface to air missiles capable of downing a commercial aircraft? Those are arms right?
Where do we draw the line? How much death can a weapon cause in under a minute before we should consider banning it?
Why did you decide to lie to try to make your point? Because its already pretty weak?
There are twice as many gun deaths as you state.
From the CDC:
Mortality
All injury deaths
Number of deaths: 199,752
Deaths per 100,000 population: 62.6
All poisoning deaths
Number of deaths: 51,966
Deaths per 100,000 population: 16.3
Motor vehicle traffic deaths
Number of deaths: 33,736
Deaths per 100,000 population: 10.6
All firearm deaths
Number of deaths: 33,594
Deaths per 100,000 population: 10.5
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, table 18[PDF – 4.4 MB]
Deaths per minute is not a great marker. Of course, other markers seem a bit arbitrary to me too, I'm pretty sure there is a contingent on DP who thinks that the more the weapon looks like a penis, the more precious it is to be able to own.
whatever civilian authorities believe is acceptable for civilian law enforcement officers should be a starting point for other civilians. I didn't know the second amendment ceased operating at a certain number of rounds
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. (Except for weapons that shoot 700 rounds per minute)
Why did you decide to lie to try to make your point? Because its already pretty weak?
There are twice as many gun deaths as you state.
From the CDC:
Mortality
All injury deaths
Number of deaths: 199,752
Deaths per 100,000 population: 62.6
All poisoning deaths
Number of deaths: 51,966
Deaths per 100,000 population: 16.3
Motor vehicle traffic deaths
Number of deaths: 33,736
Deaths per 100,000 population: 10.6
All firearm deaths
Number of deaths: 33,594
Deaths per 100,000 population: 10.5
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, table 18[PDF – 4.4 MB]
Those would be ordinance, not arms. The point of the militia is that each member should be able to quickly assemble with the best means of defense one could carry. Things like artillery or weapons requiring multiple operators like mounted guns aren't one's "arms."
As many as necessary.
So what you're saying is that you want to change the subject because you don't have a good answer to this question?What I can't stand of the left and drives me bat crazy is that they believe gun control stops gun crimes.
whatever civilian authorities believe is acceptable for civilian law enforcement officers should be a starting point for other civilians.
I could support that limitation actually.
Unfortunately police would likely be willing to accept more restrictions on their own arms if they knew those same restrictions would apply to civilians as well.
cars-almost always accidental deaths-not intentional
guns-almost always intentional deaths-mainly suicides.
big difference
cars are far more dangerous given most people killed are killed by accident without any intent to kill
The majority of cops are against gun control
Why is deaths per minute your standard? Have something in mind you would like to prohibit?
Those would be ordinance, not arms. The point of the militia is that each member should be able to quickly assemble with the best means of defense one could carry. Things like artillery or weapons requiring multiple operators like mounted guns aren't one's "arms."
taking away guns will somehow stop mass murders or people killing each other.
Is this about muslims driving cars into innocent people?
whatever civilian authorities believe is acceptable for civilian law enforcement officers should be a starting point for other civilians. I didn't know the second amendment ceased operating at a certain number of rounds
obviously this means arms rather than artillery or ordnance though but if the civilian cops can use it in a civilian environment, same for other citizens
Aw, don't be sad, anti Muslim nutjobs do the same thing.
really? Funny, I haven't seen other groups running people over in the name of thier god. perhaps you can link?
People have a right to bare arms. Okay, how about nuclear arms? Surface to air missiles capable of downing a commercial aircraft? Those are arms right?
Where do we draw the line? How much death can a weapon cause in under a minute before we should consider banning it?
People have a right to bare arms. Okay, how about nuclear arms? Surface to air missiles capable of downing a commercial aircraft? Those are arms right?
Where do we draw the line? How much death can a weapon cause in under a minute before we should consider banning it?