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You can't. prepare accordingly.
Never say can't. Always be prepared.
You can't. prepare accordingly.
Where is the disconnect? Is it me?
It doesn't matter whether the whites live in the ghetto or in the suburbs if they are falling victim to home invasions and gun violence. If the USA whites flee they can still be subject to crimes... so why are the UK whites rates of crime rising faster than those in the USA?
Because white people in America live in disproportionately economically advantaged neighborhoods, and such areas have less crime. In the UK, this is not NEARLY as prevalent, due to a far more homogeneous society.
That is an interesting claim but there are millions of poor whites in America-I live in Ohio and Appalachia is less than an hour or so away. People out there aren't shooting each other at high rates.
Isn't the very statement "Guns don't kill people, people kill people" a strawman? Honestly, has even the most anti-gun proponents ever said that guns kill people all on their own?
They claim that having access to guns causes people to kill others-strangely I have never heard of anyone being shot to death at a gun show or at the Grand American Trapshoot where there are several thousand people carrying ultra lethal 12 g shotguns and several millions dollars of them for sale.
No, we claim that it makes it much easier to kill others. I would prefer that it be quite difficult to kill others personally. A gun allows anybody to do it. At the very least, without guns you'd either need to physically overwhelm me or figure out some way to poison me. That lowers the likelihood of me dying.They claim that having access to guns causes people to kill others-strangely I have never heard of anyone being shot to death at a gun show or at the Grand American Trapshoot where there are several thousand people carrying ultra lethal 12 g shotguns and several millions dollars of them for sale.
That's a good idea, why DON'T we take a look at UK gun crime? Let's see, in 2002, there were 0.15 gun deaths per 100,000 people. In 2001 in the United States there were 3.98. Or over 25x as many. Doesn't seem to be the same level of problem. Then again, maybe the issue is that the people who own guns in America are more likely to be insane. Such as considering that right akin to freedom of speech.
I fail to see how rising figures for gun homicide in Britain, while remaining exponentially lower than the United States, at all helps your argument.I do believe you just missed the forest by staring at the trees. The UK has the strictest gun regulations for any industrialized nation. Despite this it still has gun related homicides which are also on the rise. Ironically, they're trying to ban knives, machettes, and samurai swords because of the explosion of knife related homicides. :rofl
Love the commercial YouTube - Not a good look(anti-knife campaign)
So much for your people who own guns in America are more likely to be insane arguement. I can't wait till they ban chainsaws.
No, we claim that it makes it much easier to kill others. I would prefer that it be quite difficult to kill others personally. A gun allows anybody to do it. At the very least, without guns you'd either need to physically overwhelm me or figure out some way to poison me. That lowers the likelihood of me dying.
Never say can't. Always be prepared.
No, we claim that it makes it much easier to kill others. I would prefer that it be quite difficult to kill others personally. A gun allows anybody to do it. At the very least, without guns you'd either need to physically overwhelm me or figure out some way to poison me. That lowers the likelihood of me dying.
I fail to see how rising figures for gun homicide in Britain, while remaining exponentially lower than the United States, at all helps your argument.
Lets assume your figures are correct.That's a good idea, why DON'T we take a look at UK gun crime? Let's see, in 2002, there were 0.15 gun deaths per 100,000 people. In 2001 in the United States there were 3.98. Or over 25x as many. Doesn't seem to be the same level of problem.
Given the numbers you presented, its almost a certainty that any given gun in the UK is more likely to be used to kill someone than any given gun in the US.That one's easy; in the UK it's tougher to shoot each other because there is gun control.
BlueKCSo... what do you do for that 8 minutes while your daughter is being raped?
The more I study this issue I still come to the inescapable conclusion that firearms are a problem. In that I mean those who should not possess them gain access to them and possess them illegally and then, in turn, use them in the commission of crimes, mayhem and murder.
IMO there seems to be no viable solution to this issue, how to keep weapons out of the hands of criminals, et al those determined to be prohibited persons under the GCA.
Do you have a solution james?
It would be terribly impolite to not afford your daughter's rapist something to drink - and, certainly, a light snack would be in order.Make the rapist some tea? Raping can work up an awful thirst.
We have one vote for the weapon itself, but don't know who cast the vote. What's up with that? I find it facinating that the vast majority so far voted conservative.Is it the weapon or the person pulling the trigger?
It would be terribly impolite to not afford your daughter's rapist something to drink - and, certainly, a light snack would be in order.
Saltines and tomatoe soup.Scones perhaps?
The more I study this issue I still come to the inescapable conclusion that firearms are a problem. In that I mean those who should not possess them gain access to them and possess them illegally and then, in turn, use them in the commission of crimes, mayhem and murder.
IMO there seems to be no viable solution to this issue, how to keep weapons out of the hands of criminals, et al those determined to be prohibited persons under the GCA. Do you have a solution james?