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Dawggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 02:23 PM Original message |
This is not a gun thread but a social thread question. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think you are overthinking the question |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. We're paranoid and competitive |
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bluestdogest (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. You are on your own when it comes to self-defense. Unless of course, |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. We have body guards. They are known as the police department. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Sorry, but that is utter nonsense. Police do not and can not prevent crime. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Hey Karl. |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 07:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
45. Not true |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 09:19 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. So the overgrown field is gone and thus a possible venue for crime, great. |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Maybe if you're the mayor ... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. That's because our police departments are undermanned and |
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Dawggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I haven't owned a gun since I outgrew duck hunting when I was 18... |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Yes, well those who were NOT able to get out of a "situation" aren't around to post... |
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Dawggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Oh, give me a break, Karl. You know that's a silly argument. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. No, gunmen today are far worse. |
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Dawggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Damn, I know what you mean. I was in this card game last week... |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-05-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #35 |
49. Ask those dead in the mall if they found that funny. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 07:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
41. Well then, there's no reason to worry about guns at all, I guess. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
3. Guns don't cause violence, but violence causes guns. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. ... |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. IF it was more likely to (be used to) shoot a family member, having a gun would indeed be irrational |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. "that is not the case" |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Body Count Fallacy |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:50 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Sure. |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Accidents: 789 (all ages); Suicide (17,000); Murders: 10,000... 2005/6 stats |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. 1.3, 4.6, 37 |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Way too many defensive gun uses; number used in "shooting of family members" pales in comparison. n |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Sorry, no. |
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jmg257 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Read the stats - FBI, WISQARS, DOJ, etc. truth is out there - check it out! nt |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Some stats for you - this is kind of old and may not display properly |
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Dawggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I think that published data might disagree with you there. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-05-08 01:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
48. A lot depends on where you live. |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. i dunno if thats nessarily true |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. The argument is not really for more guns, rather an elimination of unenforced fake gun-free zones |
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Dawggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. You're a bright guy, SM... If those guys were armed with knives do you feel that the death toll |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. If you can figure out a way to disarm just the bad guys, please post it |
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Dawggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Can't you admit that if handguns were harder for people to acquire that there would most likely |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Sure, but if the overall death rate doesn't decline because criminals use other weapons |
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Dawggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I'll respectfully disagree with you there. Look at the recent school shootings. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. You're indulging in some cherry-picking of information |
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I work for workers (551 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. If he has looked at the evidence, he won't admit to that fallacy. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. See: the George W Bush administration response to 9/11. 99.9% of the population won't kill me. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Does that mean something in English? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Yes. nt |
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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
38. We have a Draconian police system that avoides real criminals |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
39. This IS a gun thread. |
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Dawggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 06:29 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Yeah, it turned out that way and a big part of it is my fault. |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
42. Hillary will fix this problem also...give people hope, and this kind of stuff will end. |
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I work for workers (551 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Hillary better hope Heller beats DC, lest her "national database" |
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I work for workers (551 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-04-08 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
46. Why do such threads turn into gun threads? |
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