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Visualizing gun deaths – Comparing the U.S. to rest of the world

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by rangecontraction, Apr 9, 2015.

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  1. rangecontraction

    rangecontraction New Member

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    http://www.humanosphere.org/science...eaths-comparing-the-u-s-to-rest-of-the-world/

    America needs to ban gun ownership for civilians. If it doesn't, Americans will, simply put, continue to die like flies!

    America gun culture and its crazy, stupid and completely foolish "right to bear arms" will rightly result in its societal decay and well deserved rot.


    Firearm homicide rates in selected high-income countries, 2010
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    rangecontraction, Apr 9, 2015
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    RealTravis New Member

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    Gun ownership should be a privilege, not a right. I don't have a right to own a house, a car, a laptop, or a pet. Same applies to guns.
     
    RealTravis, Apr 9, 2015
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  3. Xenamnes

    Xenamnes Banned

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    If the rot is well deserved as you claim, then simply withhold comment on the matter and allow nature to take its course, and the problem will eventually solve itself when everyone is dead.
     
    Xenamnes, Apr 9, 2015
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  4. doombug

    doombug Well-Known Member

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    Well this right has been around for a few hundred years now and America has not been destroyed yet. As a matter of fact the US has emerged as a great society. Perhaps we need more gun ownership. How about a bazooka in every garage! Sounds great.
     
    doombug, Apr 9, 2015
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  5. Hoosier8

    Hoosier8 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Freedom, a concept many foreigners seem not to understand.
     
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    I suspect that most gun ownership and the resulting homicides are in the lower strata of society making guns a positive for improving the overall intelligence of the American population and thus providing America an evolutionary advantage.
     
    CourtJester, Apr 9, 2015
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    whatukno New Member

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    The gun debate is over. People just need to accept the fact that you aren't going to ever ban guns in this country and move on.
     
    whatukno, Apr 9, 2015
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    Foolardi Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    False Equivalence personified.Totally False.
    Equating Gun Ownership { I presume LEGAL Gun Ownership } to Homicides
    like in Chicago is Stupid.The Facts are Clear.Whenever a big city like Washington D.C.
    Or Chicago ban Guns the crime rate soars and is at record level.There is No disputing
    that.Washington D.C. and Chicago are the Proof.
    When you look at the Second largest city in Illinois { Aurora } and find that
    Guns are legal and that for 2 years not a single homicide by gun happened then
    by golly ... this entire OP { Thread } needs to be Condemned.
    No different than trying to Paint Beau Bergdahl as some hero " served with honor
    and distinction " when In Fact he was a Deserter who wilfully joined the enemy.
    Painting legal Gun Owners as the Problem is a FLAT OUT LOAD of Bullcrapola
     
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    The debate isn't over by any means.
     
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  10. Foolardi

    Foolardi Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    When cities legalize gun ownership ... The Crime rate lessens.
    What part of that bugs you.
     
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    The OP doesn't even live in the US. This is an obvious flame bait thread. Probably will be allowed to stay. I wonder how long a thread titled " Americas stupid "gay rights" will destroy it" would be allowed to stay?
     
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    I don't care anymore, have all the guns you like.
     
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  13. Johnny-C

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    You don't know the future. All kinds of things change, from generation to generation. Time is no respecter of persons.
     
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    You might be right, but as for right now, the gun nuts have won. When mass shootings are shrugged off by the right wing as "oh well (*)(*)(*)(*) happens" it's just time to pack in the debate.
     
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    Like the progressive push to oppress citizens rights.
     
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    Yea, the more redneck conservative types manage to shoot themselves the better off the country is.
     
    Gateman_Wen, Apr 9, 2015
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  17. Johnny-C

    Johnny-C Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, we aren't sane here in America about life/death. We do not honor/respect life as a standard, but are simply selective about which lives 'matter'.
     
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    Speaking for yourself of course.

    - - - Updated - - -

    I don't know, all those liberal gun owners are a danger to liberals too.
     
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    Where is that written.I know the lefty Press has been pressing for those stories
    but have come up dry.Like the SPLC { Southern Poverty Law Center } which is
    a lefty shill group trying desperately to paint the Tea party,returning vets and
    Gun Owners as possible Terrorists { domestic I guess }.
    But they failed.
    What we do have is major crime spree's { Real city terrorism } in cities like
    Chicago { possibly Murder Capitol of the World }.
    Where are all these redneck whites shooting each other.
    Blacks { 13% of the population } commit more than half of all Homicide.
    Blacks who aren't part of the NRA.
    Admit yer facts are about was waterlogged as moccasins in some Louisianna
    bayou.
     
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    maat Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    IMO, most shooting deaths are between rival drug gangs fighting over customers with welfare dollars. Perhaps less socialism would slow the rate of shootings. Also, you never know when your government will use them on you.
     
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    Foolardi Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Which explains the sanity of why this corrupted MSM refuses to report
    any Polar Bear hunting by young black thugs or the number and intensity of
    killings in Chicago every other day.But Boy ... let just One rogue cop
    shoot some black dude and all Hell Freezes over.
     
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    The term 'stupid' in your OP immediately removes any credibility you might have had with your dissertation. Move along, nothing to see here folks.
     
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    Abortion clinic owners agree....
     
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    So do "conservative" warmongers.
     
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    Because you have to be more evolved/intelligent to kill with a gun?
     
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