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Gun Control Reform Activism

Cerafine

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7. An armed society is a polite, accidental death filled society

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 04:11 PM

Jul 2015

The idea that putting more guns in more pockets would lead to less deaths is nonsense. Perhaps there would be less deaths in mass shootings (which only make up a tiny percent of firearm deaths) but the accidental discharges would spike tremendously. Those deaths rarely make the news and occupy almost none of our consciousness. The likelihood that you and I will die by a bullet would increase drastically.

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If they were just armed they would be alive today . . . Really? [View all] flamin lib Jul 2015 OP

When are we going to wake up and declare the NRA a domestic terrorist enabler? -none Jul 2015 #1

One case where it might have helped exboyfil Jul 2015 #2

Worked for Chris Kyle, didn't it? frylock Jul 2015 #3

I totally agree with you. The element of surprise changes the chances of success. Frustratedlady Jul 2015 #4

Here's a video where ABC tried to test "if they were just armed" jeff47 Jul 2015 #5

wrm ok - standing army, uh oh jimmy the one Jul 2015 #6

An armed society is a polite, accidental death filled society Cerafine Jul 2015 #7