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That makes a case for the negative cost analysis of guns but completely ignores the positive cost analysis:
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No, i didn't. You said guns save more people then kill. The stat proved that wrong. Plus, your getting your stats from a strongly bias source, mine is a police study.
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Gang members aren't law-abiding citizens and don't adhere to gun control laws; making all guns illegal wouldn't deter thugs from accessing guns via black market, which they're currently using. It's wiser to focus on eliminating the appeal of gangs and reduce membership - which opens up a completely separate pandora's box of societal issues.
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The black market is only there because of the ease to get guns in the united states. In China, there are close to zero gun homicides simply because they are so strict about it. And don't tell me China doesn't have gangs.
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Sad tragedies, both. Teens are twice as likely to die in a car crash. Should we focus safety efforts on the leading cause or the 2nd leading cause - which would save more lives? It seems a valid argument that raising the legal driving age to 18 would save a multitude of lives, though I can't offer any comparative stats. I did find this, however
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I strongly object to the sentiment that focusing on guns means we ignore drunk driving. I think teens shouldn't drive until they pass a test proving that amount testosterone in their vanes is no larger then the amount of blood (bad humor again)