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Quote by: Shawmutt Yes, let's cling to the few murderous rampages in the US as "proof" that guns are an issue. |
A FEW murderous rampages? The U.S. is among the most murderous and gun violent nations in the world. We should only WISH it were a "few" rampages.
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American Bar Association...
"The rate of death from firearms in the United States is eight times higher than that in its economic counterparts in other parts of the world." "The overall firearm-related death rate among U.S. children younger than 15 years of age is nearly 12 times higher than among children in 25 other industrialized countries combined." -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"The United States has the highest rate of youth homicides and suicides among the 26 wealthiest nations." -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Quote by: Shawmutt --like bombs or knives. |
Naw... with knives you have to get right next to your victim, and bombs you have to know how to build.
"Of those incidents in which the murder weapon was specified, 70.3 percent of the homicides that occurred in 2004 were committed with firearms." --
Dept of Justice, FBI, 2004
Guns? They're a cinch. Even an 11 and 13 yr-old can kill and injure a dozen people from 200 feet away, with just some simple pulls of a finger.
Granted, they were well trained by the NRA's youth gun safety course.
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