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Being one of "those people", sure. It's a statistical fact that the countries with the strictest gun control laws have the most murders per capita. America actu
by lj3 10y ago
Being one of "those people", sure. It's a statistical fact that the countries with the strictest gun control laws have the most murders per capita. America actually sits at the bottom of that list, with one of the lowest murder per capita rates despite having one of the highest gun ownership per capita.
Those statistics you linked are inaccurate. Up to 2/3s of those firearms deaths are suicides.
If you prefer a more emotional argument, scott adams provides a perfectly good one here[0]. tl;dl: we want firearms to protect our homes and families from the millions of violent muslims you're importing.
Something else important to consider: whether you agree with me or not, there are enough people who feel the way I do about the issue that if a gun control law was to actually pass there would be a civil war.
[0]: http://blog.dilbert.com/post/146307088451/why-gun-control-cant-be-solved-in-the-usa http://blog.dilbert.com/post/146307088451/why-gun-control-ca...
- laserDinosaur 10y ago> America actually sits at the bottom of that list, with one of the lowest murder per capita What stats are you looking at? Surely you have a link that backs this up.
- lj3 10y agoWherever obama got his from. I'm guessing a CDC report. http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/01/05/obama-admits-two-thirds-scary-gun-death-statistics-suicides/ http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/01/05/obama-adm... And there's this chart https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2015/10/guncorrelation1.jpg&w=1484 https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://... that I got from this article https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/10/06/zero-correlation-between-state-homicide-rate-and-state-gun-laws/?tid=ss_fb-bottom https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/201... Also this chart http://www.gunfacts.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/GUNS-IN-OTHER-COUNTRIES-Firearm-Ownership-and-Homicides-Rates-per-Country.png http://www.gunfacts.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/GUNS-IN-... and this chart http://www.gunfacts.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/GUNS-IN-OTHER-COUNTRIES-Homicide-Rates-for-Top-Ten-Countries-Plus-United-States.png http://www.gunfacts.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/GUNS-IN-... Enough?