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XDTalk RSS · 07-03-2008, 05:30 AM

The numbers are so compelling, but do we pay attention? They involve guns, murders and suicides and they show us that we are far safer not to be within reach of a firearm, though almost one third of us live in a household with one. Are we stubborn, because it is our right to own a gun? Or do we just not pay attention to the dormant death their presence represents? Research released... [Sudbury Star (Ontario), Editorial, via gunpolicy.org ]

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ForTehNguyen · 07-03-2008, 06:14 AM

so because a gun isnt in the house they suddenly find their life worth living and won't commit suicide ?

jfdavis58 · 07-03-2008, 06:31 AM

Oh Pleaze.

Are we so bereft of subjects to discuss that we need this automation to deliver the ridiculous? Aren't there enough humans to 'stir the pot' and get things riled-up?

Give me a handful of gun statistics and I'll prove your dad's father shot and killed your grandmother before your dad was born.

Trivia would be one thing, but stupidity from the gun challenged north of the border is ludicrous.

yeahYeah · 07-03-2008, 07:18 AM

i get scared that my gun will hop out of the holster it stays dormant in while i am asleep and plot to bring death upon me.

Carnivorous · 07-03-2008, 07:24 AM

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...homes in which a suicide took place were three to five times more likely to have a gun present than households in which there were no suicides.

Which proves ONLY that suicidal people buy guns for the purpose of ending their life. And that's pretty obvious.

This goes back to a statistic I heard last week about local vs. national background checks: local checks are more effective at reducing gun violence (homicide and suicide) than national checks, because they pick up mental health issues. Obviously, the mentally disturbed should not have guns.

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XDTalk RSS XDTalk Robot News Feed Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,588	Figures Show Canadians, Americans Far Safer in Homes Without Guns The numbers are so compelling, but do we pay attention? They involve guns, murders and suicides and they show us that we are far safer not to be within reach of a firearm, though almost one third of us live in a household with one. Are we stubborn, because it is our right to own a gun? Or do we just not pay attention to the dormant death their presence represents? Research released... [Sudbury Star (Ontario), Editorial, via gunpolicy.org ] More...

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07-03-2008, 06:31 AM	#3
jfdavis58 XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 84	Oh Pleaze. Are we so bereft of subjects to discuss that we need this automation to deliver the ridiculous? Aren't there enough humans to 'stir the pot' and get things riled-up? Give me a handful of gun statistics and I'll prove your dad's father shot and killed your grandmother before your dad was born. Trivia would be one thing, but stupidity from the gun challenged north of the border is ludicrous.