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Gun Control & RKBA

Eleanors38

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15. Here's some "futility" from Webster's def. of "epidemic"...

Reply to russ1943 (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 03:14 PM

Mar 2016

1. an outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time... 2. an outbreak or product of sudden rapid spread, growth or developmemt.

Since homicides have been on 20+ year decline, it appears there is no spreading or growth, rapid or otherwise, over-use of the disease metaphor not withstanding.

But Webster was a life-long member of da NRA, I heard

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From the CDC... [View all] beevul Feb 2016 OP

Banning guns because of shootings... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #1

But anonymous internet posters sarisataka Feb 2016 #2

That' strange as they list: All firearm deaths Number of deaths: 33,636 jmg257 Feb 2016 #3

Keyword being 'cause'. N/T beevul Feb 2016 #4

Ah - gotcha. "Shooting" is only mentioned once in the whole report. jmg257 Feb 2016 #5

Also from the CDC russ1943 Feb 2016 #6

"Objectionable" beevul Feb 2016 #7

An attempt to enlighten a gun enthusiast is futility defined. russ1943 Feb 2016 #9

Would it somehow be better if gun suicides used other methods to do themselves in... friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 #10

"An attempt to enlighten a gun enthusiast is futility defined." pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #12

Reading is fundamental, russel. beevul Feb 2016 #14

warped jimmy the one Mar 2016 #17

"Gun control advocates only ever express concern about suicide when guns are involved" friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #18

So much bla bla bla, so little substance. beevul Mar 2016 #19

re your repugnant position jimmy the one Mar 2016 #20

Repugnant only to those that presume they have some binding interest in the lives of others. beevul Mar 2016 #21

Here's some "futility" from Webster's def. of "epidemic"... Eleanors38 Mar 2016 #15

+1. You have demonstrated that pious fraud is part and parcel of gun control advocacy friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #16

Strangely when Europe looks at US firearm deaths sarisataka Feb 2016 #8

Gun control advocates only ever express concern about suicide when guns are involved... friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 #11

That's NRA TALKING POINTS™ virginia mountainman Feb 2016 #13