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Gun Control & RKBA

In reply to the discussion: I'm afraid. [View all]

EdwardBernays

(3,343 posts)
26. Sorry
Tue May 3, 2016, 03:33 AM
May 2016

Are you comparing the US to second and third world countries?

Is that what you actually think is appropriate?

And you need to do more than Google which countries have cops with guns. Lol.

Two easy examples that show up your ignorance are Germany and France.

Many German municipal cops don't carry guns and in France municipal police almost never do. That cops in cities.

So if you're in a city in Germany or France you're not likely to run into an armed cop.

Try again?

Oh and yes you're right I was quoting the gun violence rate, not the gun homicide rate... For gun homicides, when you compare it to non 2nd and 3rd world countries the US is the worst. Easily.

I know it somehow makes gun violence advocates happy that America is doing much better than Libya in gun violence, but Europe and Asia are much less swayed by that argument.

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I'm afraid. [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 OP
I'm always tickled by those who say gun owners live in fear Press Virginia May 2016 #1
My personal opinion discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #2
well my first line of defense is the dogs Press Virginia May 2016 #3
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there is no evidence to support the claim gejohnston May 2016 #5
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Cops carry EdwardBernays May 2016 #8
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I'm saying EdwardBernays May 2016 #12
cum hoc ergo propter hoc gejohnston May 2016 #15
Not even vaguely true EdwardBernays May 2016 #22
I do, I also know what I'm reading. gejohnston May 2016 #23
Gun violence. Straw Man May 2016 #25
well EdwardBernays May 2016 #27
we don't have tens of thousands of accidents, gejohnston May 2016 #28
ummm EdwardBernays May 2016 #32
That is pretty low for our population gejohnston May 2016 #35
There's some truth EdwardBernays May 2016 #36
more complete nonsense gejohnston May 2016 #37
Lol EdwardBernays May 2016 #39
your numbers are still wrong gejohnston May 2016 #41
Relevance? Straw Man May 2016 #30
Yes? Straw Man May 2016 #24
Sorry EdwardBernays May 2016 #26
You should be. Straw Man May 2016 #29
here EdwardBernays May 2016 #31
wrong gejohnston May 2016 #33
... and there. Straw Man May 2016 #34
Really EdwardBernays May 2016 #38
Red herrings and false premises. Straw Man May 2016 #40
I wonder... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #17
re: "would never call a non-gunner 'weak' or 'unprepared' or anything insulting." discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #18
The Nuge.... CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #19
Well, the Nuge kind of 'ran out the door without paying' discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #20
This is a tricky place. CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #21
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