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GURPS

GURPS

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Sapidus said:
Why are we one of the few nations in the world where this happens over and over and one of the nations in the world with the most lax gun control laws?

https://www.vox.com/conversations/2...shooter-nra-australia-gun-control-tim-fischer
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500,000 - 1,000,000 Rwandans were murdered in a 2 month period back in the 90's ....
mass killings are a problem in the US my ass ....
10's of Thousands are slaughtered ever yr world wide ...

look at the Middle East ... how many die each week ... 59 gun deaths is nothing next to the whole sale slaughter that goes on hell 12k yearly deaths is small potato


I researched the strictly tightened gun laws in Britain and Australia. Neither nation experienced drops in mass shootings or other gun related-crime that could be attributed to their buybacks and bans. Mass shootings were too rare in Australia for their absence after the buyback program to be clear evidence of progress. And in both Australia and Britain, the gun restrictions had an ambiguous effect on other gun-related crimes or deaths.

When I looked at the other oft-praised policies, I found out that no gun owner walks into the store to buy an “assault weapon.” It’s an invented classification that includes any semiautomatic that has two or more features, such as a bayonet mount, a rocket-propelled grenade-launcher mount, a folding stock or a pistol grip. But guns are modular, and any hobbyist can easily add these features at home.

http://nypost.com/2017/10/05/the-depressing-truth-about-gun-control/
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7 Facts On Gun Crime That Show Gun Control Doesn't Work


The Left is incessantly attempting to figure out new ways to take guns from law-abiding American citizens in the name of reducing gun crime. However, the facts clearly show that gun control only exacerbates violent crime. Here are seven facts proving this.

1. Washington, D.C.'s gun ban worsened the city's homicide rate. As The Daily Wire has previously explained:

In 1976, D.C. implemented a law that banned citizens from owning guns, as only police officers were allowed to carry firearms. Those who already owned guns were allowed to keep them only if they were disassembled or trigger-locked. Trigger locks could only be removed if the owner received permission from the D.C. police, which was rare.

According to prosecutor Jeffrey Shapiro, the results were not good. Annual homicides rose from 188 in 1976 to 364 in 1988, and then increased even further to 454 in 1993. The gun ban was struck down by the Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller, and homicides have steadily declined since then to 88 yearly murders in 2012. While Shapiro admits that there were other factors involved with the decline in homicides, lifting the gun ban clearly did not result in a rise in murders.​


2. The gun bans in Australia and Britain also didn't work. Australia and Britain are both hailed by the Left as evidence that gun control works. However, the facts tell a different story.

Two studies – a 2007 British Journal of Criminology study and a 2008 University of Melbourne study – concluded that Australia's temporary gun ban had no effect on the gun homicide rate. Crime Research Prevention Center president John Lott had similar findings.

"Prior to 1996, there was already a clear downward [trend] in firearm homicides, and this pattern continued after the buyback," wrote Lott. "It is hence difficult to link the decline to the buyback."

"Again, as with suicides, both non-firearm and firearm homicides fell by similar amounts," Lott continued. "In fact, the trend in non-firearms homicides shows a much larger decline between the pre- and post-buyback periods. This suggests that crime has been falling for other reasons. Note that the change in homicides doesn’t follow the change in gun ownership – there is no increase in homicides as gun ownership gradually increased."

In Britain's case, the Crime Research Prevention Center found that after the gun ban was implemented, there was initially a severe increase in the homicide rate, followed by a gradual decline once Britain beefed up their police force. However, there has only been one year where the homicide rate was lower than it was pre-ban:

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Additionally, there was an 89 percent spike in gun crime from 1998/1999 to 2008/2009, all of which occurred after the gun ban.

A closer look at the actual facts show that the Left's favorite examples of Britain and Australia are actually examples of how gun control doesn't work.
 
Merlin99

Merlin99

Visualize whirled peas
PREMO Member
Sapidus said:
BS. The article I posted makes clear that mass gun violence was on the rise and that there have been no mass events since the ban.

But keep stockpiling in your basement. Statistics show you are only making it more likely you or a loved one is killed by those very same guns
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yes it did, but vox's veracity is on par with yours so....
 
Merlin99

Merlin99

Visualize whirled peas
PREMO Member
Sapidus said:
I don’t think you understand the definition of a tool despite being one. A tool is a
Physical thing Speech is not
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A tool is a thing used to complete a task. To a pol it's the spoken word, to a writer it's the written word.

noun
1.an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.

2.any instrument of manual operation.

3.the cutting or machining part of a lathe, planer, drill, or similar machine.

4.the machine itself; a machine tool.

5.anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose: Education is a tool for success.


6.a person manipulated by another for the latter's own ends; cat's-paw.

7.the design or ornament impressed upon the cover of a book.

8.Underworld Slang.
  • a pistol or gun.
  • a pickpocket.


9.Slang: Vulgar. penis.
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