Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Concealed Carry’s Body Count (VPC padding the numbers again) [View all]mikeysnot
(4,758 posts)125. Yes and yeterdays police blotter in one US city
buries these examples. These cases are so far and few between that they almost don't even register... Once again some of the ebst arguments for gun control come from the pro gun crowds themselves.
Fist story, she could have just drove off.... sounds like more gun fanaticism to me...
second story a Marine?? needed a gun to stop a wife beater? Really....?
Come on, if there are 38k of these daily why are you samples so pathetic...
This is the reality of unregulated guns in our society....
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wisconsin-bridge-shooting-20150503-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-homan-square-shooting-20150324-story.html
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
147 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
I believe that Professor Bogus writes for the VPC. So, this is just consistent with that.
NYC_SKP
Feb 2015
#1
For someone who claims they didn't read the post, your post prove you did not
mikeysnot
Mar 2015
#86
Funny. Grabbers try to claim GDUs only number a couple of hundred because
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2015
#17
"So, who do you presume is going to enforce your gun control laws? Aroma therapists?"
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2015
#38
It was a serious question, couched in a snarky tone. Who *will* enforce your proposed laws?
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2015
#50
based on an extrapolation from a small number of responses taken from more than 19 national surveys.
gejohnston
Mar 2015
#104
You're emotionally invested in a debunked study. That says its an agenda.
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2015
#92
And how many more of them occurred in the home, where 'carry' was irrelevant?
petronius
Feb 2015
#12
They ignore the fact that you are much more likely to be killed by an average citizen than a.....
Logical
Feb 2015
#21
Careful there, everyone knows "Mental Health" issues are just an NRA talking point
DonP
Feb 2015
#24
I love the smell of collective guilt-tripping in the morning; it smells like...
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2015
#82