An Unbiased Analysis of Gun Crime vs. Gun Control? 3042
"Just so everyone knows where I stand, and why I am asking this, I offer the following. I enjoy guns and regularly compete in shooting matches and hunt occasionally. I am a member of the NRA, not for political reasons, but due to the fact that most competitions are closed to non-members (which I do think is screwed up). Having said this I am undecided on what a logical path for the future is. I do believe that an unarmed nation is a bad idea, but as Michael Moore pointed out in 'Bowling for Columbine' Canada has a much higher per capita gun ownership rate compared to the US and has nowhere near the amount of violent crime that the US has. All of the statistics that I have seen about countries that have altogether outlawed guns have been manipulated by those extreme groups. As such I find it hard to believe anything that either side presents.
Thanks, I look forward to reading all of your comments and the references that you provide."
Delusional (Score:5, Funny)
what
Re:Guns (Score:1, Funny)
Sorry.. (Score:3, Funny)
.. but "unbiased" and "slashdot" would be an oxymoron if used together.
Re:Guns (Score:5, Funny)
Guns cause violence. (Score:2, Funny)
I hope this helped.
Re:Guns (Score:5, Funny)
For a shooting to take place (in the US), you need 1) an American and 2) a gun. Now a way of preventing shootings is to remove one of the ingredients. Either get rid of guns or get rid of Americains
Re:We need to change the constitution (Score:5, Funny)
Re:We need to change the constitution (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Guns (Score:0, Funny)
Re:News for Geeks? Stuff that Matters? (Score:5, Funny)
Much like the classic bumpersticker:
"Ted Kennedy's Car Has Killed More People Than My Gun(s)"
Re:NRA is an extreme point-of-view? (Score:2, Funny)
I'd say thats extreem
but hey thats just me
Re:Center for Disease Control (Score:3, Funny)
Lead poisoning and air poisoning could be considered diseases...
Guns are just a side issue. (Score:5, Funny)
Every hour, 645.3 children are killed by lawn darts.
Most lawn darts are never ultimately used in the defense of a home. But they claim thousands of lives every year nevertheless. An angry spouse might turn to a lawn dart in the heat of an argument with tragic consequences. A suicidal teen reaches for the dart instead of reaching out for help.
Worse yet, 67.3% of all lawn darts are stolen from law-abiding homes, ending up on the black market and used against innocent victims, contributing to the dark, rising tide of lawn dart violence.
Stop the madness. Write your congressperson today and demand an end to this scourge.
Re:My thoughts... (Score:5, Funny)
rap music without guns? (Score:5, Funny)
If guns were completely abolished, imagine the rap videos on MTV. Snoop and Dre rapping about how their rolled on some suckas with their broadswords and morning stars? Somehow that seems way cooler than taking pot shots at people from the safety of your convertible.
Re:Guns (Score:2, Funny)
Fight the Power! Americans out of the US! NOW!
for fuck's sake, Liberty or Death! (Score:2, Funny)
Facts? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Guns just make it easier (Score:1, Funny)
Mission accomplished!
Re:Guns (Score:5, Funny)
Actually, I think it's Ek = 1/2mv^2 that kills people.
Re:The author, John Lott (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Michael Moore got it wrong with Canada. (Score:3, Funny)
Canadians point their guns at food.
If you had to eat whatever you shot and killed, the world would be a very different place.
(then again those bears are pretty chewy...)
Re:Guns (Score:1, Funny)
Take it back, or you're dead.
oops...
That's right, *bullets* kill people, not guns (Score:5, Funny)
You ever try walking into a Seven-Eleven and saying," Ok buddy, give me all the money or I'll push this bullet against your forhead"?
Trust me, they just stand there with that "deer in the headlights" look on their faces.
KFG
Re:Guns (Score:5, Funny)
When we do something, we do it right!
Re:Disarming America (Score:3, Funny)
Now that's a job I wouldn't take at any wage: "Hi, I'm from the government. I heard you have a lot of guns, and I'm here to take them back. They're illegal now, because they're dangerous and the governments better at handling your protection than you'll ever be."
BANG!
Re:Guns (Score:2, Funny)
MEMO (Score:3, Funny)
RE: New Charter
From the point forward, the CDC will only be concerned with viri and bacteria matters. This new policy, thoughfully suggested by an anonymous coward, will ensure that the CDC is best targetted towards the proper goals envisioned by Mr Coward. All employees researching non-viri and non-bacteria deaths are hereby layed off.
Thank You,
Chief, CDC, USDI
Guns are for people... (Score:1, Funny)