tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post4877400657825636253..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: The Truth About GunsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-33945797959678109192012-10-24T19:08:19.284+02:002012-10-24T19:08:19.284+02:00Liberals: Killing millions everyday.
Go to Brazi...Liberals: Killing millions everyday. <br />Go to Brazil if you don't like guns. I hear there is no crime at all there. Strict guns laws made it that way. <br />2nd Amendment. Get over it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-28029182599306800882012-10-23T16:44:24.669+02:002012-10-23T16:44:24.669+02:00If I shoot a poisonous snake that's posing a d...If I shoot a poisonous snake that's posing a danger to me, that's a defensive gun use. But those numbers are about how often good citizens save themselves from a thug (what you call a human) causing harm.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-3994638007331067872012-10-23T13:50:32.730+02:002012-10-23T13:50:32.730+02:00"Preventing deaths" is what we're ta..."Preventing deaths" is what we're talking about, not every possible thing you can call a DGU from murder to shooting at a snake.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-21520327490256800642012-10-22T17:41:53.941+02:002012-10-22T17:41:53.941+02:00Mikeb, Krafft provides sources for his claims and ...Mikeb, Krafft provides sources for his claims and goes through the reasoning. I can see why you'd doubt him.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-26157466732830846912012-10-22T16:07:27.221+02:002012-10-22T16:07:27.221+02:00You're right there. The best studies put the ...You're right there. The best studies put the number at 1.5 million at least.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-85785890611132875672012-10-22T13:23:33.098+02:002012-10-22T13:23:33.098+02:00Citing Bruce Krafft for an honest opinion on guns ...Citing Bruce Krafft for an honest opinion on guns is pretty funny. He's the TTAG professional spin doctor. No one does it better, as Carly said.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-16387902590956244042012-10-22T13:21:42.718+02:002012-10-22T13:21:42.718+02:00I disagree with that. Guns are definitely not prev...I disagree with that. Guns are definitely not preventing 35,000 deaths a year. That's absolutely ridiculous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-23842880998305721652012-10-22T05:16:39.666+02:002012-10-22T05:16:39.666+02:00We're not talking about war here. My comment ...We're not talking about war here. My comment relates to defensive gun uses here in America. You can read a summary of the data here:<br /><br />http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/10/bruce-w-krafft/the-costs-and-benefits-of-the-second-amendment-without-the-benefits/Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-25150103913823523572012-10-22T04:31:49.448+02:002012-10-22T04:31:49.448+02:00Used to save innocent lives more times than to tak...Used to save innocent lives more times than to take them? I'd like to see stats on that. I assume the majority of times one could argue they were used to save something (lives/freedom/property/ect.) the enemy that caused the need for the saving were also using guns. It's kind of a wash in this case. A very violent wash. It's called war.Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339125862340793733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-22827800106682380502012-10-21T23:07:19.307+02:002012-10-21T23:07:19.307+02:00Yep, all of this in CA, the Brady's paradise s...Yep, all of this in CA, the Brady's paradise state with all the assault weapons bans, registration, 10 round limits, etc. <br /><br />It's a good thing this fella had access to a gun, what would have happened if he used explosives to blow up the houses? He could have killed everyone.Bill Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14372322870114949570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-72840892470818702732012-10-21T22:38:57.629+02:002012-10-21T22:38:57.629+02:00They're also used to save innocent lives--more...They're also used to save innocent lives--more times than to take them. They're also used for a number of purposes that have nothing to do with killing any person.Greg Camphttp://gregorycamp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com