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In response to "Yup. I honestly wish we could remove *every* gun. But i know that's not realistic." by musubi

so, all the law abiding citizens who have never used their guns in a crime will turn theirs in.

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Dec 21 '12, 10:05

what then?

Responses:

crazy kids with law abiding parents wouldn't have gun readily at hand to go shoot up an elementary school, for one. -- nm - znufrii Dec 21, 10:08
You'll see a drop in domestic homicides. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:07 16
- (And suicides.) nm - Dignan Dec 21, 10:15 3
  - I don't much care about those, because there are many ways to skin a cat. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 21, 10:16 2
    - If you choose to not care, I can't make you. (nm) - musubi Dec 21, 10:20
    - Suicides dropped 65% in Australia after their anti-gun plan was enacted. - Dignan Dec 21, 10:19
- again, optimism. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 21, 10:11 11
  - It worked in Australia. nm - Dignan Dec 21, 10:13
  - This is such a BS response. You don't think it's easier to *kill* with a gun than some other tool? - musubi Dec 21, 10:13 8
    - thinking that crime rates will decrease because you take law abiding citizens protection away is optimism. - groiny Dec 21, 10:15 4
      - It's *proven* to work in other countries. - musubi Dec 21, 10:18 3
        
        And lifejackets don't make water any more breathable, they just keep it out of *your* lungs. - Dr.Vermin Dec 21, 10:21 2
        
        i don't even know what this means. -- nm - Andie Dec 21, 10:21 1
        
        It's an honest-to-god sincere attempt to analogize guns with life jackets. nm - Dignan Dec 21, 10:24
    - I still go back to the 2 school disasters. One in Sandy Hook, One in China - amoxy Dec 21, 10:15 2
      - We'll get to the knives next. - Dr.Vermin Dec 21, 10:18 1
        
        Oh I get it that is sarcasm -- nm - amoxy Dec 21, 10:23
  - Nope.....there are a substantial number of domestic homicides that aren't prefaced by legal action - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:13
Then there are less guns for killing people. For the billionth time, it doesn't stop *EVERY* gun crime. - musubi Dec 21, 10:07 4
- you do not see that criminals have guns, while good citizens don't would not cause an problem? nm -- nm - groiny Dec 21, 10:09 3
  - Citizens have guns now, does that stop crime? Good citizens with guns *at best* re-direct crime. - musubi Dec 21, 10:12 2
    - Good citizens with guns can prevent crime. Read up on the mall shooting in Oregon. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 21, 10:14
    - there are lots of factors in stopping crime. - groiny Dec 21, 10:13

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