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That's what I'm looking for | 7/17/2014 | Scouter

Posted on 07/17/2014 7:33:35 AM PDT by scouter

I went to the shooting range last night for the first time in about 2 years. Lot's of fun, and I have to admit, I did pretty well for being so out of practice. But talking with some folks, I heard something that I had not heard before, but they all agreed it was true. I'd like to know if anyone can cite a source for this, as I'd like to use it in a conversation with my sister, who is opposed to gun ownership.

What I heard was that the U.S. has the 3rd highest rate of murder by gun in the world, but if you remove the locations with the strictest gun control, we have the 3rd lowest. That's a powerful statistic. I'd like to be able to use it, if I can find a citation. Can anyone help?


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To: ansel12
If you ever do get her there, force yourself to make sure that she has fun and a good time, save the complicated lessons and preaching for later. First, get her hooked on the fun and let her get confident.

Excellent advice. I'll make sure to follow it. I also thought I'd start her on a .22.

21 posted on 07/17/2014 8:52:25 AM PDT by scouter
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To: scouter

“The irony with my sister’s anti-gun position is that her daughter is an FBI agent and her son is former Special Forces, and they both support gun ownership.”

Libtard life is just one cognitive dissonance crisis after another. It is worst when those you bore and raised insist on learning history, insist on hard data instead of hardball politics, and insist on owning those nasty, dangerous GUNS!

Be especially kind to your Libtard friend. These are trying times for them.

PS Tomorrow doesn’t look any better for them.

PPS ;-)


22 posted on 07/17/2014 8:57:51 AM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and for what Muslims do.)
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To: scouter
Not sure if this reference would have it, but here's the link.

The author, Guy Smith, also visits this site here and there. Can't recall his account name, though.

Gun Facts v6!

Click the pic to go to the Gun Facts v6 download page!

23 posted on 07/17/2014 9:02:26 AM PDT by Joe Brower (The "American People" are no longer capable of self-governance.)
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To: scouter

There is little that is more satisfying to a man than when he succeeds in changing a female from disparaging his hobby, to her becoming the one pestering him to take her camping, or shooting, or whatever.


24 posted on 07/17/2014 9:04:31 AM PDT by ansel12 (LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nation's electorate for democrats)
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To: Tijeras_Slim; All

http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2013/09/debunking-four-cities-murder-myth.html

http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2013/01/european-murder-rates-compared-to.html


25 posted on 07/17/2014 9:06:44 AM PDT by marktwain (The old media must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
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To: marktwain

Thanks!


26 posted on 07/17/2014 9:42:25 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: scouter

Take out Hispanic and black crime and we are the lowest.


27 posted on 07/17/2014 9:43:57 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Are!)
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To: CodeToad

Does this include blacks from Africa or just Holder’s people?

However the number of Hispanics are increasing with leaps and bounds.

Not a very pretty picture.


28 posted on 07/17/2014 10:28:47 AM PDT by 353FMG
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To: Tijeras_Slim
I’ve also read that if you remove a certain “demographic” we’re about the same homicide rate as Sweden.

HEY! Careful there! Remember, truth is the new hate speech!

29 posted on 07/17/2014 11:43:26 AM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: Foundahardheadedwoman
I agree with what you stated, and love your tagline.

FMCDH(BITS)

30 posted on 07/17/2014 12:01:57 PM PDT by nothingnew (Hemmer and MacCullum are the worst on FNC)
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To: 353FMG

Just Holder’s people. “African-Americans” are his people. Black Americans are not.


31 posted on 07/17/2014 12:40:42 PM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Are!)
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To: marktwain

Thanks a bunch for those.


32 posted on 07/17/2014 1:49:42 PM PDT by MileHi
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To: marktwain

BFL...


33 posted on 07/17/2014 2:56:31 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: nothingnew

Thanks, like yours too, but I would rather we do the prying. The streets could get slippery, shortly.


34 posted on 07/17/2014 4:28:46 PM PDT by Foundahardheadedwoman (God don't have a statute of limitations)
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To: scouter

Remove the places with the strictest gun control - and THEN remove the crimes committed by young gang-bangers.

The numbers become miniscule.


35 posted on 07/18/2014 3:21:54 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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