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To: PROCON
As a Canadian you can imagine the hysteria here over guns in the US, where a child is killed every day (per the hysteria).

Indeed, if you count the 505 accidental gun deaths, and if they were all reported on in the media, it would seem like a real outbreak, someone dying more than once per day.

So I tried to explain that although the per capita gun accident deaths are about 2 times the US over Canada, that the number 505 is tiny. Something like 30,000 are killed in car deaths, and another 30,000 (or so) in falling accidents.

Am I going about the argument the right way?

31 posted on 07/05/2016 3:35:05 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Sam Gamgee

Am I going about the argument the right way?


How about explain the number of lives guns save?


32 posted on 07/05/2016 3:40:39 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Sam Gamgee
Am I going about the argument the right way?

Yes you are but cars, to a liberal, aren't as evil as guns. Those dastardly guns have a mind of their own when it comes to killing innocents, donchaknow.

Liberals have already made their minds up, obediently repeating the talking points they've heard.

33 posted on 07/05/2016 3:41:31 PM PDT by PROCON (Americans First or Terrorists First - Choose in November)
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To: Sam Gamgee

The problem of entering a debate with a fool is after a couple minutes, nobody can tell you apart.


35 posted on 07/05/2016 4:19:11 PM PDT by bicyclerepair (Ft. Lauderdale FL (zombie land). TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
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To: Sam Gamgee

Partly.

Tell them that a lot of U.S. citizens would rather shoot a Congressman or his staff than give up the Second Amendment.

Tell them many Americans are tired of all the infringements on the Second Amendment.

Tell them if Canada had the same level of the same minorities that the U.S. has, they would have the same problems, and guns are not the cause.


36 posted on 07/05/2016 4:51:55 PM PDT by marktwain
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