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Freep survey - Gun regulation "public health"?
MedPage Today ^ | July 16 2008

Posted on 07/16/2008 8:48:25 PM PDT by BobbyT

"Is gun regulation a public health issue?"

http://broadcaster.medpagetoday.com/t?r=2&c=1898&l=15&ctl=CA06:5D21AFF7DD791D1C59086A13CA638538


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2a; banglist; guns; publichealth; rkba
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1 posted on 07/16/2008 8:48:25 PM PDT by BobbyT
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To: BobbyT

Welcome to FR

http://broadcaster.medpagetoday.com/t?r=2&c=1898&l=15&ctl=CA06:5D21AFF7DD791D1C59086A13CA638538


2 posted on 07/16/2008 8:50:53 PM PDT by dynachrome (Henry Bowman is right)
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To: BobbyT
"Is gun regulation a public health issue?"

Sure. It leads to lead poisoning.

3 posted on 07/16/2008 8:51:13 PM PDT by umgud
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To: BobbyT; 2ndDivisionVet; A knight without armor; Alexander Rubin; AmericaUnite; ...
Some good comments after the poll:
"In Texas, gun control means hitting what you are aiming at"

FREEP THIS POLL ***PING!*** FRmail me if you want to be added or removed from the Fearless Poll-Freeping Freepers Ping list. And be sure to ping me to any polls that need Freepin', if I miss them. (looks like a medium volume list) (gordongekko909, founder of the pinglist, stays on the list until his ghost signs up for the list)

4 posted on 07/16/2008 8:53:13 PM PDT by dynachrome (Henry Bowman is right)
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To: BobbyT

Lack of a gun can be bad for your health.


5 posted on 07/16/2008 8:55:15 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: BobbyT

Yeah, the bullets contain toxic lead, and the guns themselves may contain traces of otehr dangerous metals. [/s]


6 posted on 07/16/2008 8:56:34 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
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To: BobbyT
So are automobiles. More people are killed by automobiles than by guns. In either case it is the person doing the driving and shooting of the gun that causes the harm. Ban automobiles. It is good for the environment.
7 posted on 07/16/2008 9:01:20 PM PDT by NY Attitude ( You are responsible for your own safety until the arrival of law enforcement officers.)
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To: BobbyT

No.


8 posted on 07/16/2008 9:03:46 PM PDT by Calamari (Pass enough laws and everyone is guilty of something.)
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To: traviskicks

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9 posted on 07/16/2008 9:04:02 PM PDT by bamahead (Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding. -- B.H. Liddell Hart)
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To: bamahead

Yeah. Regulate them too much, and only the crooks have them. Then the law-abiding get shot.


10 posted on 07/16/2008 9:09:53 PM PDT by mavfin (Personal freedom, personal responsibility)
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To: BobbyT

Welcome to FR

Just voted

No 67%

Yes 33%


11 posted on 07/16/2008 9:11:39 PM PDT by Peacekeeper357 (God provided food for every bird but he didn't put it in their nest.)
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To: BobbyT

“Is gun regulation a public health issue?”

That’s a two sided question.


12 posted on 07/16/2008 9:12:30 PM PDT by silentreignofheroes (Old Dogs and Children,and Watermelon Wine.)
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To: BobbyT

Bump!


13 posted on 07/16/2008 9:16:14 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Jimmy Carter is the skidmark in the panties of American History)
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To: BobbyT

Welcome to FR!

Guns are not a health issue. But crime is certainly a public health issue. Criminal enterprise is more far reaching into public health and welfare than any legal firearm could ever impact.


14 posted on 07/16/2008 9:18:54 PM PDT by o_zarkman44 (No Bull in 08!)
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To: BobbyT

I was asked the question of whether or not I own guns in a recent health assessment I took. That was the first time I had been asked this question and it set me off! This kind of “nanny-ism” is just creeping everywhere now. How do we stop it?

JoMa


15 posted on 07/16/2008 9:21:46 PM PDT by joma89
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To: BobbyT

Overwhelmingly “no”


16 posted on 07/16/2008 9:22:02 PM PDT by wastedyears (Show me your precious darlings, and I will crush them all)
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To: joma89

How did you answer if you don’t mind me asking?


17 posted on 07/16/2008 9:23:17 PM PDT by wastedyears (Show me your precious darlings, and I will crush them all)
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To: BobbyT

It sort of depends on perspective. To an ER crew a gangbanger bleeding on a gurney from being shot while attempting to rape and assault somebody is a patient. The detachment is professionally necessary. To me he’s a target.


18 posted on 07/16/2008 9:24:20 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: BobbyT

Thanks for the warm welcome guys...been an off-and-on reader for a while, and I now find myself in Chicagoland, so I figured it’s about time I start contributing to the fight against 2A bans.

Hope it’s all right if I plug illinoiscarry.com.


19 posted on 07/16/2008 9:35:09 PM PDT by BobbyT
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To: wastedyears

It was multiple choice with Yes, No, Prefer not to say as options. I choose “prefer not to say”.

JoMa


20 posted on 07/16/2008 10:24:12 PM PDT by joma89
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