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It is the truth. In the 15 years I have been living here i cannot remember an innocent person being murdered with a handgun. Perhaps you should do some research before making such a stupid statement.
And here's a person who would be alive today if he had been allowed to defend himself. Because you know, people can only be murdered by handguns, there's no other possible way to murder someone
Three on trial over Dublin murder, Ireland
This was not a handgun murder.
And here's a person who would be alive today if he had been allowed to defend himself. Because you know, people can only be murdered by handguns, there's no other possible way to murder someone
Three on trial over Dublin murder, Ireland
This was not a handgun murder.
I guess you didn't read what I said, or mayhap you simply don't understand?
Ahhh, the old "your picture in the dictionary" gambit, popular among 7-year-olds everywhere.You need to look up the definition of "stupid".
I did, and your avatar was next to it.
Masterful.
I find it seriously hard to believe that criminals only target criminals. Thieves only steal from other thieves. Murderers only kill other murders.
Are you REALLY this stupid?
Jesus, you're more out of touch then Mitt Romney.
I've never been to Ireland so I'll just say fine, you don't need gun freedom because armed robbery isn't a threat to you.
Yes armed robbery happens in the United States to innocent people. To deny this would be like denying the sky is blue...
Armed robberies in Ireland are usually done with weapons other than guns.
Of course. The government has already disarmed the potential victums; why bother with a firearm? Personally I don't think much of governments that side with criminals against citizens and will not tolerate it in mine.
I'm not. I merely stated that had the dead man been allowed the use of a handgun for self defence he probably would still be alive. It's a truism that bad people kill good people. Good people should be allowed to have the means to defend themselves. You don't believe that, so be it. I just hope you are never on the recieving end like the poor dead guy. It will then be too late to change your mind.
And with the proliferation of guns, more murders occurs. There is a reason you get 6.1 murders per 100,000 and we get 1.2. At its most basic, I am five times more likely to be murdered in the US than NZ...
Actually you're not. The numbers are certainly higher but the vast majority are gang related homicides. If we could lock all of them up we would have crime rates actually lower then yours are now...and if you havn't checked, your crime rates are on the rise.
I've got friends who work with the NSW police as I've told you before and they are seeing more crime and more violent crime every week.
There's a reason no country has ever even considered invading America. Because the whole country is ARMED. It's a secondary army of 300,000,000 people that occupies this land from shore to shore, and there's no way possible for any army from any country to take it over, no possible way, and it's BECAUSE we're all ARMED. Your country on the other hand wouldn't take but a week to take over if another country decided to take it. Your choice to protect yourself and/or your country is GONE.I'm not. I merely stated that had the dead man been allowed the use of a handgun for self defence he probably would still be alive. It's a truism that bad people kill good people. Good people should be allowed to have the means to defend themselves. You don't believe that, so be it. I just hope you are never on the recieving end like the poor dead guy. It will then be too late to change your mind.
And with the proliferation of guns, more murders occurs. There is a reason you get 6.1 murders per 100,000 and we get 1.2. At its most basic, I am five times more likely to be murdered in the US than NZ...
So regardless of whether or not your numbers are accurate, you are at the total and complete mercy of your government and the rest of the world. You have no way to defend yourself.
We do, and we're going to keep it.
Armed robberies in Ireland are usually done with weapons other than guns.
Of course. The government has already disarmed the potential victums; why bother with a firearm? Personally I don't think much of governments that side with criminals against citizens and will not tolerate it in mine.
No one here sides with criminals, what a peculiar statement.
Of course. The government has already disarmed the potential victums; why bother with a firearm? Personally I don't think much of governments that side with criminals against citizens and will not tolerate it in mine.
No one here sides with criminals, what a peculiar statement.
Disarming the law-abiding encourages violent crime. And that is NOT what we should expect from government.
No one here sides with criminals, what a peculiar statement.
Disarming the law-abiding encourages violent crime. And that is NOT what we should expect from government.
Maybe in the US...I wouldn't call that an all-encompassing rule....
Disarming the law-abiding encourages violent crime. And that is NOT what we should expect from government.
Maybe in the US...I wouldn't call that an all-encompassing rule....
"The public's perception is that violence is increasing, but trends in violent crime reported to police since the early 1990s reveal a mixed story. Homicide has decreased by nine percent since 1990 and armed robbery by one-third since 2001, but recorded assaults and sexual assaults have both increased steadily in the past 10 years by over 40 percent and 20 percent respectively. The rate of aggravated assault appears to have contributed to the marked rise in recorded assault, and for both assault and sexual assault the rate of increase was greater for children aged under 15 years, with increases almost double that of the older age group. Neither population changes among young adult males nor rates of offending seem to explain the trends in recorded violent crime, and indicators of change in reporting to police provide only a partial explanation. Based on self-reported victimisation and reporting to police, it would seem increased reporting of assault is somewhat responsible for the rise in recorded assault rates against adult victims. However, victimisation survey data suggest there has been little change in rates of sexual assault, although reporting to police by women seems to have increased. Victimisation survey data also do not illuminate the most significant recorded increase in violent victimisation, against children, as they are collected less frequently and only apply to those aged at least over 15 years. The paper speculates that the rise could be due to better public understanding of child protection issues and increased reporting due to public awareness of what constitutes physical and sexual assault - especially within the family - but this requires further investigation to examine how many recorded violent crimes against children relate to current and/or past events and of the relationship to the offender.
Judy Putt
General Manager, Research"
Australian Institute of Criminology - Trends in violent crime
Ahhh, the old "your picture in the dictionary" gambit, popular among 7-year-olds everywhere.I did, and your avatar was next to it.
Masterful.
And you were not smart enough not to walk into it.
Of course. The government has already disarmed the potential victums; why bother with a firearm? Personally I don't think much of governments that side with criminals against citizens and will not tolerate it in mine.
No one here sides with criminals, what a peculiar statement.
Disarming the law-abiding encourages violent crime. And that is NOT what we should expect from government.
Ahhh, the old "your picture in the dictionary" gambit, popular among 7-year-olds everywhere.
Masterful.
And you were not smart enough not to walk into it.
Only because I overestimated your level of intelligence and maturity -- a mistake I will not repeat.
And you were not smart enough not to walk into it.
Only because I overestimated your level of intelligence and maturity -- a mistake I will not repeat.
Yes you will.
It is the truth. In the 15 years I have been living here i cannot remember an innocent person being murdered with a handgun. Perhaps you should do some research before making such a stupid statement.
I find it seriously hard to believe that criminals only target criminals. Thieves only steal from other thieves. Murderers only kill other murders.
Are you REALLY this stupid?
Jesus, you're more out of touch then Mitt Romney.
I've never been to Ireland so I'll just say fine, you don't need gun freedom because armed robbery isn't a threat to you.
Yes armed robbery happens in the United States to innocent people. To deny this would be like denying the sky is blue...
Armed robberies in Ireland are usually done with weapons other than guns.
I find it seriously hard to believe that criminals only target criminals. Thieves only steal from other thieves. Murderers only kill other murders.
Are you REALLY this stupid?
Jesus, you're more out of touch then Mitt Romney.
I've never been to Ireland so I'll just say fine, you don't need gun freedom because armed robbery isn't a threat to you.
Yes armed robbery happens in the United States to innocent people. To deny this would be like denying the sky is blue...
Armed robberies in Ireland are usually done with weapons other than guns.
Maybe you should ban them.
What percentage of the population (that is currently law abiding) would break into our houses and rape our women if people didn't have guns in their houses?
Anybody want to venture a guess?
