Dick Tuck
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yes, the answer is to revert to the wild west so you nutters can feel empowered like the macho men you wish you were.
yep...
<translation> "I don't want to hear about how a gun saved numerous lives."
Sorry sweetie, but they just do.
...Did you know.....
• A 1997 high school shooting in Pearl, Miss., was halted by the school's vice principal after he retrieved the Colt .45 he kept in his truck.
• A 1998 middle school shooting ended when a man living next door heard gunfire and apprehended the shooter with his shotgun.
• A 2002 terrorist attack at an Israeli school was quickly stopped by an armed teacher and a school guard.
• A 2002 law school shooting in Grundy, Va., came to an abrupt conclusion when students carrying firearms confronted the shooter.
• A 2007 mall shooting in Ogden, Utah, ended when an armed off-duty police officer intervened.
• A 2009 workplace shooting in Houston, Texas, was halted by two coworkers who carried concealed handguns.
• A 2012 church shooting in Aurora, Colo., was stopped by a member of the congregation carrying a gun.
• At the recent mall shooting in Portland, Ore., the gunman took his own life minutes after being confronted by a shopper carrying a concealed weapon. 2500 times last year alone legal gun owners stopped violent crime when confronted with it long before any police assistance ...
In 2010 there were an estimated 2.5 MILLION incidents where firearms saved a life.
Many more examples at link
Cases in which guns saved lives
You are aware of the numerous problems with Kleck's study, aren't you? I'd be ashamed to use that one. If Kleck's, and your contention was correct, the American South would have the lowest murder rates, since it has the highest percentage of handgun owners. To the contrary, the South has the highest murder and armed robbery rates in the country.
Clue yourself into the facts: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/table-4
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