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dannynoonan

Jul 31, 12 8:29

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Re: A question for the gun control advocates [Bone Idol] [In reply to]	Quote \| Reply

Bone Idol wrote:

You are, overall, four times as likely to be murdered in the USA as Australia. That's not a small difference, and virtually all of that difference is attributed to the use of guns. It is not because we don't have violence, we do. It is because of the USA's cultural resort to guns to 'solve' its problems.

You are ignoring a big piece of the puzzle. Murder using firearms isn't spread evenly across the States and among ethnicities. I am not four times as likely to die because I am white and live in Idaho.

In 2005 African Americans made up 13% of the population and 49% of murder victims.

In 2010 Idaho had 1.5 million people and 21 Murders
Chicago, with 2.7 million people, had 14 murders last week

A deeper look at Chicago stats
75% of the murders involve firearms
30+% were gang altercations
60% of the offenders were between the ages of 17-25
77% of the offenders were African American
17% of the offenders were Hispanic.
76% of the victims were African American
18% of the victims were Hispanic
75% of the victims had prior records
88% of the offenders had prior records
African Americans make up 33% of the population

As you can see, there is a very small subset of our population confined to relatively small geographic areas that are the perpetrators and victims of murder. If you truly want to make a difference in the murder rates of the US, where does it make the most sense to focus your attention? Is it trying to limit magazine capacity across the nation to 10 rounds? My heart goes out to any African American or Hispanic trying to raise a child or live their lives in a place where the above statistics are the reality.

Rambler

Jul 31, 12 11:35

Post #102 of 103 (217 views)

Re: A question for the stricter gun control advocates [justgeorge] [In reply to]	Quote \| Reply

How about the government monitor weapons sales that put guns into the hands of criminals, to find out details on the supply chain. What could possibly go wrong?

CruseVegas

Jul 31, 12 16:36

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Re: A question for the gun control advocates [Bone Idol] [In reply to]	Quote \| Reply

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