Shootings

Posted By: Renee on 2008-10-27
In Reply to: guns - sbMT

A gun in the home is 4 times more likely to be involved in an unintentional shooting, 7 times more likely to be used to commit a criminal assault or homicide, and 11 times more likely to be used to attempt or commit suicide than to be used in self-defense.

-A Kellerman, et al. Journal of Trauma, August 1998; Kellerman AL, Lee RK, Mercy JA, et al. "The Epidemiological Basis for the Prevention of Firearm Injuries." Annu.Rev Public Health. 1991; 12:17-40.)

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They sure won't be able to deal with it if he loses. - Kaydie
- what will they do - basketchick
- Obama - Stardust
  - And I am likewise not surprised you are voting for Obama. (nm) - sam
  - You should not presume anything - Kaydie
    - Would someone please explain - gourdpainter
    - go with your instincts - Stardust
      - I'm glad you feel strongly about him - see message - Kaydie
        Respectfully to Kaydie - gourdpainter
        Great post! - Stardust
        Are you trying to convince me... - Stardust
  - If he is already planning a 2M party - sbMT
    - How petty can you get? - Both camps are planning vistory parties....sm
      - JM may be planning but we're not hearing about it - Kaydie
        thats because - basketchick
        speak for yourself - nm
    - Obama - Stardust
      - Here - sbMT
        I've never heard JM say "when" - sm - Kaydie
        How about - gourdpainter
        Obama - Stardust
        YOU are the one who brought up Mccain - sbMT
      - No "If" - sbMT
        I'll vouch for the fact - gourdpainter
        Do you hear yourself. Seriously. Nitpicking over - "that depends on what the....sm
        I didn't say that depends on what the definition of "IF" - sbMT
        No need to translate English to English. - But evidently, a playful allusion to...sm
        I wasn't arguing! - sbMT
- You are so wrong ...another example of ignorance - lefty louie
  - Boy is this getting bad - Kaydie
  - I personally work in an office where THREE dems - are voting for McCain. O terrifies them.nm
    - Many repubs voting for Obama in my experience..OR NOT VOTING ..only - Mrs. M
    - Well, I personally am a - Dee
  - First of all -- she is not all that wrong - A defected democrat here
    - McC camp is so desperate they will even pose - as dems...just like Bradley yesterday. sm
      - and here I thought conservatives had the market on - conspiracy theories!
      - thanks for calling me a liar -- - I appreciate that -- I won't comment
  - guns - sbMT
    - Well, SbMT, since you seem to have the inside scoop - lefty louie
      - I'm not from here either - sbMT
    - Shootings - Renee
      - Thank you. - You're right.
        It's you or them and when making - sm
        well that's fine if you live in the city - sbMT

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