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Offline Bad Dog

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Re: How many gun deaths are acceptable?
« Reply #25 on: January 06, 2014, 12:45:43 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on January 05, 2014, 08:48:23 PM
In 2012 there were 34,000 needless deaths. Congress could pass one law and eliminate probably 99% of those needless deaths. 

Why aren't people clamoring for congress to take action and pass one simple law?

They just need to pass a law mandating a 5mph speed limit on all roads. 34,000 people dead in car accidents, 3X the number of gun deaths.

Please keep that to yourself.  Spent almost 40 years on military reservations poking along at speeds ranging from 15 to 30 (max even on uninhabited range roads).
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Re: How many gun deaths are acceptable?
« Reply #26 on: January 06, 2014, 06:59:32 AM »
The first year that I lived in New Orleans there were 452 murders.  Now I do not have the exact breakdown but I going to go out on a limb and say most were the result of holding a nine sideways.  There was a democrat mayor, city council, and police chief appointed by said mayor.  I guess it had not gotten bad enough because there were more the following year.  Seems to be the same in Chicago.  Not high enough yet.
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Re: How many gun deaths are acceptable?
« Reply #27 on: January 06, 2014, 10:15:37 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on January 05, 2014, 08:48:23 PM
In 2012 there were 34,000 needless deaths. Congress could pass one law and eliminate probably 99% of those needless deaths. 

Why aren't people clamoring for congress to take action and pass one simple law?

They just need to pass a law mandating a 5mph speed limit on all roads. 34,000 people dead in car accidents, 3X the number of gun deaths.

Was going to post something similar.

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 32,885 people died in traffic crashes in 2010 in the United States (latest figures available), including an estimated 10,228 people who died in drunk driving crashes, accounting for 31% of all traffic deaths that year.

So 10,228 people from drunk driving.  I drink a little now and then, but this is my main argument against legalizing drugs.   They always point to the prohibition and how it didn't stop the drinking, which I know it didn't there will always be a black market for anything illegal.  BUT!!!  I can guarantee you there wasn't as many DUI related deaths, per percentage of population, as there is now.  Same thing will happen with every drug you legalize.  With weed more accidents on the roads and at work, with other more potent drugs there will be more overdoses, etc... 
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Re: How many gun deaths are acceptable?
« Reply #28 on: January 06, 2014, 11:18:48 AM »
Quote from: Maxiest on January 06, 2014, 10:15:37 AM
Was going to post something similar.

So 10,228 people from drunk driving.  I drink a little now and then, but this is my main argument against legalizing drugs.   They always point to the prohibition and how it didn't stop the drinking, which I know it didn't there will always be a black market for anything illegal.  BUT!!!  I can guarantee you there wasn't as many DUI related deaths, per percentage of population, as there is now.  Same thing will happen with every drug you legalize.  With weed more accidents on the roads and at work, with other more potent drugs there will be more overdoses, etc... 
Yeah, but now you're beating the DUmmie's horse.
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Re: How many gun deaths are acceptable?
« Reply #29 on: January 06, 2014, 09:16:53 PM »
I say get rid of DUmmys and we will get rid of at least 1/2 of the problems.
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Re: How many gun deaths are acceptable?
« Reply #30 on: January 06, 2014, 09:31:09 PM »
Quote from: CollectivismMustDie on January 05, 2014, 07:37:37 PM
The "ban democrats from owning guns" part.

Not because I hold democrats in any special regard mind you, but because I believe that rules government is supposed to follow...should be followed.

An exception made in the case of enemies or people we disagree with, soon becomes an exception applied to us.

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