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Sunday, February 17, 2013

NEW INTERACTIVE MAP SHOWS THE NUMBER OF TIMES GUNS HAVE SAVED AMERICANS

Proponents of stricter gun control measures regularly call attention to the number of people who have killed in gun-related crimes:

However, what these people often neglect to mention is the number of people who have been saved by firearms. That is, gun control advocates rarely — if ever — acknowledge the possible benefits of owning a gun.

But is there an upside to owning a gun, as defenders of the Second Amendment claim? Of course there is. Indeed, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when we say numerous would-be murderers, burglars, and rapists have been thwarted by guns.

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4 comments:

  1. Maybe someone could answer a question for me. If the gun control laws they are trying to pass were in place lets say 2 years ago. Would it have prevented the shootings at the movie theater and Sandy Hook?

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  2. 1:44, that question was asked last week to the ones who sponsored the bills. After much sputtering, stuttering and ummms, the answer was "No".

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  3. Ty 3:21
    So their reason of "it's to protect the children" is a lie. Seems like the only people that will benefit from this is the criminals.

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  4. For some reason that looks just like a drone base map.Surely it's just a coincidence.

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