Kasz216 said:
It isn't just as rare though. It's a lot more common according to most research. The only research in which it isn't pretty common is when you make the standard of proof "someone has to fire at you or stab you before you draw a weapon." That's why you don't hear about it... because it's pretty common.
Afterall you never hear about peoples homes getting broken into either... I wouldn't say that home robberies are particularly rare. You can claim either side is right on specific instnaces... but the facts and numbers seem to lie pretty heavily on the "Anti-gun control" side. Which is why a lot of people who wouldn't even want to own a gun tend to end up on that side.... and why popularity of gun control measures only exist right after a tragedy via fear... and then collapse back down to low levels right afterwords. (47% now, with 53% disliking how Obama has went about gun control... will likely be even lower in a month or so.) |
statistically more common?
And I'm pretty sure that local news reports every single death in Boston...so, not sure how that syncs up.
And yep, I do hear about break-ins. Of course not as much as they occur, but the news still covers them.
So I wouldn't take "not hearing about them is similar to not hearing about break-ins" as evidence of similarity. Some things get news coverage, some things don't.
Also the next sentence is a bit vague....the fact and numbers of what?
Gun control measures only exist after tradgedy? The bill that was just up was drafted before the bombing (if that's what you're referring to). Is that what you're saying? The bombing amped up gun control law?????
