Normchacho said:
SocialistSlayer said:
you said, innocent, they arent. its that simple. also you were creating a straw man, claiming people argue that the 2A protects 10,000 murders.
furthermore, they arent myths they are cold hard facts, something hoplophobes dont have on their side.
- 71% of gunshot victims had previous arrest records.
- 64% had been convicted of a crime.
- Each had an average of 11 prior arrests.
- 63% of victims have criminal histories and 73% of the time they know their assailant
most of those 10,000 murders are from gangs killing rival gangs/thugs. crime on crime. does that fact dismiss those murders? no, but it puts them into perspective.
then add to that, guns are used defensively 1-2.5+million times a year in the US.
and add that 5.56 isnt large caliber, nor are rifles used in much crime, let alone rifles chambered in that caliber.
you are just flat out wrong on all counts. but it is hard defending a point of view which is countrary to facts.
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The bold is an absolute bogus statistic. Between 2007 and 2011, there only 338,700 cases of firearms being used defensivley. The NRA loves to tote that 2 million number based on what is obviously an unreliable study taken in the mid 90's.
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only 338,700? even if that was true which it isnt, thats a lot, more than homicides. but anyway the vast majority of defensive gun uses does result in any shots fired. just the mere presentation or threat of the weapon.
