2 5 Million Gun Uses

Gun Control in America

Strawman: Annually, over 2.5 million times guns were used in self defense. The myth by those who favor gun control state that guns are only used in gun violence, never in self defense. In reality, over 90% of all gun usage in any given year is for self-defense. Therefore, the use of guns is almost always used to defend oneself and not to attack another.

The straw man here states that the percentage of guns being used in crimes is a very small fraction of the overall usage of guns in any given year. By far most often guns are brandished by people who use them for self-defense.

The absurdity of this straw man is apparent to all foreigners everywhere. Only Americans can be naïve enough to think that a country where its citizenry is forced to pull out a gun 2.5 million times a year is a sign of a great civilization. Using this logic, the hope would be that someday well be forced to use our guns in self-defense 20 million times, or even 200 million times a year.

EU legislators push tougher gun controls
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/29/world/europe/29iht-union.4.8532843.html

Read the article here:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Strawman--Guns-in-Self-de-by-John-Little-090...

Special thanks to Damian Gebarowski and the youtuber pufiksjel for the Poland vignette: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=281m-sh4Zzg

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[Mikevdog]

I will always keep a gun regardless of the crime rate. I like them, I want them, they are mine!

[bldgy]

Or rather I pointed out that it is her word against someone elses and that her actions followed the ideology conveyed in the quote...

[bldgy]

Speaking of bait-and-switches:

When were you planning to explain how you compensated for all of the other factors when you directly compared crime rates between nations? Stop trying to distract from this issue and step up to bat...

[bldgy]

Also BTW: The attorney general does not merely execute or adjudicate "established law and custom."

Perhaps you should look into the roles they have played in politics. Especially Janet Reno.

Or you could stop trying to use your silly semantics games to distract from the fact that you were caught with your pants down...

[bldgy]

Bait and switch??? That was the center of the entire Reno issue! You called me a liar and said that she didn't say it. I pointed out she did.

In regards to her actions: LOOK AT HER PART IN THE AWB. What part of that can't you understand?

BTW: "Usually" does not mean "never" and certainly doesn't mean any individual can't be considered a politician.

BTW: Look up "politician" in the dictionary...

[bldgy]

Go to the merriam webster thesaurus/dictionary and look it up. The definitions are not even remotely the same.

Again, how does your direct comparison of crime rates factor out these differences? Or are you suggesting that all other countries are exact copies of the US, save for their population count?

Why are you afraid to answer?

Again: The FBI says that crime rates cannot be directly compared. You claimed you found several criminologists that say you can. Why can you not name one?

[bldgy]

What is wrong? Did you actually look up "politician" and find out that she was one?

Well, Fred Diamond signed an affidavit saying that he heard her say it. It was down to his word against hers, so you idiotic demands for proof are just that.

As far as what she has done, again: Look at her role in the AWB.

[toeg1]

go to thesaurus on the internet. Type in the word consider. It will direct you the rest of the way. I'm tired of holding your hand for everything.

[toeg1]

still can't prove your point, eh? She has done nor said anything about banning all weapons and doing away with the second amendment and you can't prove she did.

Your lie stands as a lie. You write garbage and waste people's time, nothing else.

[bldgy]

A politician is not necessarily voted into an office, nor do they necessarily run for an office.

Consult a dictionary before you make a fool of yourself...