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Old 02-27-2012, 04:49 PM  
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Originally Posted by georgeyw View Post
Such a valid point.

I can't count the number of times i've had to chase off an intruder with a butter knife.

Wish Is hads mes as guns tos shootss dose crimunarls
Shit happens. I hope it never happens to you, cause you're fucked if it does.


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Originally Posted by georgeyw View Post
Another way to look at those facts is that gun ownership is high in both countries and so are gun related deaths.

Also comparing US to Mexico ?

How about comparing the US with a close first world neighbour like umm hmmm let me think - Canada?

Canada 30.8 - rank 13
US 88.8 - rank 1

Congratulations you guys are FIRST
Why does it matter what country to compare it against? The argument is more guns equals more gun related deaths. Which isn't the case in Mexico.


Here is an interesting read on the worlds worst serial killers. None of them used firearms.

Read: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/495477.stm

Non-Americans who know everything about US gun culture, care to explain how this is possible?
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