Originally posted by 2shameless
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Outrageous rentals at a secure location aside, it is extremely difficult for the average American to own a fully automatic weapon in any state.
"I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials." - George Mason coauthor of the 2nd Amendment.
Claiming that the only people with a legitimate claim on self defense are the people who killed someone is beyond absurd.
100 thousand women are raped in the US every year. I believe that number would be far lower if more women carried a gun in their purse.
Unfortunately the FBI stats don't make the differentiation between cases where the attacker was known and cases where the attacker was a stranger. There are however studies which suggest that less that 20% of rape victims were attacked by a stranger. So the problem you think you are solving by arming all women is a lot smaller than you are claiming it to be.
More sheer, utter nonsense.
Followed by further rambling nonsense.
Followed by further rambling nonsense.
Regurgitating this little stat makes you look like an idiot.
The US Department of Justice estimated about 1.5 million times per year guns are used in personal defense. But you're running with this 200 figure because that's how many people were killed. Well done.
"o Evidence suggests that this survey and others
like it overestimate the frequency with which
firearms were used by private citizens to defend
against criminal attack. "
You read the study, right? Nope. You saw a number on Wikipedia and ran with it.
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