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moral has nothing to do with it, imho moondog Send a noteboard - 07/01/2013 11:26:00 PM
Beyond that I obviously don't want us to have less guns, I have to point out that with 200+ million guns the price of a a buy back would easy run mid two to low three digits of billions. And most studies I have seen have shown that it doesn't effect crime rates much.


are you assuming getting fair market value for each gun? maybe then it would run into the hundreds of billions. and that's assuming a buy back of every single gun in circulation. it's not necessary to buy back every single gun, just the ones people want to part with. as you are always so quick to point out, we still have a constitutional right to keep guns in this country. there is no scenario i can imagine where the government would buy back every single gun in existence. as i've said before, the concept is to minimize the destructiveness of having so many guns in circulation, not to forcibly take everyone's guns away from them if they are responsible owners.

also, i would argue that previous prohibitions have not worked in the US because they have not been done very thoughtfully. the "war on drugs" being one of the biggest prohibition failures in our history but yet we keep on trying the same failed policies and expecting different results. i don't think it's fair to keep throwing our hands up after each gun death and saying "we can't do anything about it". arming everyone will never be the correct solution.


You're making a case by assertion there, not backing it up with data and facts. You might consider this stuff obvious but it isn't to me, I am not against prohibition on guns, booze, drugs, etc out of hand, but I'm not much of a fan and I like to see evidence it would be effective. To me, from what I have seen, gun prohibitions have not been effective, and have even been counter-effective when you pull the rug off the hidden dust of prevented crimes, which the gun control crowd seems to do everything it can to ignore. Why is this type of prohibition more effective then others? What evidence is there?


the problem with comparing crime statistics is that there is no country in the world with as many guns per capita as the US. likewise, some states with a large number of guns (over 30% saturation) are not reporting reliable stats on their violent crime. we are talking violent crime, after all, not petty crime. there is no doubt that a lot of petty crime is prevented on a daily basis, but i would argue that non-lethal petty crime is a preferable alternative to the idea that one could be gunned down at any moment if we allow even more guns into our society. if you want data, it is already hard enough to come by in our own country, much less other ones. i honestly don't have time to compile something we could both analyze, and i'm not sure you'd be convinced anyway. in this case "let's just give up" might be the only option :P
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Poll: 54 percent view NRA favorably Anonymous2000 - 28/12/2012 04:23:35 AM 1040 Views
Hahahaha. That is full of shit. OMG. Thanks for the laughs. *NM* callandor1000 - 28/12/2012 06:30:08 AM 436 Views
I have this to say about that... DREWRULESWOT! - 28/12/2012 07:10:52 AM 845 Views
That was rather long but probably one of the best things I've read this year Isaac - 28/12/2012 02:31:24 PM 611 Views
Excellent article by a knowledgable individual armed with facts. *NM* HyogaRott - 28/12/2012 04:36:23 PM 295 Views
See my response to Novo. Joel - 28/12/2012 06:28:00 PM 710 Views
please cite the errors, manipulations, or lies. HyogaRott - 28/12/2012 09:30:28 PM 657 Views
I cited two in response to her, and those were just the ones I remember off the top of my head. Joel - 28/12/2012 11:07:36 PM 797 Views
If you can't remember them, then don't claim them *NM* Isaac - 29/12/2012 03:08:08 AM 356 Views
Two just from memory is enough to substantiate my claim. Joel - 29/12/2012 03:35:49 AM 675 Views
'Substantiate your claim'? I don't think you're lying, I just don't feel any reason to be swayed... Isaac - 29/12/2012 04:00:10 AM 577 Views
... and probably never will, but, alright, here we go: Joel - 05/01/2013 06:53:23 PM 645 Views
Probably, but at least I'll listen Isaac - 05/01/2013 08:30:48 PM 679 Views
The 2 things you attempted to "cite" were absolute nonsense and proved nothing. HyogaRott - 31/12/2012 06:00:00 PM 651 Views
Was that response meant for me or Correia? Joel - 05/01/2013 07:04:31 PM 618 Views
Re: I have this to say about that... Novo - 28/12/2012 05:23:44 PM 722 Views
Never point a gun at anything you are not going to shoot, nor shoot anything you do not mean to kill Joel - 28/12/2012 06:13:20 PM 673 Views
Still losing the gun debate and it's driving you a little crazy isn't it! Anonymous2000 - 28/12/2012 06:40:51 PM 544 Views
Gallup: 58% want more gun control; Ipsos: 70% want more gun control, 90% want background checks. Joel - 28/12/2012 10:29:50 PM 693 Views
..and 100% want to win the lottery, but it isn't going to happen. HyogaRott - 05/01/2013 02:17:50 PM 733 Views
None of that prohibits regulation, only outright bans. Joel - 05/01/2013 05:25:56 PM 699 Views
I totally disagree with that, it is just wrong-headed Isaac - 29/12/2012 03:51:19 AM 813 Views
Re: I have this to say about that...Actually, modern military weapons are constructed to wound Floffe - 29/12/2012 08:43:49 PM 782 Views
Great read, thanks for posting! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 28/12/2012 05:52:29 PM 301 Views
Yeah, uh, no. Not until you do some serious background checks on teachers. Ghavrel - 29/12/2012 01:00:20 AM 723 Views
GOP estimates of teacher competence have increased to the point of giving them concealed guns. Joel - 29/12/2012 02:36:08 AM 811 Views
You know the GOP is unlikely to object to background check on teachers, the unions might Isaac - 29/12/2012 02:56:06 AM 675 Views
Thanks for posting that, I enjoyed it a lot A Deathwatch Guard - 29/12/2012 01:36:33 AM 634 Views
his premise is "there's already too many guns so why bother trying anything at all now" moondog - 07/01/2013 06:27:20 PM 687 Views
I don't think that's his sole premise but it's also quite true Isaac - 07/01/2013 07:05:20 PM 712 Views
i think you're missing a piece of the puzzle moondog - 07/01/2013 07:23:02 PM 635 Views
I'm not missing it, I just don't think it's wise or especially moral Isaac - 07/01/2013 09:36:05 PM 687 Views
moral has nothing to do with it, imho moondog - 07/01/2013 11:26:00 PM 730 Views
Re: moral has nothing to do with it, imho Isaac - 08/01/2013 05:40:46 AM 595 Views
last thoughts..... moondog - 08/01/2013 05:18:35 PM 621 Views
Data is data my friend. Please feel free to present your own data if you would like. *NM* Anonymous2000 - 28/12/2012 05:49:09 PM 321 Views
Well I was referring more to the timing of collecting data. callandor1000 - 29/12/2012 04:28:01 AM 807 Views
Is that the same Gallup that said 54% of America would vote Romney? Joel - 28/12/2012 06:15:43 PM 750 Views
Once again data is data.....feel free to cite other polling data. *NM* Anonymous2000 - 28/12/2012 06:38:29 PM 312 Views
The goddamn frigging election. *NM* Stephen - 28/12/2012 07:13:04 PM 320 Views
Oh, was the NRA running for something? Good grief, was a ridiculous reach. *NM* Anonymous2000 - 28/12/2012 08:07:56 PM 319 Views
No, but it shows Gallup polls are horseshit. *NM* Stephen - 28/12/2012 08:48:12 PM 311 Views
No it doesn't, it only shows that Romney was more awful of a candidate than Obama was. *NM* Anonymous2000 - 28/12/2012 09:14:00 PM 328 Views
Not according to Gallup, just most US voters; Gallup DOES say 58% of the US wants more gun control. Joel - 28/12/2012 10:22:19 PM 852 Views
Yes. Most of us aren't against guns per se; we're against the inane concepts of gun "shows" Ghavrel - 29/12/2012 01:06:50 AM 593 Views
Exactly, crazy libs like Joel want to get rid of all guns, but normal Americans..... Anonymous2000 - 29/12/2012 01:36:00 AM 622 Views
Link a single post where I said I wanted to get rid of all guns. Joel - 29/12/2012 02:29:53 AM 720 Views
Then what would you suggest? Great Lord of Chaos - 29/12/2012 07:23:27 AM 739 Views
Too bad the radical fringe on both sides drowns us both out so well. Joel - 29/12/2012 02:25:31 AM 747 Views
Previous polling failures by Gallup are evidence for the claim that Gallup polls are flawed. Ghavrel - 29/12/2012 01:05:08 AM 745 Views
Gallup was Romney +1 with +/- 4% on Election Day.....turned out Obama +3. Anonymous2000 - 29/12/2012 01:33:45 AM 590 Views
So what I don't understand about this whole teachers with gun thing Spriteling - 30/12/2012 12:42:05 AM 726 Views
It would strictly be voluntary Isaac - 30/12/2012 03:02:18 AM 696 Views
You seriously don't think a linebacker can take a gun off a 5' teacher?He can just punch her. Ghavrel - 30/12/2012 09:45:05 AM 684 Views
He can already punch her, not all schools are high schools and that's not the norm for spree killers Isaac - 30/12/2012 03:05:55 PM 774 Views
Leveling that playing field is much of the point of guns. Joel - 05/01/2013 05:43:47 PM 733 Views
You aren't familiar with guns if you think that a large male can't disarm a woman who has one. Ghavrel - 07/01/2013 10:14:21 AM 691 Views
Well Paul Ali Slater didn't, disarming is risky, and he seems familiar enough with them to me *NM* Isaac - 07/01/2013 01:25:28 PM 356 Views
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