Bartulius Loc: Bristol, Ct

I believe we need to take a stronger stance against gangs!!!
Is there any city in the U.S. that doesn't have one or more?
Do they not perpetuate more gun violence than the "lone gunman?"
Gangs are reaching out into all neighborhoods, they are no longer an inner city problem.

Cragzop Loc: NYC

Because the politicians that love to talk about gun control are predominantly democrats. and since a majority of their constituents are criminals, they would be shooting themselves in the foot if they advocated "criminal control."

TedPaul Loc: Madison, MS

Erniehatt, I hope so, and with the pride in country they had.

Cragzop Loc: NYC

Didn't you guys start out as a penal colony?

Picdude Loc: Ohio

That is by far the stupidest logic I have heard on this subject to date. Non-violent drug dealers?? Really??? And just how many of these "non-violent" drug dealers were carrying illegal weapons at the time of their arrest or as a regular daily habit? And these are the people you want to turn loose to depopulate our prison? Sounds like you have been smoking WAYYYYY too much of their product.

ole sarg Loc: south florida

the US has probably the largest prison population in the free world! What are you talking about?

In 2009, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 66.9% of all homicides in the United States were perpetrated using a firearm.[5] Two-thirds of all gun-related deaths in the United States are suicides. In 2010, there were 19,392 firearm-related suicide deaths, and 11,078 firearm-related homicide deaths in the United States.[6] see wiki

The above figures match the FBI's figures.

Gun related deaths will surpass auto deaths this year.

In short, we are looking at over 33,000 deaths related to guns in the US. Not bad to be number 1 in the world.

BTW most gun related deaths are among family members or carried out by friends.

Do some research on this topic it is real interesting.

DennisK Loc: Pickle City,Illinois

Because it isn't about "gun" control.It's about people control! :x

DennisK Loc: Pickle City,Illinois

Yeeeeee hawwww!!!

phcaan Loc: Willow Springs, MO

I would agree with that, the "war on drugs" is the biggest money making sham that anyone ever came up with. I can't even imagine the money that would be available for constructive projects if it were not spent jailing our population.

DennisK Loc: Pickle City,Illinois

Gun deaths will surpass auto deaths this year? I'd take a $100 of that bet.

DennisK Loc: Pickle City,Illinois

Gun deaths will surpass auto deaths this year? I'd take a $100 of that bet.

ted45 Loc: Delaware

This comes around now and then. Tried Snopes and FactCheck but neither have anything about this list:


Efficient Gun Control that makes sense.
• In 1863 a Democrat shot and killed Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.
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• In 1881 a left wing radical Democrat shot James Garfield, President of the United States, who later died from the wound.
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• In 1963 a radical left wing socialist shot and killed John F. Kennedy, President of the United States.
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• In 1975 a left wing radical Democrat fired shots at Gerald Ford, President of the United States.
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• In 1983 a registered Democrat shot and wounded Ronald Reagan, President of the United States.
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• In 1984 James Hubert, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 22 people in a McDonalds restaurant.
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• In 1986 Patrick Sherrill, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 15 people in an Oklahoma post office.
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• In 1990 James Pough, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 10 people at a GMAC office.
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• In 1991 George Hennard, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 23 people in a Luby's cafeteria.
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• In 1995 James Daniel Simpson, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 5 coworkers in a Texas laboratory.
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• In 1999 Larry Asbrook, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 8 people at a church service.
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• In 2001 a left wing radical Democrat fired shots at the White House in a failed attempt to kill George W. Bush, President of the US.
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• In 2003 Douglas Williams, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 7 people at a Lockheed Martin plant.
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• In 2007 a registered Democrat named Seung - Hui Cho, shot and killed 32 people in Virginia Tech.
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• In 2010 a mentally ill registered Democrat named Jared Lee Loughner, shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed 6 others.
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• In 2011 a registered Democrat named James Holmes, went into a movie theater and shot and killed 12 people.
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• In 2012 Andrew Engeldinger, a disgruntled Democrat, shot and killed 7 people in Minneapolis.
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• In 2013 a registered Democrat named Adam Lanza, shot and killed 26 people in a school.

One could go on, but you get the point, even if the media does not. Clearly, there is a problem with Democrats and guns.

No NRA member, Tea Party member, or Republican conservatives are involved.

SOLUTION: It should be illegal for Democrats to own guns.
Best idea I've heard to date.

With the exception of Bush and Lincoln every war we have been involved in was under a Democrat President.

GeneB Loc: Chattanooga Tennessee

And let us not forget that knives have nothing to do with knife violence. And marijuana has nothing to do with people getting killed. I could go on with your train of thought but that would be foolish. :x

cthahn

Smart statement. Most people do not understand the real problem, which is not guns, and the politicians are all looking for votes, so they will try to make the majority happy who do not understand anything about guns.

Will S Loc: SW VA

Guns do make crime a bit easier.. I think most will agree with that?