Casper Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Read this the other day and figured I'd pass it along. I figured this would be helpful here, as I'm sure plenty of us have been getting into arguments with friends and neighbors who can't understand our desire to be able to defend ourselves with firearms.Below are links to all the articles, studies, etc., all from reputable news sources or academic research, that validate gun rights arguments and which you can cite to show hoplophobes how wrong they really are.Please remember: ultimately, the best way to convince a hoplophobe they are wrong is to take them to the range, so, please, take as many liberals, urbanites and pantywaists as you can to your local high velocity lead dispensary.British and Australian gun bans caused violent crime (and handgun crime) to go up since they've been enacted:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1223193/Culture-violence-Gun-crime-goes-89-decade.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1440764.stmhttp://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=17847Mass shootings are not growing in frequency, despite what the talking heads screech:http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/rise-mass-killings-impact-huge-article-1.1221062Armed civilians do, and have, prevented mass murders:http://www.volokh.com/2012/12/14/do-civilians-armed-with-guns-ever-capture-kill-or-otherwise-stop-mass-shooters/The previous "assault weapons" ban did nothing to lower crime or gun deaths:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban#Expiration_and_effect_on_crimeMore gun ownership does not automatically mean more murders (page 673):http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/jlpp/Vol30_No2_KatesMauseronline.pdfContrary to liberal claims that more and more guns are owned by fewer and fewer people, more people are reporting they own guns than fewer:http://www.gallup.com/poll/150353/self-reported-gun-ownership-highest-1993.aspxEven police think we should be arming civilians in schools:http://www.policeone.com/active-shooter/articles/6067353-Newtown-shooting-Why-Minutemen-can-protect-against-active-shooters/http://www.policeone.com/active-shooter/articles/2058168-Active-shooters-in-schools-The-enemy-is-denialIsrael, while not arming teachers, does have armed guards and armed civilian volunteers to protect children, and has not had a school massacre since 1974:http://jewishpreppers.com/2012/12/are-israeli-teachers-armed/A Texas school has already armed teachers without all the dire consequences lefties warn about:http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/12/14/4486271/texas-school-where-teachers-carry.htmlAdditional general facts on guns and gun control (very good resource):http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fat2fly Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Bazinga! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jch82 Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 i win arguments with sheer brilliance, wit, and well timed yo mama jokes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaCinci Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 I like this... * Based on survey data from the U.S. Department of Justice, roughly 5,340,000 violent crimes were committed in the United States during 2008. These include simple/aggravated assaults, robberies, sexual assaults, rapes, and murders.[13] [14] [15] Of these, about 436,000 or 8% were committed by offenders visibly armed with a gun.[16] * Based on survey data from a 2000 study published in the Journal of Quantitative Criminology,[17] U.S. civilians use guns to defend themselves and others from crime at least 989,883 times per year.[18]Although looking at it...how can people protect themselves from crime twice as much as it was perpetrated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 I like this...Although looking at it...how can people protect themselves from crime twice as much as it was perpetrated?Defending against edged weapons, blunt weapons, implied guns and multiple assailants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaCinci Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Defending against edged weapons, blunt weapons, implied guns and multiple assailants?Thank you. Joe no function beer well without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swingset Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Holy fuck, JRMMii is probably going to have Google-tourettes in response to that.Magz and serpentracer are due any minute too...for a volley of "but guns are designed for killing". When it's all you have left, gotta use it I guess even if it's not relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 i win arguments with sheer brilliance, wit, and well timed yo mama jokes. And, as a last resort, you have the threat of curb stomping a puppy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 old faithful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Jesse "The Body" Ventura Vs Piers. http://youtu.be/eg-AhuA_6lY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagr Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 And, as a last resort, you have the threat of curb stomping a puppy Or eating it. Love you long time Jbot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Or eating it. Jbot does know how to wok a dog. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Holy fuck, JRMMii is probably going to have Google-tourettes in response to that.Magz and serpentracer are due any minute too...for a volley of "but guns are designed for killing". When it's all you have left, gotta use it I guess even if it's not relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephasGT Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Guns are made for killing. Bad guys. That's why I have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wht_scorpion Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Guns are made for harvesting animals this is what they say in NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephasGT Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Most criminals I would shoot at don't rise far above the level of animals. For that matter, I prefer most animals to a human being that would attack/rob/rape me... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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