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18. I think Kopel's numbers are high. ...
Sun Apr 28, 2013, 12:30 PM
Apr 2013

Still the low estimate of 55,000-80,000 DGUs is not inconsequential.

Your lack of the sarcasm thingy offered me the opportunity to post the statistics on DGU. The media rarely mentions these estimates as it wouldn't help its agenda.

Perhaps I feel strongly on this subject because my mother was able to stop a rapist because she was armed.

Saturday Shooting Review [View all] Robb Apr 2013 OP
Get rid of all private handgun ownership gopiscrap Apr 2013 #1
How? nt. premium Apr 2013 #2
some good points, some not gejohnston Apr 2013 #3
Criminals should be prosecuted. Your last link leads to a history of non-violent buglaries by which AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #4
Here is fine. krispos42 Apr 2013 #5
Rec/don't like ... eom Kolesar Apr 2013 #6
My family just finished shooting...fun had by everyone. ileus Apr 2013 #7
Oh good, "Guns in the News", version 7.2 DonP Apr 2013 #8
All armed citizen stories are lies? spin Apr 2013 #14
Sorry, left the sarcasm tag off DonP Apr 2013 #17
I think Kopel's numbers are high. ... spin Apr 2013 #18
It's ironic ... DonP Apr 2013 #19
Gun control advocates often rely on emotion. ... spin Apr 2013 #21
Thanks but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #9
I wonder why the American Academy of Pediatrics sylvi Apr 2013 #10
Thanks for contributing!! CokeMachine Apr 2013 #11
And 199,999,988 guns that didn't kill anybody. kudzu22 Apr 2013 #12
Well your numbers are off. discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #15
Pure shame-bait JohnnyBoots Apr 2013 #13
That would be rather self-defeating wouldn't it? discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #20
so then, accidents = crimes + violence ...? Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #16
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