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Carrying a gun increases risk of getting shot and killed
New Scientist ^
| October 6, 2009
| Ewen Calloway
Posted on 10/07/2009 3:44:32 PM PDT by genetic homophobe
Packing heat may backfire. People who carry guns are far likelier to get shot – and killed – than those who are unarmed, a study of shooting victims in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has found.
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I'll take my chances
To: genetic homophobe
I’ll bet the study did not involve those who have a permit to carry!
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:45:59 PM PDT
by
stockpirate
("I came NOT to bring peace but a sword." - Jesus Christ)
To: genetic homophobe
I can smell the BS all the way through the computer screen.
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:46:17 PM PDT
by
Brucifer
(Proud member of the Double Secret Reloading Underground.)
To: genetic homophobe
They must be referring to the criminals. Gets them great jail time if they survive getting shot by the good guys as well.
Thumbs up...
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:46:42 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: genetic homophobe
Walking outside does the same thing. Moreso in some areas.
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:47:00 PM PDT
by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spirito Sancto.)
To: genetic homophobe
we must be talkin about the boyz in the hood and not legal ccl’s
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:47:15 PM PDT
by
guitarplayer1953
(Romak 7.62X54MM, AK47 7.62X39MM, LARGO 9X23MM, HAPINESS IS A WARM GUN BANG BANG YEA YEA)
To: genetic homophobe
Philadelphia, ROTFLMAO!
In Philadelphia, most of the gun-toters are gang-banging Obamanoids.
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:47:37 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Hear us, O Bama: Mmm, mmm, mmm.)
To: genetic homophobe
Philly is a sewer ... smells kinda like the gist of this article.
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:48:11 PM PDT
by
JustaDumbBlonde
(Southern by choice ... American by the grace of God)
To: genetic homophobe
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:48:23 PM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: genetic homophobe
These are the kind of results one would expect when lumping legal gun owners with gang bangers.
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:48:27 PM PDT
by
Teflonic
To: genetic homophobe
I figure if you factor out the bad guys I would say you are probably safer if you do carry a gun.
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:48:53 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Lets get dangerous)
To: genetic homophobe
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:48:58 PM PDT
by
CHICAGOFARMER
( “If you're not ready to die for it, put the word ''freedom'' out of your vocabulary.” – Malcolm)
To: genetic homophobe
I am glad that my ancestors moved out of Philadelphia! Those that don't carry here have a greater chance of being eaten by a bear or mountain lion. Guns are not for killing people they are for staying alive.
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:48:58 PM PDT
by
mountainlion
(concerned conservative.)
To: genetic homophobe
Didn’t say anything at all about the composition of the study.
They don’t say what percentage were licensed to carry.
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:48:58 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Obama, The Flatulence of One Thousand Black Dogs After Eating Boiled Eggs Be Upon Him...)
To: genetic homophobe
But decreases the risk of being raped.
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:49:06 PM PDT
by
Errant
(`)
To: Brucifer
Lemme guess, a grant from the Brady Foundation sponsored a liberal college/university Obama donor to conduct a research study. This crap really gets old, I tell you. They aren't even worth the time tracking down and proving the obvious bias the study investigator has to the source of funds or personal/political stake in the results.
In my world this is call Academic Whoring.
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:49:06 PM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: genetic homophobe
To: genetic homophobe
In other news: people wearing parachutes are more likely to die in falls from aircraft than the general population.
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:50:20 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(Thank you. I'm here all week. Try the veal.)
To: genetic homophobe
Carrying a parachute increases the likelihood of dying from jumping out of an airplane too. Better stop carrying them.
Another lesson in correlation is not causality.
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:50:21 PM PDT
by
TChris
(There is no freedom without the possibility of failure.)
To: genetic homophobe
Already posted awhile ago - bogus biased junk science.
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posted on
10/07/2009 3:51:57 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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