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bionicarm http:///forum/thread/383122/as-a-gun-owner-how-do-you-feel-about/80#post_3356987
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Originally Posted by reefraff http:///forum/thread/383122/as-a-gun-owner-how-do-you-feel-about/80#post_3356752
The world according to Bionic is you can't have anything that MIGHT cause harm to others.
So everyone must drive cars about the same size as it will greatly reduce injuries from traffic accidents, after all you don't NEED a big fancy car and many people die in car accidents every year.
No more cosmetic or elective surgery. Many people die every year from surgical mistakes or complications and nobody NEEDS elective or cosmetic surgery.
No more swimming. Oh, you can can take swimming lessons in case you fall into water but after that no swimming. Many people drown every year and you don't NEED to swim so.....
Any one of the 3 items mentioned about would reduce more deaths each year than banning semi automatic firearms, many times more. In fact total gun deaths which include self defense and those shot by law enforcement are nearly half as many as those killed in car wrecks,
I see reef keeps bringing up ridiculous analogies to justify his gun fix. You don't get it. None of the items you listed are designed specifically for the purpose of killing. Guns are.
Like I've told you NUMEROUS times. I've owned more guns in my lifetime than any one of you ever will. I've owned guns that are now deemed illegal to own. I still own guns. But if I lost the ability to own some weapon that is not intended to be owned by a normal citizen, I wouldn't go ballistic over it. You call me paranoid, yet you people are the one's all up in arms about how someone MAY come get your precious semi-auto, multi-clip, useless guns. I have more important things to worry about myself. What's comical is you whine about it, but I'm willing to bet that the majority of you that own some type of semi-automatic weapon only shoots the stupid thing 3 or 4 times a year. But by God, I have it if I need it. Just remember, if the day did come where the Feds tried to do some sort of miltary takeover of this country, who do you think they're going to shoot at first? The law abiding citizen whose minding their own business, or the crazed NRA nut that goes walking around with his AK-47 or AR-15 strapped on his side? All I can say to you reef is you either need to be a REAL good shot, or learn how to duck...
LOL! You seem to be the one seeking to enhance the size of his "package" by bragging on his firearms. For the record, I own a total of 4 Semi Autos. 2 were deliberate purchases, an AR15 and 45 auto pistol. Have another 380 pistol that was passed down from my stepdad and a 45 glock that was traded for my old fish tank.
And you keep ignoring simple facts to justify your paranoia or whatever your issue is. Let me break out the crayons and draw you a picture.
US gun deaths in 2004
* 16,750 suicides (56% of all U.S. gun deaths)
* 11,624 homicides (40%)
* 649 unintentional shootings, 311 from legal intervention and 235 from undetermined intent (4%).
Lets say for the sake of argument semiauto firearms caused 60 percent of the homicides and undetermined intent deaths which I believe is quite a bit higher than the actual number. I'll even round up so lets say Semi autos account for 7,000 deaths. How many of those deaths would be prevented if you banned Semi autos? I'll be generous again and say half so 3500 deaths a year. Of those deaths how many are a result of use by those who lawfully own their gun and are a law abiding citizen? 5% or so? Maybe so a Semi Auto ban would save a few hundred lives a year.
in 2004 16,694 people died in known drunk driving incidents. No way of knowing how many where killed in HBD or unreported DUI incidents. That doesn't include the number of deaths at the hands of someone who shoots/stabs someone while drunk nor the number of deaths from alcohol related health issues that resulted in death that year.
But lets use a left wing statistics. You could save 12,273 deaths per year by banning semi autos. You could save 16,694 by banning alcohol. Why are you getting so emotional about banning guns? Common sense dictates you should be more worried about alcohol if your true concern is senseless death.
