By the Numbers: Guns in America

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Forgot a few important numbers:

100% - 1000%: Increase in suicide risk where a gun is in the house

50%: more likely to be shot dead by one's own hand than to be shot dead by a criminal assailant

> 30,000: Self inflicted gun injuries per year.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

some people may not make moral decisions based on the contents of a dictionary.

Nah, they use another book to make their moral decisions for them.

[^_^ 5,021]

Nah, they use another book to make their moral decisions for them.

God didn't write the dictionary. There's a difference, young lady.

[rocks 494]

God didn't write the dictionary. There's a difference, young lady.

[DaveE 178]

If they should ever take the guns, they would just resort to this.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Forgot a few important numbers:

100% - 1000%: Increase in suicide risk where a gun is in the house

50%: more likely to be shot dead by one's own hand than to be shot dead by a criminal assailant

> 30,000: Self inflicted gun injuries per year.

Go suicide! (I support Euthanasia)

Though I must say there is something rather civilized about using a tanto instead.

Edited August 9, 2012 by Sousuke

[rocks 494]

If they should ever take the guns, they would just resort to this.

It takes much bigger balls to stab someone than shoot them... Do you have a map of knife crime in the US?

[SMOKE 1,426]

It takes much bigger balls to stab someone than shoot them... Do you have a map of knife crime in the US?

says who?

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

It takes much bigger balls to stab someone than shoot them... Do you have a map of knife crime in the US?

I think this depends on the length of your pointy thing. The relation between ball size and length is direct. The longer the pointy thing, the smaller the balls need to be.

Edited August 9, 2012 by Sousuke

[rocks 494]

I think this depends on the length of your pointy thing. The relation between ball size and length is direct. The longer the pointy thing, the smaller the balls need to be.

You can shoot someone with a rifle from how far away?

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

You can shoot someone with a rifle from how far away?

.22lr becomes somewhat inaccurate after 100 yd. Larger rifles go out to 800+

A long bow has a range of 250 yds if you can pull it. (For comparison)

[DaveE 178]

Well here are the latest FBI statistics on murder by weapon type.

One might be surprised to know that murder by "hands, fist, and feet", is more prevalant than murder by rifles or shotgun. Murder by knife is second only to that by handgun.

FBI murder statistics

[rocks 494]

Well here are the latest FBI statistics on murder by weapon type.

One might be surprised to know that murder by "hands, fist, and feet", is more prevalant than murder by rifles or shotgun. Murder by knife is second only to that by handgun.

FBI murder statistics

The image you posted is for knife crime, not murder. Got those stats?

.22lr becomes somewhat inaccurate after 100 yd. Larger rifles go out to 800+

A long bow has a range of 250 yds if you can pull it. (For comparison)

Have you ever seen a 800yd knife?

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

The image you posted is for knife crime, not murder. Got those stats?

Have you ever seen a 800yd knife?

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Edited August 9, 2012 by Sousuke

[rocks 494]

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Most knives aren't very long, this means you must be standing next to your victim. This makes attacking someone far more difficult than it is to shoot them. I'm not saying knife crime is better, just saying you need to have bigger balls to carry it out.