obviously. On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hello Geoffrey, > > No, Lil'MarxistMoonbatTommyTomTomForNews is a Moonbat, and hasn't a clue > as to why he supports such nonsense. He is a foot soldier for Saul > Alinsky, but especially Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen, (e.g.; the "Saul > Alinsky's of the militant gay, secular movement in this Nation). > > > > > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 9:13 PM, geoffrey theist <[email protected]>wrote: > >> you're so full of shit >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 7:52 PM, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Carrying a gun increases risk of getting shot and killed >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> It would be impractical – not to say unethical – to randomly assign >>> volunteers to carry a gun or not and see what happens. So Charles >>> Branas's team at the University of Pennsylvania analysed 677 shootings >>> over two-and-a-half years to discover whether victims were carrying at >>> the time, and compared them to other Philly residents of similar age, >>> sex and ethnicity. The team also accounted for other potentially >>> confounding differences, such as the socioeconomic status of their >>> neighbourhood. >>> >>> Despite the US having the highest rate of firearms-related homicide in >>> the industrialised world, the relationship between gun culture and >>> violence is poorly understood. A recent study found that treating >>> violence like an infectious disease led to a dramatic fall in >>> shootings and killings. >>> >>> Overall, Branas's study found that people who carried guns were 4.5 >>> times as likely to be shot and 4.2 times as likely to get killed >>> compared with unarmed citizens. When the team looked at shootings in >>> which victims had a chance to defend themselves, their odds of getting >>> shot were even higher. >>> >>> While it may be that the type of people who carry firearms are simply >>> more likely to get shot, it may be that guns give a sense of >>> empowerment that causes carriers to overreact in tense situations, or >>> encourages them to visit neighbourhoods they probably shouldn't, >>> Branas speculates. Supporters of the Second Amendment shouldn't worry >>> that the right to bear arms is under threat, however. "We don't have >>> an answer as to whether guns are protective or perilous," Branas says. >>> "This study is a beginning." >>> >>> Daniel Webster, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy >>> and Research in Baltimore, Maryland, thinks it is near-sighted to >>> consider only the safety of gun owners and not their communities. "It >>> affects others a heck of a lot more," he says. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17922-carrying-a-gun-increases-risk-of-getting-shot-and-killed.html >>> -- >>> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. >>> Have a great day, >>> Tommy >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. >>> Have a great day, >>> Tommy >>> >>> -- >>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>> >>> * Visit our other community at >>> http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> >>> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >>> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >>> >> >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at >> http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> >> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. >> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. >> > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
