Point your gun at someone with a gun, like a cop, and see what happens. If you point....shoot. Its not a game. Regardless of the who or why.
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > Carry a gun and increase your odds of getting shot. > > Point your gun at someone with a gun, like a cop, and see what > happens. > > On Mar 21, 1:10 pm, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > > Carrying a gun can save your life and the lives of those you care > > about. > > > > it's better to have one than need one > > > > On Mar 20, 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-. > .. > > > -- > > > 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- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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. > -- *Mark M. Kahle H.* * * * * -- 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.
