I can't have a rational debate on gun deaths if you are going to start with a position that essentially denies that they happen. The figure of 642 is ludicrous as everyone knows.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent: Tuesday, 23 March 2010 2:54 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Welcome to Deemocracy Pete Theisen wrote: > geoff wrote: >> You're not seriously going to suggest that 642 people died from guns in the >> USA in a whole year right? Even your own statistics don't support that. Or >> was that just ONE WEEK (and a good week at that!) > > Hi Geoff, > > Yes, the whole year, I think 2008 - the latest available. Follow the link. >> geoff wrote: >>> 1/15 the population. <100 killed by guns as opposed to 50,000 >> Hi Geoff, >> >> 50,000? Indeed! Spin figures. Try 642. Your rate is higher than ours. >> >> http://www.tincher.to/deaths.htm Hi Geoff, OK, the 642 number is correct, but the latest year is 2006. The trend has been down, however. The confusion overseas is the intentional lying by the gun control pressure groups. News agencies just accept the false figures as correct. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
