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My lazy gun - author unknown
Today I Placed my .357 revolver on the table right next to my front door. I left 6 cartridges beside it, then left it alone and went about my business. While I was gone, the mailman delivered my mail, the neighbor's son across the street mowed the yard, a girl walked her dog down the street, and quite a few cars stopped at the "stop" sign near the front of my house. After about an hour, I checked on the gun. It was quietly sitting there, right where I had left it. It had not moved itself outside. It had not killed anyone. Certainly, even with the numerous opportunities it had presented to do that. In fact, it had not even loaded itself. Well you can imagine my surprise, with all the hype by the left and the media about how dangerous guns are and how they kill people. Either the media is wrong or I'm in possession of the laziest gun in the world. The United States is 3rd in Murders Throughout The World. But if you take out just 5 'left-wing' cities: Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, St Louis and New Orleans -- the United States is 4th from the bottom, in the ENTIRE World, for Murders. These 5 Cities are controlled by Democrats. They also have The Toughest Gun Control Laws in the USA. It would be absurd to draw any conclusions from this data, right? Well, I'm off to check on my spoons. I hear they're making people fat. |
Won't someone take just a little nibble?
On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:16:43 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote:
My lazy gun - author unknown Today I Placed my .357 revolver on the table right next to my front door. I left 6 cartridges beside it, then left it alone and went about my business. While I was gone, the mailman delivered my mail, the neighbor's son across the street mowed the yard, a girl walked her dog down the street, and quite a few cars stopped at the "stop" sign near the front of my house. After about an hour, I checked on the gun. It was quietly sitting there, right where I had left it. It had not moved itself outside. It had not killed anyone. Certainly, even with the numerous opportunities it had presented to do that. In fact, it had not even loaded itself. Well you can imagine my surprise, with all the hype by the left and the media about how dangerous guns are and how they kill people. Either the media is wrong or I'm in possession of the laziest gun in the world. The United States is 3rd in Murders Throughout The World. But if you take out just 5 'left-wing' cities: Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, St Louis and New Orleans -- the United States is 4th from the bottom, in the ENTIRE World, for Murders. These 5 Cities are controlled by Democrats. They also have The Toughest Gun Control Laws in the USA. It would be absurd to draw any conclusions from this data, right? Well, I'm off to check on my spoons. I hear they're making people fat. OK, I'll try... Maybe the guns in those big, Democrat-controlled cities aren't as lazy as that POS ..357 revolver of yours? -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
Won't someone take just a little nibble?
On 1/28/16 12:28 PM, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:16:43 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: My lazy gun - author unknown Today I Placed my .357 revolver on the table right next to my front door. I left 6 cartridges beside it, then left it alone and went about my business. While I was gone, the mailman delivered my mail, the neighbor's son across the street mowed the yard, a girl walked her dog down the street, and quite a few cars stopped at the "stop" sign near the front of my house. After about an hour, I checked on the gun. It was quietly sitting there, right where I had left it. It had not moved itself outside. It had not killed anyone. Certainly, even with the numerous opportunities it had presented to do that. In fact, it had not even loaded itself. Well you can imagine my surprise, with all the hype by the left and the media about how dangerous guns are and how they kill people. Either the media is wrong or I'm in possession of the laziest gun in the world. The United States is 3rd in Murders Throughout The World. But if you take out just 5 'left-wing' cities: Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, St Louis and New Orleans -- the United States is 4th from the bottom, in the ENTIRE World, for Murders. These 5 Cities are controlled by Democrats. They also have The Toughest Gun Control Laws in the USA. It would be absurd to draw any conclusions from this data, right? Well, I'm off to check on my spoons. I hear they're making people fat. OK, I'll try... Maybe the guns in those big, Democrat-controlled cities aren't as lazy as that POS .357 revolver of yours? -- Ban idiots, not guns! For gun deaths, the "Red" states are the deadliest. Gun Deaths per 100,000 Population Alaska 20.4 Louisiana 19.2 Alabama 16.2 Mississippi 16.1 Wyoming 15.6 Montana 15.4 New Mexico* 14.9 Arizona 14.6 Nevada* 14.5 Arkansas 14.4 The leading states, in terms of gun deaths per 100,000 residents, except for New Mexico and Nevada, were carried by the Republicans in the 2012 presidential race. All the rest of the states in the top 20 were carried by the Republican candidate. http://kff.org/other/state-indicator...e-per-100000/# |
Won't someone take just a little nibble?
On 1/28/2016 1:31 PM, Keyser Sze wrote:
The United States is 3rd in Murders Throughout The World. But if you take out just 5 'left-wing' cities: Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, St Louis and New Orleans -- the United States is 4th from the bottom, in the ENTIRE World, for Murders. These 5 Cities are controlled by Democrats. They also have The Toughest Gun Control Laws in the USA. Is this true? |
Won't someone take just a little nibble?
On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:31:44 -0500, Keyser Sze wrote:
On 1/28/16 12:28 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:16:43 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote: My lazy gun - author unknown Today I Placed my .357 revolver on the table right next to my front door. I left 6 cartridges beside it, then left it alone and went about my business. While I was gone, the mailman delivered my mail, the neighbor's son across the street mowed the yard, a girl walked her dog down the street, and quite a few cars stopped at the "stop" sign near the front of my house. After about an hour, I checked on the gun. It was quietly sitting there, right where I had left it. It had not moved itself outside. It had not killed anyone. Certainly, even with the numerous opportunities it had presented to do that. In fact, it had not even loaded itself. Well you can imagine my surprise, with all the hype by the left and the media about how dangerous guns are and how they kill people. Either the media is wrong or I'm in possession of the laziest gun in the world. The United States is 3rd in Murders Throughout The World. But if you take out just 5 'left-wing' cities: Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, St Louis and New Orleans -- the United States is 4th from the bottom, in the ENTIRE World, for Murders. These 5 Cities are controlled by Democrats. They also have The Toughest Gun Control Laws in the USA. It would be absurd to draw any conclusions from this data, right? Well, I'm off to check on my spoons. I hear they're making people fat. OK, I'll try... Maybe the guns in those big, Democrat-controlled cities aren't as lazy as that POS .357 revolver of yours? -- Ban idiots, not guns! For gun deaths, the "Red" states are the deadliest. Gun Deaths per 100,000 Population Alaska 20.4 Louisiana 19.2 Alabama 16.2 Mississippi 16.1 Wyoming 15.6 Montana 15.4 New Mexico* 14.9 Arizona 14.6 Nevada* 14.5 Arkansas 14.4 The leading states, in terms of gun deaths per 100,000 residents, except for New Mexico and Nevada, were carried by the Republicans in the 2012 presidential race. All the rest of the states in the top 20 were carried by the Republican candidate. http://kff.org/other/state-indicator...e-per-100000/# So what? The discussion was about the five left-wing cities that bring this country from almost the bottom to almost the top of world-wide murder list. Pay attention. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
Won't someone take just a little nibble?
On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:31:44 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote: For gun deaths, the "Red" states are the deadliest. Gun Deaths per 100,000 Population Alaska 20.4 Louisiana 19.2 Alabama 16.2 Mississippi 16.1 Wyoming 15.6 Montana 15.4 New Mexico* 14.9 Arizona 14.6 Nevada* 14.5 Arkansas 14.4 The “leading states,” in terms of gun deaths per 100,000 residents, except for New Mexico and Nevada, were carried by the Republicans in the 2012 presidential race. All the rest of the states in the top 20 were carried by the Republican candidate. http://kff.org/other/state-indicator...e-per-100000/# I don't have the time right now but it might be interesting to drill down on what those deaths were and where they occurred. My first question is how many were suicides. 6 months of winter will do that to you ;-) The next question in the southern states is how many were in the big cities. |
Won't someone take just a little nibble?
On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:31:44 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote: For gun deaths, the "Red" states are the deadliest. Gun Deaths per 100,000 Population Alaska 20.4 Louisiana 19.2 Alabama 16.2 Mississippi 16.1 Wyoming 15.6 Montana 15.4 New Mexico* 14.9 Arizona 14.6 Nevada* 14.5 Arkansas 14.4 The “leading states,” in terms of gun deaths per 100,000 residents, except for New Mexico and Nevada, were carried by the Republicans in the 2012 presidential race. All the rest of the states in the top 20 were carried by the Republican candidate. http://kff.org/other/state-indicator...e-per-100000/# Just a quick fact or two to put this in perspective, the gun murder rate in Alaska is 2.7 per 100,000. Arizona is 3.6, Montana is 1.2, Wyoming is 0.9 It is 5.7 in Maryland, DC is 16.5 ... with all of those laws. Vermont is the lowest in the country with virtually no gun laws. Cherry picking numbers from a larger statistic base is a dangerous thing. If you want me to look at those "deep south" states, I would end up being called a racist. (just like I would if I looked into those inner city deaths) I still remember the fact that Baltimore still has 304 unsolved murders last year. (out of 355) |
Won't someone take just a little nibble?
On Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 3:55:40 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:31:44 -0500, Keyser Sze wrote: For gun deaths, the "Red" states are the deadliest. Gun Deaths per 100,000 Population Alaska 20.4 Louisiana 19.2 Alabama 16.2 Mississippi 16.1 Wyoming 15.6 Montana 15.4 New Mexico* 14.9 Arizona 14.6 Nevada* 14.5 Arkansas 14.4 The "leading states," in terms of gun deaths per 100,000 residents, except for New Mexico and Nevada, were carried by the Republicans in the 2012 presidential race. All the rest of the states in the top 20 were carried by the Republican candidate. http://kff.org/other/state-indicator...e-per-100000/# Just a quick fact or two to put this in perspective, the gun murder rate in Alaska is 2.7 per 100,000. Arizona is 3.6, Montana is 1.2, Wyoming is 0.9 It is 5.7 in Maryland, DC is 16.5 ... with all of those laws. Vermont is the lowest in the country with virtually no gun laws. Cherry picking numbers from a larger statistic base is a dangerous thing. If you want me to look at those "deep south" states, I would end up being called a racist. (just like I would if I looked into those inner city deaths) I still remember the fact that Baltimore still has 304 unsolved murders last year. (out of 355) Yeah, it seems if you bunch up a lot of democratic voters in a big city in a heavily populated northern state and let them kill each other at a rate of hundreds or even over a thousand a year it's no big deal. But you have 30 gun deaths in a year in Alaska and suddenly gun violence is a red state thing. Uh-Huh. |
Won't someone take just a little nibble?
On 1/28/16 3:55 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:31:44 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: For gun deaths, the "Red" states are the deadliest. Gun Deaths per 100,000 Population Alaska 20.4 Louisiana 19.2 Alabama 16.2 Mississippi 16.1 Wyoming 15.6 Montana 15.4 New Mexico* 14.9 Arizona 14.6 Nevada* 14.5 Arkansas 14.4 The “leading states,” in terms of gun deaths per 100,000 residents, except for New Mexico and Nevada, were carried by the Republicans in the 2012 presidential race. All the rest of the states in the top 20 were carried by the Republican candidate. http://kff.org/other/state-indicator...e-per-100000/# Just a quick fact or two to put this in perspective, the gun murder rate in Alaska is 2.7 per 100,000. Arizona is 3.6, Montana is 1.2, Wyoming is 0.9 It is 5.7 in Maryland, DC is 16.5 ... with all of those laws. Vermont is the lowest in the country with virtually no gun laws. Cherry picking numbers from a larger statistic base is a dangerous thing. If you want me to look at those "deep south" states, I would end up being called a racist. (just like I would if I looked into those inner city deaths) I still remember the fact that Baltimore still has 304 unsolved murders last year. (out of 355) Gun deaths are gun deaths are gun deaths. |
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