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The fervor pitch by the media, politicians, Hollywood, etc, after a shooting is definitely agenda driven, that is not arguable.....
I am not faulting them for pitching their beliefs at such a time, who doesn't use examples, to bolster their claims, that is how the world works....
What I don't understand, however, is, it seems their argument is the RESULT of the gun......death.
Let say if you pointed a gun at someone, pulled the trigger, and a spew of profanity greeted the victim in the bullseye, would it still be the gun we blame, or the words, or not at all?
So, the argument seems to be death, yes? The consequences of using a gun, a manufactured product, yes?
Of course we hold the shooter to part, as we should, for he loaded, pointed, and pulled the trigger, that is first degree murder!
So, if its death, then do we count the severity of the results, and we find a solution in restricting that severity, as exampled, banning automatic weapons, yes? The argument being a one bullet per pull is safer to society, than those who fire faster, yes? It (single shot gun) still allows for hunting, sport, and defense, without having the same threat against society, right?
So, am I getting this argument, its about how a gun can kill many, is that right?
Seems feasible.
Why do gun rights activist argue against that? A gun like that seems to be manufactured for only one use, KILLING
Now, please consider this manufactured product, in your argument too.
If we are out to save lives, BTW, I believe it is a wonderful AND worthy thing, that SHOULD separate man from ALL other creatures on earth, his CARING for his fellow man....
Please, look at the stats re: these products, the death associated with them. These products result in death, daily, and at a greater number too.
Alcohol-Related Deaths:
An estimated 88,0008 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
The first is tobacco, and the second is poor diet and physical inactivity.
In 2014, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
Economic Burden:
In 2010, alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.
Three-quarters of the total cost of alcohol misuse is related to binge drinking.
Global Burden:
In 2012, 3.3 million deaths, or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4.0 percent for women), were attributable to alcohol consumption.
In 2014, the World Health Organization reported that alcohol contributed to more than 200 diseases and injury-related health conditions, most notably DSM–IV alcohol dependence (see sidebar), liver cirrhosis, cancers, and injuries.13 In 2012, 5.1 percent of the burden of disease and injury worldwide (139 million disability-adjusted life-years) was attributable to alcohol consumption.
Globally, alcohol misuse was the fifth leading risk factor for premature death and disability in 2010. Among people between the ages of 15 and 49, it is the first.14 In the age group 20–39 years, approximately 25 percent of the total deaths are alcohol attributable.
Family Consequences:
More than 10 percent of U.S. children live with a parent with alcohol problems, according to a 2012 study.
Underage Drinking:
Prevalence of Underage Alcohol Use: Prevalence of Drinking: According to the 2015 NSDUH, 33.1 percent of 15-year-olds report that they have had at least 1 drink in their lives.
About 7.7 million people ages 12–2018 (20.3 percent of this age group) reported drinking alcohol in the past month (19.8 percent of males and 20.8 percent of females).
Prevalence of Binge Drinking: According to the 2015 NSDUH, approximately 5.1 million people18 (about 13.4 percent) ages 12–20 (13.4 percent of males and 13.3 percent of females) reported binge drinking in the past month. Prevalence of Heavy Alcohol Use: According to the 2015 NSDUH, approximately 1.3 million people18 (about 3.3 percent) ages 12–20 (3.6 percent of males and 3.0 percent of females19) reported heavy alcohol use in the past month.
Consequences of Underage Alcohol Use: Research indicates that alcohol use during the teenage years could interfere with normal adolescent brain development and increase the risk of developing AUD. In addition, underage drinking contributes to a range of acute consequences, including injuries, sexual assaults, and even deaths—including those from car crashes.
Did you see this number? In 2010, alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion. That was in 2010 dollars, I wonder what that is now.....??? That could buy a lot of healthcare, schooling, housing, etc, could it not?
As ugly as a gun killing is, if we are talking results of a manufactured product, we are looking at the wrong product, are we not?
Note: booze is number 3 killer, number 2 being fat, lazy, and diet.... You DO NOT get fat starving from a poor diet.
Number ONE killer.......smokes. That is an easy fix, and an obvious one to who is breaking the law, they stink, and they exhale smoke, well, duh, you are under arrest!
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