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Three Defective Assumptions Underlie Gun Controllers' Agenda - Tim Lee CFIF

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  • not-fishing
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2009
    • 2270

    Three Defective Assumptions Underlie Gun Controllers' Agenda - Tim Lee CFIF

    A very interesting article.

    Tastelessly but predictably, Second Amendment phobics wasted no time in exploiting this week's Las Vegas murders for political gain. Everyone from latenight television buffoons to leftist political scolds trotted out their usual self-righteousness and demands for more gun control. Their collective agenda, however, rests upon three foundational assumptions, each of which is easily refuted by even a cursory review of the relevant facts.


    The U.S. murder rate actually falls well below the worldwide average, and from the broader perspective dwells alongside those allegedly more enlightened nations of Europe. We also fall well below nations that outlaw firearms yet truly are statistical outliers in terms of high murder rates.

    Specifically, the U.S. murder rate currently measures approximately 4 per 100,000 people. That compares to a worldwide average over twice that high, at approximately 11 per 100,000. And what about that supposed gun-control Valhalla of Europe? Most European nations and Canada generally fall between 2 and 4 per 100,000 people, not significantly different than America.
    A very good read.
    Spreading the WORD according to COLT. and Smith, Wesson, Ruger, HK, Sig, High Standard, Browning
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    ECG_88
    Senior Member
    • May 2012
    • 718

    Interesting read. I wish they would have cited more sources for those numbers.
    Emotional appeal is a marketing tactic and not a foundation for effective argument.

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