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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
I suspect that we will see their numbers rise in the coming years.
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That should be interesting since all the shootings in DC were done with illegal guns. So the people who had them were criminals. Imagine that, criminals committig crime. I actually had a guy try to tell me that the high firearm death rate in DC was due to the weak gun laws in Virginia. I simply asked, why the firearm homicide rate in Virginia wasn't higher than in DC? Someday people will realize that it is the person, not the guns.
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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
As to the supposition that you cannot decrease gun deaths, that is ridiculous. Common sense regulations, better education...the same things we did with car safety will decrease the gun death rate.
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You are exactly right and that is what has been happening for years. The firearms death rate has been dropping and improved widespread safety training, concealed carry permit training, the increase in IPSC, SASS, and IDPA competitions have all helped to that end.
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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
There is a solution to every problem, but the solution to this one is not more guns.
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I don't believe that there is a solution to EVERY problem. There may be a solution to every problem at some time in the future, but not immediately.