Re: The Armed Citizen - Missouri

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> > > > > > Some Guy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > > > > > : www.kidsandguns.org
> > > > > >
> > > > > > : "Washington, DC  -- Gun accidents and suicides took the lives
of
> > > 1,200
> > > > > > : children and teens, plus an additional 18,358 kids 0-19
> years-old
> > > were
> > > > > > : injured by a firearm and 1,776 were killed in homicides,
> according
> > > to
> > > > > new
> > > > > > : mortality and injury data released by the CDC's National
Center
> > for
> > > > > Health
> > > > > > : Statistics and National Center for Injury Prevention and
Control
> > for
> > > > the
> > > > > > : year 2000."
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 0-19?  That includes 17, 18, and 19-year-old "kids" serving
> bravely
> > in
> > > > the
> > > > > > US Armed forces.  I bet the vast majority of the "kids" killed
are
> > > gang
> > > > > > thugs killing each other and doing the nation a favor.
> > > > >
> > > > > The gun grabbers *have* to include 18 and 19 year old ADULTS in
this
> > > "kid"
> > > > > study.  If the cut off age was 17, you'd better believe the number
> of
> > > gun
> > > > > deaths would be so low as to not be worth mentioning.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Just to be clear, the "kid" word came from me not from the study. In
> the
> > > > study they call the group children and teens.
> > >
> > > I repeat, how many of these "children and teens" were engaged in
> criminal
> > > conduct at the time they were shot?
> >
> > To gun-grabbers, that's not important.  It bulks up statistics, so it
has
> to
> > be good.
>
> I somehow doubt anyone goes out to commit a crime then halfway through
> decides to commit suicide, but if you want I'll admit it's theoretically
> possible.

You're missing the point.  Why arbitrarly include 18 and 19 year old adults
and lump them in with minors?  Why stop at 19?  Why not keep going, up to,
say, age 26?

Is it possible adding 18 and 19 year olds to the stats dramatically inflate
those stats?  Likely.