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.
>
> Why not include them? Are their lives worth less?

Then let's do that.  Instead of breaking it down age-wise, let's include
everybody.  Guess what?  Guns then are no longer as serious a problem,
statistically speaking.