Nick Anderson for September 01, 2015

Yep. A sad measure of how broken we are.

Using a gun safely doesn’t kill you. Eating ice cream ‘safely’ can kill you if it’s contaminated.

you are more likely to die from food poisoning than being shot by your own gun and less likely to be shot if you own a gun.

Since I’m a relatively healthy adult, I stand a good chance of surviving food poisoning. I’m not so sure about surviving a hail of bullets.

@cuthwald: Food poisoning is more prevalent, but significantly less fatal than guns.http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/http://www.vocativ.com/usa/guns/suicides-outnumber-homicides-comes-gun-violence/Also, you are twice as likely to die from self-inflicted gunshot wounds than from being the victim of murder.

That’s not exactly a scoop…

Why do people own own guns?http://www.people-press.org/2013/03/12/why-own-a-gun-protection-is-now-top-reason/

How do people die?Odds of dyingHeart Disease and Cancer1:7Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease1:28Intentional Self-harm1:100Unintentional Poisoning By and Exposure to Noxious Substances1:109Motor Vehicle Crash1:112Fall1:144Assault by Firearm1:358http://www.nsc.org/learn/safety-knowledge/Pages/injury-facts-chart.aspx

According to a Forbes article gun sales are up and homicides are down (with links to Pew Research and the Dept of Justice).http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrybell/2013/05/14/disarming-realities-as-gun-sales-soar-gun-crimes-plummet/…and a brief history on the successes of gun control: .1929 — The Soviet Union establishes gun control. From 1929 to 1953, approximately 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

1935 — China establishes gun control. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents,unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

1938 — Germany establishes gun control. From 1939 to 1945, 13 million Jews, gypsies,and other arbitrary categories of people unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

1964 — Guatemala establishes gun control.From 1964 to 1981 100,000 Mayan Indians,unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

1966 — Cambodia establishes gun control. From 1975 to 1977, one million “educated” people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

1970 — Uganda establishes gun control. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

All the senseless studies, surveys, statistics, demographics, etc., are worthless to deceased victims via bullets/guns.

The Constitution works! We still have the right to bear arms, and the government provides for the common good.. What a wonderful place to live. Only when citizens understand what we are about, then we move on to bigger and better things.

Cars and Ice cream aren’t designed and intended to kill when used properly and according to instructions. BTW: NYTimes this moring article on the INCREASE this year in homicides, gun envolved.

I’ve used guns as designed, and in combat, killed people with them. Used as intended in law enforcement, arrested many people, never shot one. While hunting, killed deer, pronghorn, rabbits, and other critters- to eat, as intended.

A large part of the gun problem is indeed not the gun, but the cultural acceptance of it’s presence, and the consequences as “unavoidable because there are crazy people out there”. Those repesent a miniscule number of those doing the shooting.

The “John Wayne/Rooster Cogburn” effect makes folks accept a mythical and unrealistic level of gun presence, and violence.

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

What do those words in bold mean? Are they just in there randomly to make it a little longer?

If you decide to respond, please note there are three words in bold, not just one.

Frankly I’m MORE Worried about the Person Driving Next to Me While Texting, Applying Make-Up and SPEEDING.

for what it’s worth, i could find nothing in the constitution about your right to keep and bear ice cream.

@rallsolo“As per the SCOTUS, the well regulated militia are exactly what the founding fathers wanted; a well armed citizens.”Since when should “well regulated” be interpreted as “well armed”?? Maybe that’s where the trouble starts.

2011: Homicides by handgun: 7,230, other types of firearms; 2,690. Non-fatal victimizations: handguns- 389,400, other types of firearms-49,700.

I’d say we DO have a gun problem in the U.S..

BTW, 1015 is seeing a notable INCREASE in gun violence.

Sorry, that’s 2015, not a lot of gun deaths in 1015.

If a man smites you, turn the other cheek. Not much cheek left to turn if he smites you with a .45 APC round, hollow point for self-defense of course.

Militia: definition

Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary

1 obsolete : a) : military practice or systemb) : military servicec) : ARMAMENT2 obsolete : a particular military force3 : HOME RESERVE4 : the whole body of able-bodied male citizens declared by law as being subject to call to military service

20,000 gun laws are on the books ..Yes.“Stand your Ground” laws to make it Legal to shoot someone you don’t like.Concealed Carry almost Anywhere laws.Open Carry Everywhere Laws.…Yes, so Many Laws.

Lets see how much Tarredandfeathered lied with his facts. Cuthwald said you were more likely to die of a food born illness than being shot with your own gun. In response, Tarredandfeathered pretends that every single death by firearms by any means at all was done with the person’s own gun. How is that for outright dishonesty? Pretty pathetic!.So lets look at the real facts. The number of people who are killed by accident each year in their own homes is around 600. 5,000 deaths a year by food born illness is about right. In other words, you are over eight times more likely to die from a food born illness than you are being shot with your own gun..Yeah, Tarredandfeathered. Them darn pesky facts sure made you look like a fool.

It’s probably easier to get one of those guns than it is for me to get some decent pain medicine for my elderly father.

Gee…why would you need any gun regulation…..what could go wrong?

Does anyone know where this cartoon originally appeared.