On 08/13/2019 09:29 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
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And some 36,000 killed by gunfire, Pretty ****ing pitiful.
Rene
Yes, but most were not by accdent. With proper training in the use of
firearms many more would probably be killed instead of wounded.
I bet most were gang and drug related.
Murders by guns was only about 8 to 10 thousand a year. Many suicides
by handguns that should not be counted. Too many other ways to do that.
The interesting spin by the anti-gun crowd is guns are too effective as
a suicide tool. Better the person should use some other less reliable
method, fail, and have time to reflect. If they are not brain dead,
maimed, or otherwise seriously screwed up. A nightmare for someone
jumping off a bridge would to wake up a quadriplegic with no way out
except time instead of the desired outcome.
Of course a seasoned warrior like Bo Gritz managed to miss killing
himself with a .45 while sitting in his pickup so there is still hope
for incompetence.