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Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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5. Not exactly.

Reply to LuvNewcastle (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 3, 2015, 11:20 AM

Sep 2015

Are you saying that Americans are committing

mass shootings because America has too many people? I don't really get what you're saying, because these are per capita numbers, so they are adjusted to take into account population differences.

The worldwide percentages cited in the leader are based on raw numbers. Per capita rates are referenced in the body of the article in re a few other countries, but thr per capita rate for the US is not given.

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Why the US is No. 1 in mass shootings [View all] SecularMotion Sep 2015 OP

Good article. LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #1

we have more because gejohnston Sep 2015 #2

Are you saying that Americans are committing LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #3

FWIW, Mexico has very strict gun laws and only 1 legal gun store in the country DonP Sep 2015 #4

Not exactly. Straw Man Sep 2015 #5