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Originally Posted by mredskins
Look I am not arguing whether or not not Australia has a more effective or less effective gun laws. I am just saying a percent is a poor benchmark because it can be manipulated.
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It's still a measure that, without going into overwhelming number crunching, illustrates that the argument being used by some people is erroneous.
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Originally Posted by mredskins
Even Australian women are now rapped over times as often as American women. How do quantify that? If only 3 women lived in Australia and all 3 were raped yeah I guess that be true. 100% of the female population was raped in Australia; OMG! How many women was that? Oh 3 compared to the millions that live in the US.
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Clearly that's not a serious argument. The sad fact is that violent crime goes up when criminals know there's a lower risk of fatal consequences.
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Originally Posted by mredskins
Next you are going to argue only choosy moms choose Jiffy.
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As long as they are making sandwiches.....
J/K