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The mission of the NRA seems to center on boosting the profits of gun manufacturers, so it’s no surprise that they want as many guns as possible on our streets. But more guns don’t make us safer. More guns means more deaths, accidents and suicides.
If you own a gun, you’re more likely to get shot than if you don’t own a gun. That’s a simple fact. Even using a gun for self-defense means you’re more likely to get hurt.
The NRA’s myths around gun ownership gloss over the dangers of gun ownership; it’s time we reveal NRA propaganda for what it is, advertisements to buy guns and enrich gun companies.pic.twitter.com/rXxWyGfw0K
Rifles on average over the last 10 years are used in roughly 300 homicides per year. All kinds of rifles. The odds of being struck by lightning are greater than being killed by a rifle.
Now do cars, bicycles, motorcycles, skates, surfboards, snowboards, snowmobiles, boats, skis, sport shoes, ladders, power tools, scissors, climbing gear, scuba gear, homes with stairs, swimming pools, bathtubs, junk food, alcohol, cigarettes...
I’ll take my chances over being a sitting duck
All those folks in the inner cities who are being shot can attest to this? I say your security should give up their guns if this true, it would be for their own good.
Not me! I am responsible and careful!
I'll take my chances
Then you need to preserve the life of your body guards. Disarm them immediately. Tell them to turn in all of their firearms. That way they are less likely to die from a firearm, unless you don’t care about their lives of course.
I’m not your constituent. My rights are not yours to infringe.
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