@millermedeiros data shows there are between 300k-500k defensive, civilian gun uses (that doesn't === discharges) per year in the US that...
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@millermedeiros stopped the active or attempted commission of violent crime against victims. Some X% of those folks would become victims ...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@millermedeiros once their defensive weapons were removed, because they would follow the law, and the criminals wouldn't.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@csuwildcat now imagine if the criminals didn't need a gun since population isn't armed.. caring knives == less time in jail & less lethal1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@millermedeiros UK is a case study on this: they now have spiking knife crime and are talking about banning pointy knives. (I shit you not)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@millermedeiros btw, their total murder and violent crime rate was statistically unaffected, and has increased lately.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@millermedeiros and you assume evil mass murders will just give up? Sadly, fertilizer, pipe, pressure cooker bombs are all easy to make.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@csuwildcat: you're pushing a data-free reasoning. In other mental illness issues (e.g. suicide), answer is "yes" /cc@millermedeiros2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@slightlylate@millermedeiros Alex, what is the #1, most effective form of suicide globally?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@csuwildcat@millermedeiros : suicide attempters tend to fixate on a single method; definitionally not thinking clearly about efficacy2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@csuwildcat @millermedeiros : this is why putting nets on bridges *actually saves lives*
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@slightlylate@millermedeiros yet total suicides remains relatively unchanged - you're like an anecdote factory today.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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