@millermedeiros once their defensive weapons were removed, because they would follow the law, and the criminals wouldn't.
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Replying to @csuwildcat
@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 -
Replying to @millermedeiros
@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 -
Replying to @csuwildcat
@millermedeiros btw, their total murder and violent crime rate was statistically unaffected, and has increased lately.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @csuwildcat
@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 -
Replying to @csuwildcat
@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 -
Replying to @slightlylate
@slightlylate@millermedeiros Alex, what is the #1, most effective form of suicide globally?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @csuwildcat
@slightlylate@millermedeiros rope. Studies show while the use of guns in suicide decreases under gun bans, total suicides isn't correlated.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @csuwildcat
@slightlylate@millermedeiros cause guess what? If someone wants to kill themselves, they do. Wow, mind blowing, I know.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @csuwildcat
@csuwildcat@millermedeiros : see, e.g.: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/03/27/why-suicide-barriers-work-especially-at-magnets-like-the-golden-gate-bridge/ …2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@csuwildcat : the research is clear: you're wrong about suicides.
/cc @millermedeiros
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