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Guns make homes more dangerous, not less.

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... except when you're committing suicide which accounts for 60% of U.S. firearm deaths.

The Amish
Radical Pacifists
They shun guns and forgive enemies - even murderers..
Full of fear?
Or free from fear?







Preparing to shoot himself in the foot?



America's idea of a real lover.
Even in my youth, wild horses couldn't have gotten me in bed with these loonies.
Remember: Never, ever, sleep with anyone crazier than you are.



America: the most violent culture in the history of the world


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Guns in home increase risk of death, injury and mental disease. 

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How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths


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Toy Guns Outlawed At Republican National Convention: Real Guns Allowed

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80% Of All Firearm Deaths In 23 Industrial Countries Occurred in The United States

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University of Utah Medical School: Guns, Public Health and Safety


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Since 1973, the number of U.S. homes with firearms has declined by 35%

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For young Americans, 15-24, suicide (60% by firearm) is the third leading cause of death

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/12/for-young-americans-15-24-suicide.html

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Firearm injury and death charts for the U.S. (and the world) are available at the following University of Pennsylvannia webpage. http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/ficap/resourcebook/pdf/monograph.pdf
There are over 40% more firearm suicides than firearm homicides in the United States.

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In the United States, only motor vehicle crashes and cancer claim more lives among children 5–14 years old than do firearms.


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University of Utah Medical School: Guns, Public Health and Safety


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Two reasons not to have guns in the house.




When every problem looks like a nail, every tool looks like a hammer.
When every threat looks like an armed attacker, every solution looks like a firearm.
Chesterton: "It isn't that they can't see the solution. They can't see the problem."




Dad Accidentally Kills 7 Year Old Son In Gun Shop Parking Lot
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/12/dad-accidentally-kills-7-year-old-son.html





























































































 Fact: Arming innocent people makes them more dangerous - to themselves and to others.

Treating a firearm safely means that most often it wouldn't be ready for action in the event of sudden menace.





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