6500rpm 670 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 (edited) INTERESTING THOUGHT FOR THE DAY > > If you consider that there have been an average of 160,000 troops in the > Iraq theater of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of 2112 > deaths, that gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000. > > > > The rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000. > > > > That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in > our Nation's Capitol, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, than you are in Iraq. > > Conclusion: We should immediately pull out of Washington D.C. > Also shows how well gun control laws work Edited December 9, 2005 by 6500rpm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bvamp 604 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 yeh, ive seen those per capita gun crime things before. hard to believe isnt it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolverine 10,360 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 yeh, ive seen those per capita gun crime things before. hard to believe isnt it? Nah, those politicians will do anything to get elected! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 D.C.=Death City. I know, I've worked there for 38 years. You are more likely to get mugged in NYC, but in our nation's capitol-just wander off from the tourist or bar areas a few blocks and...... G O B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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