"Basically what you are saying is that all the statistics in your pro gun articles are relevent, but all the statistics in anti gun articles are irrelevent."
no, i'm saying that if we're gonna bring facts to the table, and one of us is gonna pull the "biased" card, then he'd better have a good reason fopr playing the cards, like providing evidence for the claim, AS I DID regarding the 42 time more likely stat.

wow, a lot to discuss here.

and i'm a member of www.ar15.com.

CONSEQUENCES OF GUN
CONFISCATION

Fact: In 1911, Turkey established gun control. Subsequently, from 1915 to 1917, 1.5-million Armenians, deprived of the means to defend themselves, were rounded up and killed.

Fact: In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. Then from 1929 to 1953, approximately 20-millon dissidents were rounded up and killed.

Fact: In 1938 Germany established gun control. From 1939 to 1945 over 13-million Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, mentally ill, union leaders, Catholics and others, unable to fire a shot in protest, were rounded up and killed.

Fact: In 1935, China established gun control. Subsequently, between 1948 and 1952, over 20-million dissidents were rounded up and killed.

Fact: In 1956, Cambodia enshrined gun control. In just two years (1975-1977) over one million "educated" people were rounded up and killed.

Fact: In 1964, Guatemala locked in gun control. From 1964 to 1981, over 100,000 Mayan Indians were rounded up and killed as a result of their inability to defend themselves.

Fact: In 1970, Uganda got gun control. Over the next nine years over 300,000 Christians were rounded up and killed.

Fact: Over 56-million people have died because of gun control in the last century.

SERIOUS QUESTIONS
If guns are effective enough to be a criminal's preferred tool, why are they not good enough to use for protection?

Why do politicians insist their bodyguards be armed, but not you and I?

If you and your children were face to face with a male attacker twice your size, what would you do - If you weren't armed? If you were armed?

If guns are "too dangerous" to be in our society, how come our leaders want to be the only ones who have them? Do you trust our leaders implicitly to protect you at all times?
If we ever completely ban guns, do you think there will be no more armed criminals in America?

With so many gun laws already on the books, how come "gun crimes" still exist?