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 Michael Medved

Liberal Hypocrisy on Guns, Suicide

December 28, 2012 @ 11:38 am (Updated: 11:53 am - 12/28/12 )

In pushing for dramatic new federal action, gun control advocates often mislead the public with the term "gun deaths." They do so by citing statistics including not only murders committed with firearms, but also including the much greater number of suicides.

Actually, the great majority of more than 30,000 annual gun deaths - nearly two thirds of all those fatalities - occur when people deliberately kill themselves. Counting 19,000 additional suicides by pills, jumping from bridges, slicing wrists and so forth, the number murdering themselves is nearly five times higher than the number killed in firearms homicides. Yet many of the same liberal true believers who say they want to save lives by curbing gun ownership also endorse assisted suicide - providing unwitting encouragement to a culture of self-slaughter that already claims far too many victims.

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  • SeattleD wrote...
    Anyone who stockpiles guns
    December 30, 2012 10:25 am
    should commit suicide before they kill children.
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  • longwayhome wrote...
    Intervention on its me
    December 30, 2012 7:48 pm
    Anyone know who this person is? We all talk about keeping an eye on one another, how about this lunatic?
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  • rational wrote...
    longwayhome
    December 30, 2012 8:12 pm
    It's me comes acress as angry, SeattleD as clinically insane. What is scary is folks like you give a pass to the seriously dangerous...you are party of the problem and evidence no leanings to seeking solutions.
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  • William Lawn wrote...
    Scary part is, Ha Ha man
    January 1, 2013 3:42 pm
    He is a AFL CIO belonging first responder.

    How would you like him coming through your door in an emergency?

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  • sportsguru wrote...
    It's me! Ha ha!
    January 2, 2013 9:47 am
    Will probably ask you who you voted for before he provides service,lol.
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  • when reality hits you wrote...
    the latest figure available from the Centers for Disease Control,
    January 3, 2013 3:03 am
    Total: At least 31940 people died from gun injuries in 2011. In 2011, Accidental discharge 851 Suicide 19,766 Homicide 11,101 Undetermined Intent 222 Total: At least 31940 people died from gun injuries in 2011. Also 258 people were killed during legal intervention, most of them due to guns. Guns were involved, but were not the primary cause of death: -in 2 fatal accidents. -in 6 homicides. Previous years: 2010 31,328 people 2009 31,177 people 2007 31,224 people 2004 29,569 people
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  • hpygolkyone wrote...
    Interesting Facts, Reality..............
    January 5, 2013 12:55 pm
    I wonder how many of those 19,766 suicides in 2011 were from assault weapons?

    I mean if it was me wanting to end it all, I would certainly want to be able to squeeze off multiple rounds in order to get the job done.

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  • Alex Mason wrote...
    Right on Medved.
    January 8, 2013 3:34 pm
    The hypocrites of the left have an agenda, it's nothing to do about "gun control". Come and take 'em!
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