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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A child from my daughter's school was murdered on Tuesday.  Just sitting in his apartment, playing video games, shot in the head by a random bullet from gunfire outside his apartment.

His mother, mourning her child right now- that could be me.  That could be you.  We can play pretend, oh I don't live in one of those apartment complexes, that's where all this stuff happens, I live in a "nice" neighborhood, I live on a cul-de-sac, I live in Bethesda, whatever.  The median income in Newtown, where Sandy Hook happened: $127,602.  Who are we kidding?  The HHI y'all love so darn much can't insulate you from this; this can happen anywhere now.

I can't wait anymore, it's time.  This was more than close enough to home for me.  Tell me what to do.  I will follow you, I will follow anyone with a plan.

I'm not going to debate guns.  You can't tell me someone is going to throw a knife into a random child's home and kill them while they eat dinner.  Guns are the problem.  Enough is enough.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/child-shot-in-prince-georges-county-police-say/2782491/[/quote]

I live in an area that has had a ton of guns forever and shootings, much less shootings that result in death, are exceedingly rare.[/quote]

Same here.

[b]Grew up around guns.  Lots of them, and they were unlocked.

Difference between us as kids and the kids today: we didn’t use guns on our fellow man.   [/b]

Keep your unconstitutional laws to yourself; my rights are NOT negotiable!![/quote]

Let's challenge this idea that guns are not a problems in certain areas with "lots of them."

[img]https://i.imgur.com/QPqG4Tw.jpg[/img]

The states with the highest firearm fatality rates per 100,000 people in 2019:

Alaska
Mississippi
Wyoming
New Mexico
Alabama
Louisiana
Missouri
South Carolina
Arkansas
Montana
Oklahoma
Tennessee
West Virginia

Does this look like a list of urban strongholds to you?

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/firearm.htm 
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“Gun deaths” doesn’t represent homicides. Most gun deaths are suicides. [/quote]

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