dnno1
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Actually I said, " . . . but they aren't Superman. They don't have superspeed and don't always get there in time." Do you see the "don't always," dnno1? Look closely . . . I even bolded it for you here. If they don't always get there in time, what does that also mean? I'll fill you in, since you clearly aren't comprehending it: It means that they also there are times when they DO get there in time. So when I say there is no contradiction, it's because there ISN'T.
And you are using that point as an argument to arm everyone, which is not necessary.
Your assertion that 911 has a high success rate (which by definition isn't 100%) is not contradictory to my assertion that the police don't always get there on time. Both clearly indicate that the police aren't always there in time. Which brings me back to the one thing you are right on above: I do believe everyone should have a gun. I wouldn't force it on them, though. Keeping an object in the house that you're irrationally scared of is not something I'd make you do, dnno1.
A high success rate is comparative and does not necessitate 100% unless you are looking at just pass and fail. Police may not always respond to a call in a rapid fashion, but you have to consider the case. In this case the suspect only had a coffee cup and was escorted out of the facility prior to the police arriving (and maybe even before the call was made). There was no need to respond to that right away since the treat level to the public was low. Furthermore even though you believe it to be the case, not everyone should or can have a gun. It is ridiculous to believe or even think that way and you should know better.
And of the 80,000,000 gun owners you cited, there were a total of 31,672 gun deaths in 2010. And, given your goal to ban all guns, I guess that makes two of us guilty for using small numbers in the face of much larger ones to the contrary to justify our beliefs.![]()
That's more than the number of victims of terrorism world wide in the same year (which was about 13,186). I'm not laughing because it's not a laughing matter. We have a problem here and I don't think making it easier for people to kill alleviates it.
1. How am I dismissing it when I clearly stated I am not dismissing it?![]()
Because you still insist that we should arm childcare providers when that is clearly not necessary. Saying that you are not dismissing it does not change what you believe. And because you believe that, you are dismissing the facts.
2. As to the rest of your post, I won't get into it. I know freedom of choice is a myth to a totalitarian government fanboy like yourself, and I know that you don't understand basic constitutional principles, so I won't get on this merry-go-round with you again. If you can see "privilege" where the 2nd amendment clearly states "right," there's no point in going further.
Actually I do, but I also believe in reality. The Constitution only ensures that you have life liberty and the ability to peruse happiness. You don't have nor does it mean you have a freedom to choose what ever you want. You certainly can't choose to live on the sun nor do you have the freedom to choose something that does not exist. You can only choose what is given or available to you. That's the reality of it, so you really can't say that you have the freedom to choose whatever you want. That is a farce.