re: Gun control narrative # 3,903,754,118 (Connecticut related)

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You know much that isn’t so

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I know much that has been shown to be more likely than other explanations.

I also know voodoo economics is bullshite.

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beerJeep

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Can you tell me the plural of "anecdote"?

Because it damn sure isn't "data"

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BamaAtl

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Loves when women are assaulted by men. Doesn’t want women to be able to defend themselves.

Bitchatl supports men who rape women.

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I never lie on here. It's too easy to embarrass you guys with facts.

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now that's funny!

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Population statistics are more useful in planning for outcomes than anecdotes which do not mitigate overall harm.

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Great.

Group stats cannot be applied to individuals.

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If 50 people have to die for every 1 woman saved from sexual assault, would you take that trade? Or would you work to save the 50 people and find other ways to protect the 1 woman?

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It's like you are willfully statistically retarded so, I'll try and put this in language you theoretically should understand.

If a white man comes in to your office, do you calculate his likelihood of getting heart disease by looking at the rate of heart disease among all white men?

No. You don't. You look at HIS other more INDIVIDUAL variables. Maybe he has high cholesterol, but, exercises often, but eats too much salt, but has no familial history of heart disease etc etc etc.

Well. The GROUP rate of gun results works the same way. I, as an individual may be better trained, more poorly trained, better trained but hot headed, more poorly trained but even keel. Etc etc etc.

You cannot apply group statistics to the individual!!

It's fricking sad that I have to explain this to you.

You need to heed this advice


“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love, and in order to occupy and distract himself without love he gives way to passions and coarse pleasures, and sinks to bestiality in his vices, all from continual lying to other men and to himself.”

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The likelihood that a firearm will be used in self-defense is miniscule compared to the chance it will be taken from said woman and used to murder her.

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You are saying it's better to throw herself at the mercy of her attacker than give herself a CHANCE to defend herself? That's not a winning strategy.

There is a 100% greater chance a woman's attacker will be shot and killed/incapacitated by said woman if she has a gun, than if she doesn't.

Maybe we should survey criminals and ask them if they prefer their potential victims armed, or unarmed.

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I never lie on here. It's too easy to embarrass you guys with facts.

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What every pathological liar says. Sad.

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But more likely that you'll kill someone with that firearm than someone who doesn't acquire one in the first place.

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So what.

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Obviously - because unlike our buddy DisplacedBuckeye, I know what that word meant before today.

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You didn't know what it meant until you went to Google. That's why you fricked it up.