Can we change the subject to AXES?
I have a one sheet for THE AXE, and I would like to sell.
Any takers?
K.
On Jul 1, 2008, at 11:04 PM, jbirddouglass wrote:
Hi Rod....
While I wholeheartedly agree with you on this issue, I seriously
question putting it up on the MOPO website. I am bombarded night
and day with emails regarding social and political issues from my
liberal and conservative friends alike (I am a total commie pinko
liberal, by the way) and none of them is likely to change my mind
about anything I already believe in. I like MOPO for its pure
unspoiled geekiness; where else can I learn about the best way to
get high off of Bestine, the dangers of minty white inserts, or how
to avoid getting the runs from handling too many Mexican lobby cards?
Generally, religion and politics on MOPO result in annoying flame
wars, my hand cramps up from hitting the delete button, and I can
hear Scott Burns belching up acid all the way here in San Diego.
I need a break from the world's heaviosity, and MOPO is one of
those places I can go and let my inner dweeb run free.
Enough already.
Greg Douglass
rodxmorgan wrote:
Perhaps he could spin this report into a tale of patriotism...
ATLANTA: The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on gun ownership last
week focused on citizens' ability to defend themselves from
intruders in their homes. But research shows that surprisingly
often, gun owners use the weapons on themselves.
Suicides accounted for 55% of the nation's nearly 31,000 firearm
deaths in 2005, the most recent year for which statistics are
available from the centers for disease control and prevention.
There was nothing unique about that year — gun-related suicides
have outnumbered firearm homicides and accidents for 20 of the
last 25 years. In 2005, homicides accounted for 40% of gun deaths.
Accidents accounted for 3%. The remaining 2% included legal
killings, such as when police do the shooting and cases that
involve undetermined intent.
Public-health researchers have concluded that in homes where guns
are present, the likelihood that someone in the home will die from
suicide or homicide is much greater.
Studies have also shown that homes in which a suicide occurred
were three to five times more likely to have a gun present than
households that did not experience a suicide, even after
accounting for other risk factors.
In a 5-4 decision, the high court struck down a handgun ban
enacted in the District of Columbia in 1976 and rejected
requirements that firearms have trigger locks or be kept
disassembled. The ruling left intact the district's licensing
restrictions for gun owners.
One public-health study found that suicide and homicide rates in
the district dropped after the ban was adopted. The district has
allowed shotguns and rifles to be kept in homes if they are
registered, kept unloaded and taken apart or equipped with trigger
locks.
The American Public Health Association, the American Association
of Suicidology and two other groups filed a legal brief supporting
the district's ban. More than 90 percent of suicide attempts using
guns are successful, while the success rate for jumping from high
places was 34%. The success rate for drug overdose was 2%, the
brief said, citing studies.
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