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Originally Posted by Slipknot
it's pretty simple spence, the death penalty is a punishment, murder is still a criminal act, as well as owning an illegal weapon. LOGICAL
I thought suicide was against the law, in any case if they use an illegal gun it is criminal. again logical
knife or gun? serious? common sense
Take the money away from all that free stuff given to illegal aliens and pay for armed guards in our schools to protect our innocent children , how is that for common sense?
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The initial remark was criminals don't care about laws, but if that's the case they must not care about punishments either.
Suicide by illegal weapon? Don't know if there's a stat on that but I'd be surprised if it's that common.
What we do know is that firearm deaths with legally procured guns in either non-criminal or non-planned cases are the vast majority. Contrary to detbuch's point made above (didn't have time to respond) firearm deaths now exceed car fatalities.
The Government studies automotive fatalities because it's considered a significant public health issue. Why shouldn't guns be treated the same?