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I'll give you that, but don't forget that crime rates are naturally higher in densely populated cities. Violence begets violence (cliche, I know). It just takes one gang member shooting a rival gang member. Then the other gang will find a way to get a gun and take out more of the first gang. Then vice versa, on and on.Which is why Washington DC is a safe place to live, right?
Yeah, that's a very rare occurrence. You'd either have to be incredibly strong, or trained to kill in one punch. Or your target would have to have some sort of heart problem.I've known people to be killed by being punched in the chest. Seriously, it just struck him in a right way and stopped his heart. It's a one-in-a-million thing, but it happens.
I was comparing single swings to single shots. Also, (generally) you could fire off more than one round in the time it takes to swing a bat (I'd imagine more-so with semi-automatic handguns).Being beaten by a baseball bat can be awfully fatal, and isn't much harder to do than shooting someone. A few swings, especially once someone is on the ground and there body cannot move with the strike, and you'll start shattering bones beyond repair. Hell, even bare-handed you can have in someone's skull with a few of those.
Yeah, brain injuries are strange. Sometimes you die from them, sometimes not, even if the amount of damage seems ridiculously insane. There was this case of a man (Michael Hill) who was stabbed in the head with an 8-inch knife and survived (though with some permanent brain damage, as one could imagine).Now the effects of a bullet can vary pretty drastically. People can, and often do, survive being shot in the head. My cousin did medical work in Iraq, and treated an Iraqi man (who was not at all happy about being treated by a white blonde female) for a bullet lodged in his skull. To be fair, he wasn't shot, per se, they'd just been firing shots in the air and, well, what goes up must come down. But that's more a funny story than an example of what i'm talking about.
Michael Hill (stabbing survivor) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I don't think that's a good comparison.Really, being shot is much the same as any puncture wound, especially if we are dealing with full metal jacket rounds*, in that the bullet will enter and exit with (all things considered) minimal damage. It's like being stabbed with a very long, thin knife. Very quickly and with a lot of force.
Stopping power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWikipedia said:A bullet will destroy or damage any tissues which it penetrates, creating a wound channel. It will also cause nearby tissue to stretch and expand as it passes through tissue. These two effects are typically referred to as permanent cavitation (the hole left by the bullet) and temporary cavitation (the tissue displaced as the bullet passed).
The degree to which permanent and temporary cavitation occur is dependent on the mass, diameter, material, design and velocity of the bullet. This is because bullets crush tissue, and do not cut it.
They're designed to do more damage to "soft" targets, right?Hollow-points can create a more severe exit wound, but are still rarely immediately fatal if you are not shot in the heart or head.
But you're talking multiple assailants. That's a different situation. But even if they had bats, you have a chance to run, as they can't hit you if you're far enough away. With a gun, they just point and shoot.Basically what i'm getting at is you're no more likely to survive getting jumped by guys with baseball bats than guys with firearms.
Yes, I understand that. It evens the playing field for everyone. My point was to demonstrate how much deadlier a gun is than a knife or a bat.Now the first point is actually a huge selling point for firearms. Anyone, no matter how small, weak, or frail, has the ability to defend themselves thanks to firearms. A little old lady need not fear the 6' 6" 250 lb gangster when she has a piece in her purse. She's on equal grounds with him now.
I'll give you that. I've never actually fired a gun before (though I've always wanted to) so I didn't know that guns firing when dropped was fixed.Also, weapons don't generally just go off when you drop them. This is one of those areas where you're showing how truly little you understand about weapons. I've seen a cop lock back the hammer on his sidearm and throw it on the ground to demonstrate how safe it is. They do not go off unless you tell them to.
That part, I understand*Not the movie. Full metal jacket rounds have a hard metal case around the soft core of the shell to prevent reshaping. This means it will enter the target and exit with minimal damage. Most military munitions come in this form, but it is not recommended for civil use because the bullet can carry through the target and strike something or someone behind it. Hollow-points are usually used for self-defense and by law-enforcement for this reason.
Oh really?1) A stab wound is just as fatal as a gunshot wound, you can just be further away with a gun. Also, more gunshot victims survive than those who are stabbed.
Gun violence in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWikipedia said:In 2005, 75% of the 10,100 homicides committed using firearms in the United States were committed using handguns, compared to 4% with rifles, 5% with shotguns, and the rest with a type of firearm not specified.[37] Due to the lethal potential that a gun brings to a situation, the likelihood that a death will result is significantly increased when either the victim or the attacker has a firearm.[38] The mortality rate for gunshot wounds to the heart is 84%, compared to 30% for people who sustain stab wounds to the heart.[39]
Read my response to Gunfingers.2) It takes a complete retard to believe you can actually set off a gun by dropping it. Stop watching movies. The only way to fire a gun is to pull the trigger.
3)These restrictions are only hurting law-abiding citizens who truly want to defend themselves. They're not stopping anyone who doesn't want to follow these rules.
Gun violence in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWikipedia said:People with a criminal record are also more likely to die as homicide victims.[11] Between 1990 and 1994, 75% of all homicide victims age 21 and younger in the city of Boston had a prior criminal record.[34] In Philadelphia, the percentage of those killed in gun homicides that had prior criminal records increased from 73% in 1985 to 93% in 1996.[11][35] In Richmond, Virginia, the risk of gunshot injury is 22 times higher for those males involved with crime.[36]
Team 5 Investigates Exposes Underground Gun Trade - Boston News Story - WCVB BostonI live in Boston, I can sit outside my door right now with 50 bucks and have a gun in 20 minutes. Literally.
I believe that could explain why. All the more reason that the entire system should be revamped. I'm not saying that banning guns is the answer nor am I saying allowing a gun-ownership-free-for-all is the answer. Just that the system needs a nation-wide change that would allow more effective gun law enforcement.Boston News said:John Rosenthal is the founder of the anti-gun group Stop Handgun Violence. "I'd say being a gun dealer and a gun trafficker is great business when the federal government has virtually no effective gun laws to prevent it. We are surrounded by Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont where you don't even need an id or a background check to buy a gun," said Rosenthal.