12-17-2012, 03:29 PM
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Greg Ecklund
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Arlington Heights, IL
Posts: 54
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canoeswamp
Stop and consider the following facts from various federal databases. Deaths per year from: tobacco use – 529,000; medical errors – 195,000; alcohol abuse – 1007, 400; firearm homicides – 11,493. Where is the mindless cry for the elimination of tobacco, alcohol, or hospitals?
The problem is not weapon based. The problem is human based. We live in a culture that does not value human life.
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There's a huge difference between harming yourself and actively harming others - nobody can take a Marlboro Red and shoot up a school with it.
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