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Society A - Everyone owns guns and everyone is law-abiding and honest		  
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Society B - No one has a gun and everyone is a criminal.		  
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David S
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« on: January 03, 2006, 09:32:55 PM »
Which would you rather live in?
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CheeseWhiz
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« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2006, 09:35:45 PM »
Society A, obviously, but I do wonder about some of the other members here...
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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2006, 09:36:50 PM »
Society A -- I'm pretty much living in it already Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2006, 09:37:13 PM »
Society A -like any sane person here would. 
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« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2006, 09:40:01 PM »
Why in the world would anyone vote B, unless they enjoyed being killed or something?
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« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2006, 09:41:32 PM »
Quote from: Alcon on January 03, 2006, 09:40:01 PM
Why in the world would anyone vote B, unless they enjoyed being killed or something?

Well, someone obviously does, because it's already got one vote...
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« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2006, 09:42:55 PM »
B because I hate libertarians and its a coded question
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« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2006, 09:53:52 PM »
Society A. As I've mentioned, I'm moderate to conservative on the issue of guns.
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« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2006, 11:56:53 PM »
Quote from: © Boss Tweed on January 03, 2006, 09:42:55 PM
B because I hate libertarians and its a coded question

gimme a break, David S's polls generally aren't that biased.  Although some of them are some what of a strawman situation.  Ex. a situation or a bill in congress that's going around that's so incredibly stupid, that you'd have to be moronic to say you'd support it.
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« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2006, 01:37:34 AM »
Quote from: © Boss Tweed on January 03, 2006, 09:42:55 PM
B because I hate libertarians and its a coded question

I don't hate libertarians, but it is a coded (biased) question. Its a sad way of looking at humans if you think that guns are the only thing keeping us back from anarchy.
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« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2006, 01:50:17 AM »
I'm not going to vote because - no offense - it's a dumb question.  Most people who support gun control support it because they think it will lead to less gun-related crimes and accidents.  They don't support it as an end in itself, as if simply by virtue of no one having guns, one society is better off than another.
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« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2006, 01:57:51 AM »
I voted for Society A, but it will never happen.  Society B would never happen either.
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« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2006, 02:19:10 AM »
Society A.  What dumb bastard would choose otherwise?
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« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2006, 02:20:41 AM »
Quote from: Virginian87 on January 04, 2006, 02:19:10 AM
Society A.  What dumb bastard would choose otherwise?

Me, because I accidently clicked society B.
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« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2006, 03:25:47 AM »
Quote from: Alcon on January 03, 2006, 09:40:01 PM
Why in the world would anyone vote B, unless they enjoyed being killed or something?
Society A would have much the higher rate of gun deaths.
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« Reply #15 on: January 04, 2006, 07:09:36 AM »
I voted B because this is a stupid poll. 

Of course 'criminality' is caused by the society, not the individual person, primarily by economic oppression but also by social oppression, such as the outlawing of drug use and prostitution.
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« Reply #16 on: January 04, 2006, 10:01:17 AM »
Quote from: César Chávez on January 04, 2006, 03:25:47 AM
Quote from: Alcon on January 03, 2006, 09:40:01 PM
Why in the world would anyone vote B, unless they enjoyed being killed or something?
Society A would have much the higher rate of gun deaths.

Um "Society A - Everyone owns guns and everyone is law-abiding and honest"
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« Reply #17 on: January 04, 2006, 11:31:51 AM »


Option 3
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« Reply #18 on: January 04, 2006, 12:16:14 PM »
Quote from: Senator Gabu on January 04, 2006, 01:50:17 AM
I'm not going to vote because - no offense - it's a dumb question.  Most people who support gun control support it because they think it will lead to less gun-related crimes and accidents.  They don't support it as an end in itself, as if simply by virtue of no one having guns, one society is better off than another.

LOL Come on Gabu. This is a dumb poll but "Would you rather live in a sex-crazed dictatorship ..." is not?
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« Reply #19 on: January 04, 2006, 07:51:23 PM »
Quote from: CheeseWhiz on January 04, 2006, 10:01:17 AM
Quote from: César Chávez on January 04, 2006, 03:25:47 AM
Quote from: Alcon on January 03, 2006, 09:40:01 PM
Why in the world would anyone vote B, unless they enjoyed being killed or something?
Society A would have much the higher rate of gun deaths.

Um "Society A - Everyone owns guns and everyone is law-abiding and honest"

"Society B - No one has a gun and everyone is a criminal."

I think you need guns for there to be gun deaths. Tongue
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« Reply #20 on: January 04, 2006, 07:52:27 PM »
Quote from: David S on January 04, 2006, 12:16:14 PM
LOL Come on Gabu. This is a dumb poll but "Would you rather live in a sex-crazed dictatorship ..." is not?

When did I say that?  This doesn't even compare to any of BRTD's polls in terms of stupidity.
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« Reply #21 on: January 04, 2006, 07:54:16 PM »
Quote from: Senator Gabu on January 04, 2006, 07:51:23 PM
Quote from: CheeseWhiz on January 04, 2006, 10:01:17 AM
Quote from: César Chávez on January 04, 2006, 03:25:47 AM
Quote from: Alcon on January 03, 2006, 09:40:01 PM
Why in the world would anyone vote B, unless they enjoyed being killed or something?
Society A would have much the higher rate of gun deaths.

Um "Society A - Everyone owns guns and everyone is law-abiding and honest"

"Society B - No one has a gun and everyone is a criminal."

I think you need guns for there to be gun deaths. Tongue

I never said Society B would have gun deaths, but neither would Society A.  Society B would have far more murders, since you don't need a gun to murder someone.
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« Reply #22 on: January 04, 2006, 07:56:49 PM »
Quote from: CheeseWhiz on January 04, 2006, 07:54:16 PM
Quote from: Senator Gabu on January 04, 2006, 07:51:23 PM
Quote from: CheeseWhiz on January 04, 2006, 10:01:17 AM
Quote from: César Chávez on January 04, 2006, 03:25:47 AM
Quote from: Alcon on January 03, 2006, 09:40:01 PM
Why in the world would anyone vote B, unless they enjoyed being killed or something?
Society A would have much the higher rate of gun deaths.

Um "Society A - Everyone owns guns and everyone is law-abiding and honest"

"Society B - No one has a gun and everyone is a criminal."

I think you need guns for there to be gun deaths. Tongue

I never said Society B would have gun deaths, but neither would Society A.  Society B would have far more murders, since you don't need a gun to murder someone.

The term "gun deaths" includes any deaths caused by a gun, e.g., suicide, accidents, etc.; it does not necessarily have to be murder.

Obviously Society B would have more murders.  I think that Lewis was just being silly with his comment.
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« Reply #23 on: January 04, 2006, 07:57:34 PM »
Quote from: Senator Gabu on January 04, 2006, 07:51:23 PM
Quote from: CheeseWhiz on January 04, 2006, 10:01:17 AM
Quote from: César Chávez on January 04, 2006, 03:25:47 AM
Quote from: Alcon on January 03, 2006, 09:40:01 PM
Why in the world would anyone vote B, unless they enjoyed being killed or something?
Society A would have much the higher rate of gun deaths.

Um "Society A - Everyone owns guns and everyone is law-abiding and honest"

"Society B - No one has a gun and everyone is a criminal."

I think you need guns for there to be gun deaths. Tongue

I didn't say anything about gun deaths. BTW Guns are not the only weapons for killers.
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« Reply #24 on: January 04, 2006, 08:01:39 PM »
Quote from: Senator Gabu on January 04, 2006, 07:56:49 PM
The term "gun deaths" includes any deaths caused by a gun, e.g., suicide, accidents, etc.; it does not necessarily have to be murder.

Obviously Society B would have more murders.  I think that Lewis was just being silly with his comment.

True.  That I didn't think of before.
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