Every....single.....statement in this "article" is complete B.S.
I love how they include an example from 1997 of a CCW holder who's weapon fell out of her purse and injured two people. (Had to include something dangerous about CCW holders!...... from over a decade ago!) Why didn't they include any examples of defensive gun use?
My absolute FAVORITE line:
Gun ownership - a precursor to gun violence - can spread "much like an infectious disease circulates," said Daniel Webster, a health policy expert and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research in Baltimore.
HA! Let me get this straight: In the same article that they point out that over 200 - 300 million guns are owned in the U.S......they also state that GUN OWNERSHIP is a "precursor" to gun violence!
HA! (again) IF SO.....WHERE ARE THE 200 - 300 MILLION SHOOTINGS THAT WOULD BE THE INEVITABLE RESULT IF THIS WERE TRUE?
If guns cause crime....where are the 200 - 300 million shootings that would be CAUSED by all those guns being owned?
Pen ownership - a precursor to forgery.
Owning a swimming pool - a precursor to drowning.
Posessing a steak knife - a precursor to stabbings.
Holding a spoon - a precursor of obesity.
Buying a baseball bat - a precursor to bludgeoning.
Filching the wife's pantyhose - a precursor to strangling hookers.
Having a penis - a precursor to rape.
Buying a new car - a precursor to D.U.I.
Owning a computer - a precursor to internet fraud.
Wearing a ski-mask - a precursor to bank robbery.