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            ORConservative > That would take a large societal change, > the only deterrent to criminal force is the possibility of opposing force, including guns > some shootings could have been prevented by simply following existing laws These are the words of someone who believes that America is
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          ORConservative unique in it's inability to dramatically reduce or halt this type of slaughter, because it is under much better control elsewhere. As noted previously, bring evidence to support claims like > the only deterrent to criminal force is the possibility of opposing force, including
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        ORConservative > guns Such evidence could be showing how we have tried regulations or reforms like other countries have, and found them to be completely ineffective in the uniquely American problem of mass firearm homicide. > only victimizes law abiding citizens, You did not bring evidence
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      ORConservative to support this claim. Many countries have very low crime rates, and still allow their citizens to obtain guns. Show how their policies - implemented here - would both fail to curb the problem and "victimize [...] law abiding citizens."
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    ORConservative One final time: I will not engage you again in bad-faith arguments. Support your claims with rigorous research or get out of my replies.
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      ORConservative Thread of replies, since they are not part of a larger conversation:
      oh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their API
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              ORConservative Just to reiterate... Me: "I reject your premise that America is uniquely incapable of reducing crime non-violently." And you said: "the only deterrent to criminal force is the possibility of opposing force, including guns." I accurately summarized your premise almost verbatim.