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Re:Steve Jobs to Obama: “You’re headed for a one-term presid... by protomyth on Friday October 21, 2011 @04:29PM (#3141533)
Well, ND gun ownership and murder rates by means would seem to make your contention false. ND which has a large number of handguns per capita, had 2 murders in 2008 and both were stabbings.

Its not the guns or any other object, its the conditions and attitudes that make a place dangerous. Dangerous people will use the weapons they have or improvise weapons (IED) if they have none.

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Re:Steve Jobs to Obama: “You’re headed for a one-term presid... by gte910h on Wednesday October 26, 2011 @01:31PM (#3159588)
You misunderstood my statement I think: I'm saying 1> Handguns with no rifles is a situation you get when people feel they need personal protection, aka, high crime. I'm saying they are an effect, rather than a cause 2> North Dakotans probably have a large number of rifles as well, so don't fit that profile.
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