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Gun Control Reform Activism

deathrind

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2. True

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 01:59 PM

Sep 2016

"A 2010 study of the Israeli army, for instance, found that requiring soldiers to leave their weapons on base over the weekend, as opposed to bringing them home, decreased the suicide rate among troops by almost 40 percent."

Difficult to argue with that but I am sure some will find a way.

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Been on a roll about suicide and guns lately. Now we have more evidence that simple [View all] flamin lib Sep 2016 OP

Crystal clear nt Divine Discontent Sep 2016 #1

True deathrind Sep 2016 #2

According to the NRA/ILA/GOA apologists billh58 Sep 2016 #3

I detest that saying "permanent problem for a temporary situation" Skittles Sep 2016 #4