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<blockquote data-quote="LongTimeComing" data-source="post: 1090473" data-attributes="member: 45493">I&#039;m not debating your facts. I am one to accept fact. I take things at face value.But when the topic turns from a debate about guns to focusing on race specifically, that&#039;s where the redundant problems start up.Gun control isn&#039;t the answer.&nbsp; It&#039;s our right, first of all, and taking them away won&#039;t curb the problem.&quot;Oh, well since it&#039;s illegal to have this gun, I am really going to rethink shooting these people and robbing the bank&quot; said no criminal ever.&nbsp; Better security and awareness, and some tweaking of the federal gun laws will be the best solution. Violence in general, let alone gun violence, will never go away. It&#039;s something that needs to be accepted. Setting unrealistic goals or expectations from knee jerk legislation will only lead to further disappointment in our political leaders.Ever compared violent crimes with knives or other weapons or no weapons at all? According to an FBI report, guns are involved with only 12.7% of violent crimes, 66% are done with knives or NOTHING. Ban knives? Cut peoples&#039; arms and hands off?The point, is that we need to focus on the crux of the problem and stop being distracted by the media.&nbsp; Knife crimes aren&#039;t as glorified, nor do they serve as much political purpose as reporting gun crimes. Gun crimes are far from the only deadly crimes that occur every day, yet they are the ones that are focused on in the media.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LongTimeComing, post: 1090473, member: 45493"] I'm not debating your facts. I am one to accept fact. I take things at face value. But when the topic turns from a debate about guns to focusing on race specifically, that's where the redundant problems start up. Gun control isn't the answer. It's our right, first of all, and taking them away won't curb the problem. "Oh, well since it's illegal to have this gun, I am really going to rethink shooting these people and robbing the bank" said no criminal ever. Better security and awareness, and some tweaking of the federal gun laws will be the best solution. Violence in general, let alone gun violence, will never go away. It's something that needs to be accepted. Setting unrealistic goals or expectations from knee jerk legislation will only lead to further disappointment in our political leaders. Ever compared violent crimes with knives or other weapons or no weapons at all? According to an FBI report, guns are involved with only 12.7% of violent crimes, 66% are done with knives or NOTHING. Ban knives? Cut peoples' arms and hands off? The point, is that we need to focus on the crux of the problem and stop being distracted by the media. Knife crimes aren't as glorified, nor do they serve as much political purpose as reporting gun crimes. Gun crimes are far from the only deadly crimes that occur every day, yet they are the ones that are focused on in the media. [/QUOTE]

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