jlf1961
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Joined: 6/10/2008 From: Somewhere Texas Status: offline
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A few facts: 1) Pool fences are just basic common sense. 2) Securing fire arms in the home is just common sense 3) putting kids in car seats below a certain age is, again, common sense 4) requiring children to wear helmets on an atv or four wheeler is, again, common sense. That being said, and after observing humanity for some time, I have come to the conclusion that common sense is something that is lacking in every nation on the planet. So, lets look at a few numbers: 1) 1,149 children are killed each year in accidents involving drunk drivers 2) Accidental child poisoning: 688,970 a year Broken down Cosmetics & Personal Care products 150,530 Cleaning substances 118,207 Analgesics 100,399 Foreign Bodies/toys/Misc 72,099 Topical Preparations 62,053 Vitamins 48,214 Antihistamines 45,915 Pesticides 35,152 GI Preparations 28,460 Plants 27,941 Now, while you folks are screaming about guns killing kids, which is tragic, I have to point out that there are other things killing kids, and while the numbers of accidental poisoning do not reflect the deaths, the simple fact that many kids are accidentally poisoned each year because adults lack the common sense to put these compounds out of reach of children is equally damning. And the fact that you anti gun people are going to ignore these numbers, which are far greater than those involving guns and concentrate strictly on guns proves one fucking point, you do not care about children's safety unless a gun is involved.
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Boy, it sure would be nice if we had some grenades, don't you think? You cannot control who comes into your life, but you can control which airlock you throw them out of. Paranoid Paramilitary Gun Loving Conspiracy Theorist AND EQUAL OPPORTUNI
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