Putting Things In Perspective

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1. Paul in Sweden says:

   August 31, 2014 at 12:02 am

   How are guns being used by American citizens? This infographic breaks it down for you
   http://threepercenternation.com/2014/08/how-are-guns-being-used-by-american-citizens-this-infographic-breaks-it-down-for-you/

   The infographic is excellent!

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   • Bob Greene says:

     August 31, 2014 at 12:34 am

     Thanks for the infographic

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   • rah says:

     August 31, 2014 at 1:06 am

     Excellent.

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   • Gail Combs says:

     August 31, 2014 at 1:34 am

     +10

     Noce to see all the information in one place in a reasonablly easy to understand form.

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2. Pathway says:

   August 31, 2014 at 1:14 am

   Here is what actually happened in the old west.
   http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM94F1_Farmers_and_Merchants_Bank_Robbery_Delta_CO
   Citizens used their firearms to protect themselves and their property.

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   • Gail Combs says:

     August 31, 2014 at 1:44 am

     Beat me to it. Fire arms keep people nice and polite.

     The “Wild West” of America was not wild it was an anti-gun ad campaign by Hollywood.
     From: http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2013/12/foghorn/guns-violence-united-states-numbers/
     Do not forget Prohibition and the “War on Drugs” that drove the two spikes:

     http://truthaboutguns-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/US-MURDER85101-900×777.jpg

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   • Robertv says:

     August 31, 2014 at 10:16 am

     http://youtu.be/wEOIY7eGaTc

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3. mjc says:

   August 31, 2014 at 2:01 am

   Notice the steep increase in the 1905/1906 time period?

   There seems to be all sorts of explanations for that, but the most prevalent…it’s ‘bad’ data that needs to be adjusted.

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4. TomC says:

   August 31, 2014 at 3:08 am

   I may not panic when I see a car but when I drive I’m of the mindset that the others cars might just be the one to try and take me out and am ready to take evasive maneuvers, if necessary.

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5. nielszoo says:

   August 31, 2014 at 12:43 pm

   Here’s a most excellent bit on an armed populace by a guy named Marko Kloos:
   http://munchkinwrangler.wordpress.com/2007/03/23/why-the-gun-is-civilization/

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   • Gail Combs says:

     August 31, 2014 at 2:06 pm

     Excellent.

     It explains why we used to have feudalism. Big Bubba and his thugs forcibly making slaves/serfs of everyone else. It explains why Big Bubba finally lost out in the seventeen hundreds thanks to sharp shooters.

     Most of European history is one Big Bubba replacing another:

     The results of Cambridge University criminologist, Professor Manuel Eisner’s, recent study of the demise of 1,513 monarchs in 45 European monarchies, entitled Killing Kings, were published this week on the website of The British Journal of Criminology. His statistics are shocking: between AD 600 and 1800, 22% of royal deaths in Europe were bloody – accidents, battle deaths and killings. Murder was by far the most important violent cause of death, accounting to about 15% of all deaths. [a percentage of those accident could also be murder.]

     ‘The toll of 15 per cent corresponds to an average rate of 10 murders for every 1000 years of life as a monarch – far higher than the homicide rate for even the most troubled areas of the world today. This rate is higher than the threshold for ‘major combat’ among soldiers engaged in a contemporary war. It demonstrates the intense violent rivalry for domination among historical European political elites.’

     http://www.historytoday.com/blog/news-blog/kathryn-hadley/killing-kings

     This rate is higher than the threshold for ‘major combat’ among soldiers engaged in a contemporary war. It demonstrates the intense violent rivalry for domination among historical European political elites.’

     We should all remember that fact because Big Bubba and his pals STILL want world wide serfdom. Human nature hasn’t changed just the methods used. So now the Big Bubbas have agreed to cooperate in the matter of subjugating the Great Unwashed and dividing up the spoils.

     Pascal Lamy: Whither Globalization?
     Is the globalized world of the 21st century being managed with a system — and a mindset — designed for a century that has faded away?

     …The reality is that, so far, we have largely failed to articulate a clear and compelling vision of why a new global order matters — and where the world should be headed. Half a century ago, those who designed the post-war system — the United Nations, the Bretton Woods system [World Bank and IMF], the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) [now WTO] — were deeply influenced by the shared lessons of history.

     All had lived through the chaos of the 1930s — when turning inwards led to economic depression, nationalism and war. All, including the defeated powers, agreed that the road to peace lay with building a new international order — and an approach to international relations that questioned the Westphalian, sacrosanct principle of sovereignty…

     The Westphalian, sacrosanct principle of sovereignty refers to independent autonomous nations. The EU shows how this the principle of sovereignty can be completely eroded and a country conquered without firing a shot and with out the citizens awareness.

     …on the question of efficiency, Europe scores in my view rather highly. Thanks to the primacy of EU law over national law. Thanks to the work of the European Court of Justice in ensuring enforcement and respect for the rule of law. And thanks to a clear articulation between the Commission, the Parliament, and the European Court of Justice.
     That makes it clear that the states within the EU are just that Vassal States and not independent nations.

     Vernon Coleman: Was Britain taken into the EU illegally?

     This is a followup to a post about the issue of https://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2013/11/30/constitutional-illegality-of-eu-treaties-affecting-the-sovereignty-of-britains-peoples/“>sovereignty and Britain’s membership of the EU

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6. rah says:

   August 31, 2014 at 12:48 pm

   A useful site for keeping track of both sides of the argument both past and current. http://www.guncite.com/

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