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Statistics for white males in America (Original Post) Playinghardball Aug 2013 OP
Codpieces are cheaper and much more stylish ---> onehandle Aug 2013 #1
+10 RC Aug 2013 #2
Hey, wait just a minute clarice Aug 2013 #4
Very odd all around. Socal31 Aug 2013 #3
Maybe it's because obesity is a main cause for heart desease. OldEurope Aug 2013 #5
The other point is that gun owning and suicide by gun are highly correlated. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #9
The point obviously is that gun-toters are worried about the wrong threats. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #8
paranoid cowards Skittles Aug 2013 #6
From the looks of it... theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #7
IMO: The insecure inner-person. In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #10
Alway CC... ileus Aug 2013 #11
They are usually scared of two things madville Aug 2013 #12
Painting with a broad brush, I think DiverDave Aug 2013 #13
The typical gun owner in the US is a non-white male. Mosby Aug 2013 #14

Socal31

(2,484 posts)
3. Very odd all around.
Thu Aug 15, 2013, 02:00 PM
Aug 2013

What does the heart disease statistic have to do with anything?

When did choosing how and when to die become shameful?

The guy on the far right of the picture would probably not check the "white" box on the census.


OldEurope

(1,273 posts)
5. Maybe it's because obesity is a main cause for heart desease.
Thu Aug 15, 2013, 02:12 PM
Aug 2013

And some of the men look obese. But then how are suicides comprised in heart desease?



So, yes, very odd. Or my English is to bad to understand this.

 

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
8. The point obviously is that gun-toters are worried about the wrong threats.
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 09:02 AM
Aug 2013

Their risk of being assaulted are negligible compared to their risk of having a heart attack.

madville

(7,410 posts)
12. They are usually scared of two things
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 10:10 AM
Aug 2013

Minorities (mainly AA) and the gub'ment.

First they'll say the second amendment is there to protect against gub'ment tyranny.

Then they like throwing out FBI statistics like how black males are 5 or 10 times or whatever more likely to commit a violent crime with a firearm than a white male. While not untrue they always neglect to mention that 90% of that violent crime is black-on-black so they aren't really in any more danger from that group than from anyone else.

DiverDave

(4,886 posts)
13. Painting with a broad brush, I think
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 10:26 AM
Aug 2013

as a part of the target demographic, I call shinanigens
I dont have a gun (maybe), I probably will die of heart disease as I have high cholesterol.
But the rest is BS.
Are there gun freaks that feel they need 'protection' from whatever? yep, but lets not paint all white guys as scared rabbits.
The police are the ones I fear.

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