# Shooter in HERKIMER right now....

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**Created:** [March 13, 2013, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shooter-in-herkimer-right-now/266483 "2013-03-13T08:21:01Z")
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### Author: ![pitman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2013, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/shooter-in-herkimer-right-now/266483/28 "2013-03-14T13:09:20Z")

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> [@s2000\>GTI](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s2000-gti/51995/2):
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> Irony in your “concrete evidence” is the fact that gun owners are ~300% more likely to be shot in their lifetime than non owners.
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> Similar to a country with the biggest army in the world is absolutely more likely to be involved in conflicts and have terrorist attacks than a country that minds it’s own business with a small army…

you believing internet facts again vlad?

> **[10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/01/pro-gun-myths-fact-check/)**
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> Fact-checking some of the gun lobby's favorite arguments shows they're full of holes.

i am pretty sure no scientist has conducted a experiment to show the gun owner to be more likely to be shot. you are relying on statistics. so many factors to include. location, person,etc.

> **[Gun Rhetoric vs. Gun Facts - FactCheck.org](https://www.factcheck.org/2012/12/gun-rhetoric-vs-gun-facts/)**
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> The mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., has reignited a national debate on gun control. As elected leaders begin the dialogue, some facts are clear -- there has been a massive increase in gun sales. Some things are not so clear -- such as whether there...

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