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Over 60 percent of the injuries were caused by handgun “assault;”
originally posted by: solomons path
originally posted by: Onslaught2996
a reply to: Destinyone
When you can point out where I said take your guns, then I may work on that issue..
I am saying for the health care costs..should people who want nothing to do with guns be paying for something that is a direct result of those guns.
Should gun manufacturers be held responsible for these injuries?
They have held tobacco companies responsible in the past for diseases caused by cigarettes, even though the cigarette did not get up and force its way into peoples mouths.(that one was for you NEO..).
Should car manufacturers be held responsible for drunk driving fatalities?
Should Frito-Lay be held responsible for obesity?
Should Coke or Pepsi be held responsible for the cost of diabetes care?
Also, tobacco companies were held liable for purposefully misrepresenting (lying) about the "dangers" of cigarettes . . . not because they are "harmful". Have gun manufacturers ever claimed that guns were not dangerous and will kill someone if you shoot them?
A little critical thinking goes a long way . . .
When you get all these obese people skinny, and not costing us money...I'll consider your proposal of giving up my gun.
originally posted by: Onslaught2996
Guns manufacturers should be held responsible because they are not doing anything about keeping guns away from the wrong people.
originally posted by: Onslaught2996
The Public Health Cost of Gun Violence
The high figure underlines the need to treat gun violence in the U.S. as a public health issue as well as a law enforcement challenge, according to physicians and advocacy groups contacted by The Crime Report.
Gun Violence Costs Americans $5.6 Billion In Medical Bills Every Year
According to a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study, nonfatal gun injuries and gun-related deaths cost the United States $5.6 billion in medical spending every year, and an additional $64.6 billion when accounting for the lost productivity that stems from gun-related violence:
How Guns And Violence Cost Every American $564 In 2010
the numbers are too burdensome on the mind, and on the wallet, to ignore and deserve a place in the on-going debate over what, if any, regulations should come.
Are people really OK with these numbers? Should gun manufacturers be held liable for these injuries? How about gun owners?
Why should people who want nothing to do with guns be paying out of their own pockets to cover these bills for others?
originally posted by: Feltrick
And yet an 18 year old can walk into ANY convenience store, buy a pack of smokes and then head to McDonalds for a Supersized Big Mac. Worse yet, there are no background checks prior to the purchase of these deadly items! OMG, right?
originally posted by: Onslaught2996
originally posted by: solomons path
originally posted by: Onslaught2996
a reply to: Destinyone
When you can point out where I said take your guns, then I may work on that issue..
I am saying for the health care costs..should people who want nothing to do with guns be paying for something that is a direct result of those guns.
Should gun manufacturers be held responsible for these injuries?
They have held tobacco companies responsible in the past for diseases caused by cigarettes, even though the cigarette did not get up and force its way into peoples mouths.(that one was for you NEO..).
Should car manufacturers be held responsible for drunk driving fatalities?
Should Frito-Lay be held responsible for obesity?
Should Coke or Pepsi be held responsible for the cost of diabetes care?
Also, tobacco companies were held liable for purposefully misrepresenting (lying) about the "dangers" of cigarettes . . . not because they are "harmful". Have gun manufacturers ever claimed that guns were not dangerous and will kill someone if you shoot them?
A little critical thinking goes a long way . . .
OK first..if cars were the reason someone got drunk, maybe, but it is i alcohol that causes a person to get inebriated.
Is it just Frito Lays that are causing obesity or a variety of junk?
Same goes for Pepsi and Coke.
Guns manufacturers should be held responsible because they are not doing anything about keeping guns away from the wrong people.
Or is it the gun advocates who should be held responsible by fighting every reasonable gun law making guns more accessible to the wrong people. After all it is you guys who fight any sort of mental health qualification to own a gun.
It is you who fight having to go through waiting period or background check at a private gun show..etc.
originally posted by: Snarl
a reply to: Destinyone
When you get all these obese people skinny, and not costing us money...I'll consider your proposal of giving up my gun.
LOL I use my guns to defend my fat ass. You're throwing him out of the frying pan and into the fire.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Onslaught2996
Guns manufacturers should be held responsible because they are not doing anything about keeping guns away from the wrong people.
Do you have any instances of firearms manufactures selling to anyone but licensed distributors?
originally posted by: Onslaught2996
Do you have any instances of gun manufactures making sure these same licensed distributors are not doing anything illegal or making sure the right people get guns?
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Onslaught2996
Should people who want nothing to do with guns be paying out of their own pockets to cover these bills for others?
You can make pretty much the same argument for anything; alcohol, automobiles, various foods, etc.
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Onslaught2996
Do you have any instances of gun manufactures making sure these same licensed distributors are not doing anything illegal or making sure the right people get guns?
As you are obviously unaware of how the firearms market functions I will help you out. Manufactures sell to distributors who then sell to dealers which then sell them to the end users. Firearms manufactures never deal with selling firearms to the public so determining who is the 'right people' is left to the dealers and the Federal and Local authorities.
originally posted by: Onslaught2996
a reply to: solomons path
When the thread is about those other industries then I will bytch about them..
But this is about gun violence and the health care costs.
Yes I believe if more companies were held responsible for the damage they cause, maybe more would be done..education, how their product is made..etc.
originally posted by: Onslaught2996
originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
originally posted by: Onslaught2996
Guns manufacturers should be held responsible because they are not doing anything about keeping guns away from the wrong people.
Do you have any instances of firearms manufactures selling to anyone but licensed distributors?
Do you have any instances of gun manufactures making sure these same licensed distributors are not doing anything illegal or making sure the right people get guns?