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Easy argument to counter (statistics 101): correlation does not imply causation.

My main issue with the Sun-Sentinel's article is that they devoted the last 5 paragraphs of the article to the perps' relatives defending them. Makes me think they were trying to portray these clowns as unfortunate victims of circumstance, since the last thing you're going to read is that these...

According to the below article, it was a .45 :eek: . Be warned, if you thought the first article was slanted with the phrase "took the law in his own hands" you may not want to read this one. The author thought it appropriate to point out the Marine/hero's 1 arrest for unlicensed gun...

Couldn't agree more. And being new to handguns, I felt this is a good thread to share my recent experiences. A little background first: I have shot both rifles and shotguns in my youth, and now desire to get into pistol shooting as both a sport and for self-defense. I figured I'd head down to...

I like this quote from the article: "In Philadelphia, police and civic activists point to several factors, including poverty and drugs. But by far the biggest catalyst, they say, is the availability of guns." So take away these people's guns and everything would be hunky-dory, poverty, drugs...

I'm watching the ABC News special on this now. Just interviewed the kids that turned their backs on their 77 year old professor and started jumping out windows. Now I'm not sure how I'd react in a situation like that, but man if I turned my back on an elderly man and let him get murdered...

For those curious, I'm in South Florida (Palm Beach County). I really appreciate everyone's suggestions, I was leaning toward a .22 pistol and your responses seem to back up my thoughts. I'd really like to get a handle on gun safety and the art of shooting before I step up to a larger caliber...

I've been reading the forums for a few weeks now and there is a ton of great info out here. But as of yet I haven't found anything to fit my situation, so I'm looking for some advice: Basically, I'm looking to get into shooting sports for multiple reasons. First and foremost, I can really see...