tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post220122837474564408..comments2024-03-28T17:37:39.434-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Screw the news; I've beent thinking about that range time with DadFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-49934037044463105562010-07-01T10:09:32.415-07:002010-07-01T10:09:32.415-07:00"I mean, she's got all her teeth and ever..."I mean, she's got all her teeth and everything!"<br /><br /><br />MMMMMMMMMMM! E-V-E-R-Y-THING.....<br /><br /><br />Sorry, couldn't resist. she's MMMMM!<br /><br /> PS Word verification says "humid"Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-52104466982221554992010-07-01T10:05:22.137-07:002010-07-01T10:05:22.137-07:00Ages since I've been shooting with my old man....Ages since I've been shooting with my old man. Must do it next time I'm home. <br /><br />I was just reading through Prof R J Rummel's research this morning, on causes of un natural death in the 20th century:<br /><br />War: 35.7 Million<br /><br />Government (none war): 119.4 Million<br /><br />of which Communist regimes; 95.2* Million.<br /><br />Other none free: 20.3 Million.<br /><br />The Government bit gives rates per 100,000 population of 477 and 499 respectively.<br /><br />ALL PRECEDED BY GUN REGISTRATION AND CONFISCATION.<br /><br />Annual US homicide rate is about 3 per 100,000. Civil war averages about 26 per 100,000.<br /><br />I'm not sure what the rate is in Chicago and Detroit at the moment, but there is a clear life saving benefit to having lots of guns in civilian hands and that isn't present in those places.<br /><br />From the figures, there is also around a Twenty times benefit in lives saved by starting a civil war rather than accepting tyranny.<br /><br />Errr Wow!<br /><br />* It's interesting to see a pro gun argument originating in Hawii! <br /><br />I think the Communist figure should be higher, Jung Chan and Halliday, estimate Mao's figure at around 75 million, and taking Stalin at around 40M gives us 115 million, before we add in Pol Pot and his merry men.Keithnoreply@blogger.com