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Topic
#1688

A gun in the home will make you and your family less safe

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The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
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Better sources
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After 3 votes and with 21 points ahead, the winner is...

sigmaphil
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Time for argument
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Description

if you want to be safe , buy an alarm system , or a big dog, or a baseball bat, or a good dead bolk lock, or better yet move to a safer neighborhood , buying a gun is literally suicide https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/do-guns-make-us-safer-science-suggests-no/

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@RationalMadman
@Barney
@Trent0405

Thanks for voting!

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@sigmaphil

Enjoy your debate. Literally "extend" would be enough from here forward, given that your opponent will FF. However, if you want to test out different formatting options or anything, this is a good opportunity for that.

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@Barney

I would like to continue with this debate since I had put thought and energy into my rebuttal before it became apparent to me that my opponent had been banned. Call me crazy, lol.

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Regarding the report on this debate: Walrus was confirmed as an alt of a banned user, but not until days into this debate. Further, there is no reason to believe the contender had knowledge of the issue with Walrus; whereas there is strong reason to suspect he already began to draft his counter arguments. It would be unfair to him to delete this debate unless he requests such.

The reported comment: Walrus was already banned before the report was made; there doesn't seem to be much benefit in doing anything about it (we're of course open to suggestions...).
-Ragnar, DM

P.S.
On a related note, I accepted a debate with Walrus to test him due to the suspicion. Me having suspicions and entering it willingly, did have said debate deleted even a full two rounds into it.
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@Barney

Okay, understood. Thanks.

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@sigmaphil

It was determined he was a previously banned user. He won’t be back on this account.

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@Walrus

I see a line through your name. What does that mean? Are we still having the debate?

buying a gun to make you safe is like smoking cigarette to be healthy sure you may not die of cancer right away but it certianly doesnt make your lif style any healthier so why risk it?

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@sigmaphil

when i said literally suicide i meant it more as a metaphor

becaue nine time sout of ten you get sad and shoot yourself or drunk and angry and shoot the wife kids or the neighbors dog, and the burlgars down the street laughing at you cracker ass

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@Walrus

I accept the challenge! Good luck friend!

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@oromagi

I've a glue gun in the shed, if i use it to seal all my doors and windows up, You could say quite the opposite.

A nail gun would surly secure a door or a window , thus making you some what safer.

Sittings in your front yard with a radar gun day after day will slow traffic down thus making it safer.

And ya got your Staple guns, corking gun, starting gun. And many others that would probably improve the safety of ones home.

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@Deb-8-a-bull

Especially a flare gun on a house boat.

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@Walrus

"buying a gun is literally suicide"

-That's a bit extreme. Plenty of people own guns and they are still alive.

pretty much

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@Walrus

A flare gun on a house boat?