Re: Applying the Scientific Method...

If you have a medical emergency, stop reading, log off, and dial 911!

Define "gun buying splurges." Show us a graph of splurges vs violence.
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Define "gun violence". Is it an absolute value, or relative to populate?
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Would you be willing to submit to a "Power Slap"?

Well, you have concisely stated the problem.  One side wants to count
self inflicted gunshot wounds (SIGW) as gun violence and one doesn't.
Since SIGW account for the lion's share of gun deaths (more so in
developed countries, but over 50% worldwide) counting them or not
makes a *huge* difference.

Here's one: can anyone define a "DGU"?