# Would murder and/or death rates rise, or lower, if the 2nd Amendment was abolished?

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**Created:** [March 13, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-murder-and-or-death-rates-rise-or-lower-if-the-2nd-amendment-was-abolished/810491 "2018-03-13T14:55:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-murder-and-or-death-rates-rise-or-lower-if-the-2nd-amendment-was-abolished/810491/87 "2018-03-14T02:02:28Z")

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> [@Starving\_Artist](#):
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> So let me get this straight. You guys have now landed on “_Haha, **Starvey’s** scared of bad guys_” as your argument in favor of outlawing guns?
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> Oh, well. When a man really wants something, one reason’s as good as another, I suppose.
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> But still…:D:D:D

Yeah, that was weak, shows they got nuthin better.

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