AndyB

AndyB

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  1. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Highest Homicide rates by city (rate is per 100,000): St Louis 49.93 Detroit 43.50 New Orleans 39.61 Baltimore 33.92 Maryland has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation. If you are a felon and...

  2. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    The first thing you get taught is to look behind the perpetrator. If you don't have a backstop or there are people behind the perpetrator you don't shoot. The next thing you are taught is that it will...

  3. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    You must be under the impression that all cops are crack shots. Take the NYPD for instance. Here is an excerpt from Rand Firearm Evaulation for the NYPD: "The nine weeks of recruit training devoted to...

  4. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Once again FBI stats show the homicide rate by guns decreasing. Your US News article actually linked to a government site which shows that homicide and gun violence has DECREASED!! LOL!! Here is the...

  5. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    The no background check is nothing but propaganda. Mandated by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 and launched by the FBI on November 30, 1998, NICS is used by Federal Firearms...

  6. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    There are at least 11.1 million CCW permits in the United States. As of November 6, 2015, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Maine, Vermont and Wyoming are considered constitutional carry states....

  7. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Your ad hominem attacks are

  8. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    The rifles used in the attack were illegal under California law because they were modified and violated the state's ban on assault weapons. The article you quoted has nothing to do with the San...

  9. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Take a good look at the vehicle. It isn't like SWAT used precision shooting on the perps in the vehicle....

  10. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Just how much would this technology add to the price of a gun? Costing $1,798 for a package of one iP1 smart gun, and one RFID smartwatch (which must be worn to operate the gun), Armatix's smart gun...

  11. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    According to American Police Beat, the average response time for an emergency call is 10 minutes. Atlanta has the worst response time with 11 to 12 minutes and Nashville comes in at a lightning speed...

  12. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Here you go: [h=1]epidemic[/h] [ep-i-dem-ik] Examples Word Origin adjective 1. Also, epidemical. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading...

  13. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Wrong. The Congressional Research Service showed that the number of privately owned firearms increased from 192 million in 1994 to 310 million in 2009 yet gun homicides have almost dropped in half...

  14. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    No government stats will be available for 2015 for quite a while but year after year gun homicides have declined. Here is a article that is only a couple days old from the Washington Post....

  15. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Australia never did get rid of their guns. In fact they have as many guns in private ownership as they did before their buyback programs: Gun Amnesgties Fail to Cut Arms | Port Arthur Massacre

  16. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    I just posted a link that shows declining gun deaths each year from the FBI and robynmjay called it an

  17. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't you see the other 34 references? Also nice try on trying to turn this partisan but many Democrats are pro-gun

  18. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    From Dr. Miguel A. Faria, Jr. Surg Neurol Int. 2012; 3: 135. America, guns and freedom: Part II — An international perspective "...As to how citizens can protect themselves from criminal...

  19. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    In Illinois having a concealed carry permit was not possible until July 9, 2013 so anyone with a gun except for off duty law enforcement or POLITICIANS were not allowed to have CCW. My point with...

  20. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    In Illinois having a concealed carry permit was not possible until July 9, 2013 so anyone with a gun except for off duty law enforcement or POLITICIANS were not allowed to have CCW. My point with...

  21. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    There is a 13% segment of the population that is responsible for 52.5% of all homicides in America from 1980-2008. Page 12 table 7 at

  22. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Gun laws don't work with criminals for one. Chicago and Washington DC have very strict gun laws and their homicide rate by guns is through the roof. Next how did you get that "almost 100" figure?...

  23. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    AndyB replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Rather than research for themselves they just parrot what the anti-gun news agencies tell them. According to FBI stats homicides by firearms are DECREASING. More people are killed by hands, fists, and...

  24. Infatuated with colleague - need counsel

    AndyB replied to RCBR's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you break up work can become hell

  25. The Mockery of Nursing

    AndyB replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What can you do if the colostomy bag you emptied ruined KFC gravy for the rest of your