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Originally Posted by JollyRoger
Actually, Britain is an excellent example that gun control reduces crime, along with a lot of other nations....... poor argument. I also doubt the concealed carry argument, as I spend time in both Texas, which has some of the least restrictive gun control laws in the country, and Hawaii, which has some of the most restrictive laws, and I assure you that comparing Houston or Dallas to Honolulu's crime rates will not support your arguments either. I tend to support concealed carry in states with lax gun control simply because I want to even the odds, but I also see the need for sensible gun control - that the right own a gun is a right that can never be taken away, but that right has to be the same as the right to own any other kind of property that could be used in public in a dangerous way, like a car, it should be licensed, insured, and registered so that the public can be protected from it's mis-use.
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Also your Britain statement really does not hold water when you look at the country as a whole and what has happened to the lower level "street type" crime.
While the overall crime rate has dropped the rate of .....I cant remember the term used,strong arm type purse snatches, knife robberies that type of thing HAS gone up.
My opionion and only my opinion is that the criminals know the victims will not be armed so therefore they are an easier target.
SAme thing on this side of the pond, Take any Large Metro area (DC,CHICAGO,DETROIT,Philly) With strict gun control laws you will see that per capita there crime rates are EXTREMLY higher than Say Dallas,Miami,Houston,Memphis(per capita) where the average law abiding person has the easier access to concealed carry.
Does that mean we are both right? maybe Both wrong ?
NO, we have a difference of opinion on how we interpret the results. Always remember that the police are a reactionery force used after the commission of a crime. I for one will live by the analogy that I would rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.