Anti-carry, there's a difference.crzyone wrote:Mach, you have always been anti-gun.
Except that it doesn't seem to work out that way. Areas that have CCW permits show more violent crime than normal. There's no return of investment, no tangible benefit. On the bad end of the scale, it seems to make things worse, and at the very best it makes no difference at all in the numbers.When the bad guy has a gun and the good guy has none, the bad guy wins.
I have no problem with responsible adults carrying guns. You never hear of someone pulling out a gun and shooting somebody when they have it on them with a CCW. Never. It gives those individuals a chance to defend themselves when the situation arises.
So if it isn't helping, and in most cases is making things worse... The logical conclusion would be...
When everyone carries, criminals get more AGGRESSIVE, they don't fade away.Criminals love it when the public does not carry guns, makes them feel safe. Britain outlawed guns outright and their crime shot up. Guess they didn't have to worry about being shot when they rob or vandalize someone.
Britain's crime rate is CONSISTANTLY lower (and falling) than the US--even Canada. Even before you adjust for the fact that (like Canada) our criminal code records things as crimes that the US doesn't. Canada's crime rate shows the same trend.
These are all per 100,000 people, as of 2005. Crime overall in the UK is down 10% from last year.StatsCan, US-DOJ, Crimestatistics.org.co.uk wrote: CANADA UK US
Robbery 86 40 140.7
Murder 2 5.3 5.6
Assault 732 520 792
I'd also like to point out that according to Statscan, less than 1/2 of assaults and robberies in Canada involved a firearm.
100%.I feel for the families who lost someone in this. Hopefully this gets people to wake up and spot any more anti-social behavior.
Kids these days.... :uhoh: