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Originally Posted by connyosis
Ok, maybe you are right there is no evidence that gun control laws will lower murder rates, but IMHO everything points to that. Evidence or not it seems pretty logical to me that fewer guns on the streets will lower gun related crimes.
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This has been refuted. When they banned legal ownership of handguns in England and then confiscated them, what happened to England's handgun crime rate? It went up drastically. why? Because guns became a criminal status symbol, and people who smuggle in drugs can just as easily smuggle in guns.
In another post, you suggested that europe's far lower homicide rates are a result of gun control. That's not true. Look at the overall rate of homicides in Europe. They're far lower across the board, not just for gun-related homicides. If it was just the lack of guns, then they should have a lot more people killed by other methods, and they don't. Compare the number of people shot in the US and Europe, and you'll find that per capita a lot more are killed in the US. Compare the number of people bludgeoned to death in europe and the US, and you'll find that the US has a much higher rate. Do this for all weapons, and you'll find that they US has a far higher homicide rate regardless of the method of homicide. Given that, it ain't gun control causing the disparity, since lack of guns can't affect the number of people bludgeoned, et cetera.