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Dostoevsky · 12-12-2004, 06:18 AM

I would like to set the record straight for those who don't believe that the private ownership of firearms serves as a deterrent to violent crime. It has already been posted on this thread that violent crime in the UK, where citizens have been stripped by their government of the right to protect their lives, is on the rise. I would like to share some recent data that I found with a quick google search on the effect concealed carry of firearms by private citizens has on violent crime.

" 31 States now have laws allowing individuals to carry concealed handguns. In the most careful scientific study of such laws yet done, which will be published in the Journal of Law and Economics in January, John Lott finds that concealed-carry laws deter violent crimes and produce no increase in accidental deaths. In an advance look at his findings, he argued at this forum that if more states had such laws, thousands of murders could be prevented."
From: http://www.cato.org/realaudio/audiopages/gunlaws.html

If you don't believe what I just posted, please go and have a look for yourself. The man who wrote this is a professor of law at the University of Chicago. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that he's not a right winger. Doesn't it make sense? If you were a criminal, wouldn't you be more likely to burglarize, rob, mug, and rape in areas where you know people don't have guns? The higher the prevalence of concealed carry and gun ownership, the lower the crime rate will be for a simple reason...Criminals don't want to get shot to death any more than you and I do.

When I am in America, I carry my .45 glock or my .357 taurus almost everywhere I go. It's not because I think I'm tough or because I want to shoot someone, it's because I love my life and refuse to be a victim. It's like the old saying goes, "I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it." I feel like I am in control of my own life and destiny and I'm not going to be a victim. It's called having and internal locus of control.

I feel very strongly about this and even honest left wingers are beginning to admit that private gun ownership serves as a deterrent to crime.

Final though: Who is Jon Gault?

12-12-2004, 06:18 AM	#44 (permalink)
Dostoevsky Psycho Location: Macon, GA	I would like to set the record straight for those who don't believe that the private ownership of firearms serves as a deterrent to violent crime. It has already been posted on this thread that violent crime in the UK, where citizens have been stripped by their government of the right to protect their lives, is on the rise. I would like to share some recent data that I found with a quick google search on the effect concealed carry of firearms by private citizens has on violent crime. " 31 States now have laws allowing individuals to carry concealed handguns. In the most careful scientific study of such laws yet done, which will be published in the Journal of Law and Economics in January, John Lott finds that concealed-carry laws deter violent crimes and produce no increase in accidental deaths. In an advance look at his findings, he argued at this forum that if more states had such laws, thousands of murders could be prevented." From: http://www.cato.org/realaudio/audiopages/gunlaws.html If you don't believe what I just posted, please go and have a look for yourself. The man who wrote this is a professor of law at the University of Chicago. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that he's not a right winger. Doesn't it make sense? If you were a criminal, wouldn't you be more likely to burglarize, rob, mug, and rape in areas where you know people don't have guns? The higher the prevalence of concealed carry and gun ownership, the lower the crime rate will be for a simple reason...Criminals don't want to get shot to death any more than you and I do. When I am in America, I carry my .45 glock or my .357 taurus almost everywhere I go. It's not because I think I'm tough or because I want to shoot someone, it's because I love my life and refuse to be a victim. It's like the old saying goes, "I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it." I feel like I am in control of my own life and destiny and I'm not going to be a victim. It's called having and internal locus of control. I feel very strongly about this and even honest left wingers are beginning to admit that private gun ownership serves as a deterrent to crime. Final though: Who is Jon Gault?