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Spyder, it's really not that simple. In the case of the United States, firearm availability is essentially a neccessity in order to prevent crime, but there are other ways to deal with it. Under the current circumstances however, they are better to have around legally than not. The only issue is that while it may decrease muggings, property theft, and first degree murder, ubiquotosity (real word? maybe) of firearms also would increase second degree murder, manslaughter, and accidental suicide (running purely off of speculative logic).
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