Originally Posted by longbough

If it was a test - what would your conclusion be if violent crime were to rise instead of fall? Would you be in favor of repealing that law?

In the eyes of people who follow the history of gun control this test has been done before. Washington D.C. enacted a virtual ban on handguns in 1976. Between 1976 and 1991, Washington D.C.'s homicide rate rose 200%, while the national rate rose 12%. (you check the public record on www.fbi.gov).