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Chilek9 · 12-06-2005, 08:02 AM

I have checked the statistics, Great Britain, Australia and Canada have all seen a reduction in GUN crime but a catastrophic increase in all other violent crime to include home invasion robberies. It is to the point in Great Britain that the British Police union have called for a large increase in the number of APO's (armed police officers). More British cops with guns after a ban on guns. What does that tell you?

The federal tax revenue has increased with lowered taxation because of the increase in spending associated with people have more money in their checks (Americans can't save a nickel if they have it to spend). The problem isn't that you can't lower taxes, which every government can, but the inability of politicians to lower spending on commitments that they shouldn't have made. Federal education spending, not the fed's business. Federal spending on local police (community oriented policing, etc), not the fed's business, that's the state's responsibility. Welfare? Not the fed's business, that is state business. Medicare? Not federal, but state. By putting all of this spending on the fed's doorstep, it encourages a GROSS lack of efficiency and the unwillingness of states to increase their revenues by encouraging employment and business. If local entities were responsible for generating their own revenue, without IMPROPER influence of the federal government, they'd learn to become MUCH more efficient and responsive to voters. On that hand, it would greatly increase business opportunities and employment.

Gun owners don't need an AA. We aren't "addicted." Though I LOVE to shoot competitively. Guns haven't been a part of society before written language (what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?), and we don't sit around at bars shooting to relax, we do it at weapons ranges and it's a lot more fun and healthy than drinking. My point with the Prohibition thing is that you can make them as illegal as you want, Americans WILL have guns. You just have to decide if you want someone like me to have one to defend not just myself, but you, too, against the criminal that will always have one no matter how many laws you pass.

12-06-2005, 08:02 AM	#57 (permalink)
Chilek9 Upright	I have checked the statistics, Great Britain, Australia and Canada have all seen a reduction in GUN crime but a catastrophic increase in all other violent crime to include home invasion robberies. It is to the point in Great Britain that the British Police union have called for a large increase in the number of APO's (armed police officers). More British cops with guns after a ban on guns. What does that tell you? The federal tax revenue has increased with lowered taxation because of the increase in spending associated with people have more money in their checks (Americans can't save a nickel if they have it to spend). The problem isn't that you can't lower taxes, which every government can, but the inability of politicians to lower spending on commitments that they shouldn't have made. Federal education spending, not the fed's business. Federal spending on local police (community oriented policing, etc), not the fed's business, that's the state's responsibility. Welfare? Not the fed's business, that is state business. Medicare? Not federal, but state. By putting all of this spending on the fed's doorstep, it encourages a GROSS lack of efficiency and the unwillingness of states to increase their revenues by encouraging employment and business. If local entities were responsible for generating their own revenue, without IMPROPER influence of the federal government, they'd learn to become MUCH more efficient and responsive to voters. On that hand, it would greatly increase business opportunities and employment. Gun owners don't need an AA. We aren't "addicted." Though I LOVE to shoot competitively. Guns haven't been a part of society before written language (what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?), and we don't sit around at bars shooting to relax, we do it at weapons ranges and it's a lot more fun and healthy than drinking. My point with the Prohibition thing is that you can make them as illegal as you want, Americans WILL have guns. You just have to decide if you want someone like me to have one to defend not just myself, but you, too, against the criminal that will always have one no matter how many laws you pass.