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Originally Posted by Tachion
Can anyone point to any stats that compare the times a gun stopped a crime to the times guns were used in a crime? My guess its a 1:1000 ratio.
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I'm not aware of a specific one at this time. I've 'heard' that the number of times a gun was used to stop a crime can't be counted because over half of them are unreported, or something to that effect.
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Originally Posted by Tachion
If you make a law 'no guns' -then when you see one with a gunn, you know who the bad guy is and you can be assured the law can deal with him. Its tough at first because it is will maximize your fear, but like a child not wanting to go on the big slide, it is fear talking and not the reality of what really will happen. You have to replace your fear with trust that not everyone is out to kill you.
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It's tough at first? you're asking law abiding people to go defenseless as you whittle away gun wielding criminals. how many deaths is an acceptable number before you declare the law beneficial or useless? also, how many of them have to become victims of brutalization by armed criminals before you declare the law useless or beneficial?
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