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Originally Posted by balefire88
Personal feelings about the 2nd Amendment:
To me, the historical circumstances make the 2nd Amendment seem outdated in today's times. Protest tends to be mostly non-violent, which I believe in, so I don't feel I need a gun to protest against my government; especially in the United States. I think if there is a war against a foreign country, the government will provide enough weapons. Hopefully, there won't be any wars. I unfortunately don't have the necessary reading done to make an informed opinion on whether gun ownership increases or decreases crime rates.
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Ouch. My philosophy is to depend on the government for as little as possible. The victims of Katrina would probably side with me, although some are more content to complain about the failures of government than to become self-sufficient. In any case, I don't want to find myself in the circumstances they experienced.
Every study I have seen (and I'd have to spend some time to provide them) has indicated that less restrictive gun laws decrease crime. If there is a valid study that indicates more restrictive gun laws reduce crime, I'd like to see it.
Note--I don't want to hear that "England has less crime." Their crime rate recently INCREASED with more restrictions, and no one has yet explained Switzerland's low crime rate in spite of the near universal possession of firearms. What would interest me is a reference to a US city whose crime rate was decreased by additional gun laws.