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Originally posted by HarmlessRabbit
This is a ridiculous argument. Allow me to illustrate.
If every person was rigged to explode when touched, would knifings increase or decrease? THEY WOULD DECREASE. Therefore, I propose that we strap explosives to everyone to prevent knifings.
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It is only ridiculous because you turn it into something ridiculous. The fact is that "shall-issue" firearm carry laws do have a deterrant effect in
every state that it has been tried in regards to the violent crime rate. That you have to resort to extreme exagerration in order to attempt to prove otherwise, says a lot.