If I’m not mistaken for about the last 25 years Washington D.C. has what is probably the most restrictive gun laws in the country as in “You can’t own a gun”. However in 2005 Washington was ranked at 47 in the country for murder. In fact if you spend just a short time on the internet researching this you will find countless pieces on the impact of gun bans on gun related crime. The bottom line is that an armed populace does have a direct impact on crime. The latest example is the gentleman in Pasadena TX. Who shot and killed two burglars. No mater what else may be debated about this incident, the one thing that is absolutely beyond debate is that these two hoods will not be back to do any more harm. They will not graduate to armed robbery or home invasion. They will not be moving to gladiator school. They will not be costing us any more money. They will not be. The ranks of the bad guys has just diminished by two and if they are diminished by a rate that exceeds their rate of growth then the unavoidable results is that they cease to exist. So yes, it seems to me that an armed populace does have an indisputable and inescapable impact on crime.
Talk about putting logic aside, Gezzz. I think the most straight forward logic is going to give you better answers. Try this one for instance. If the good decent people out number and out gun the thugs, the thugs will soon go the way of the Snail Darter and the DoDo. I suppose one of the most obvious examples of this is the “surge” that the U.S. has recently employed on Iraq. Geeee, who’d a thunk it, more troops, more guns, fewer psyco killers.
I think this is logic that is utterly undeniable, absolutely inescapable. And you don’t have to engage in all sorts of mental gymnastics and contortions to arrive at the conclusions.
Saying "more guns = less crime" is saying you're willing to put all logic aside.
Talk about putting logic aside, Gezzz. I think the most straight forward logic is going to give you better answers. Try this one for instance. If the good decent people out number and out gun the thugs, the thugs will soon go the way of the Snail Darter and the DoDo. I suppose one of the most obvious examples of this is the “surge” that the U.S. has recently employed on Iraq. Geeee, who’d a thunk it, more troops, more guns, fewer psyco killers.
I think this is logic that is utterly undeniable, absolutely inescapable. And you don’t have to engage in all sorts of mental gymnastics and contortions to arrive at the conclusions.