You mean like in places like Canada? There are very tight restrictions on handguns there and it seems to be very effective in reducing firearm deaths.
As for your last comment, well I try and use what the data suggest, from reputable sources, like peer reviewed journals, the FBI statistics and organizations that I know are reasonably objective, and my own experience too. However if the data contradicts my experience, then my experience ought to be thrown out - the data always rules. On Monday, February 27, 2012, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Thanx for looking out! > > My problem with most gun control measures I have read is that they > only seem to make it difficult for law abiding citizens to get fire > arms. If something comes along that will make it more difficult for > the criminals to get guns, I'd be all for it. > > In my defense, though, don't we all rely on personal experiences to > draw judgments? > > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Judah McAuley > <[email protected]<javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > > I'm not defending the NRA. I do not care for them. I also did not > > agree with Scott's analogy between vehicle deaths and gun deaths as > > you must have noticed. I do not, however, believe that Scott is > > anything like an NRA "parrot" as you called him and I do not see > > anything in his statements that shows him parroting anything. Quite > > the contrary, he is relying (perhaps too strongly) on his own > > experiences to draw his own judgements. That is the opposite of > > parroting, I'd say. > > > > Cheers, > > Judah > > > > > > -- > Scott Stroz > --------------- > You can make things happen, you can watch things happen or you can > wonder what the f*&k happened. - Cpt. Phil Harris > > http://xkcd.com/386/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347520 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
