Yes, these statistics are all true. But hand guns still harm more people than they help. We're stuck with them, but we'd be better off without them.
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:59 AM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > FBI statistics have shown clearly that states with shall issue requirements > and higher levels of gun ownership have lower incidents of violent crime. > Meanwhile in cities with the strictest gun laws (DC, Chicago) these rates > continuted to rise. After Heller and the new stuff gong on in DC since 09 > the violent crime rate has dropped 25%. > > Larry already knows all this. > On Oct 25, 2012 11:50 AM, "Jerry Barnes" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > "Yes, it's nice that for about every 100 people shot, one person is > > able to successfully > > defend themselves." > > > > You just making a grand generalization or got some stats to back it up? > > > > And, it seems like you didn't read the last one. It has nothing to do > with > > personal self defense, but everything to do with gun rights in the US. > > > > J > > > > - > > > > No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. - Thomas Jefferson > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:356707 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
