You really have to start somewhere. You can't just snap your fingers and all the guns are gone. It would require time. One of the reasons that other countries have less guns/less gun crimes is that their not brought up on it. As a kid you learn from your parents, if your parents have guns, most likely so would you. If you start taking the guns away then over time people won't feel like that have to have one.
In my opinion I am completly shocked at how other countries have proven that less guns = less gun crimes. yet that isn't good enough. You say that I need a gun to protect myself from somone who might have a gun. Whats next driving around in tanks? (no don't wanna bring up that thread again.!!!) Here's a question. What would you rather 1000 deaths of criminals by people having a gun to protect themselves. 1000 deaths of people by criminals. or 1 death of a criminal by people having a gun to protect themselves. 10 deaths of people by criminals. I prefer the second one.... >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/22/02 10:21AM >>> This is the first really good comment in this discussion. -Kevin Graeme > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:schmidt@;hungrycow.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 9:13 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Possible Sniper Arrest > > > Homicide rates would drop if all the gun control laws on the > books now were > enforced > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:26 AM > Subject: Possible Sniper Arrest > > > > On training again, so my replies will be spotty today. > > > > at the same time, if you look at the murder rates in Canada and the US, > Canada has a murder rate that is far below what would be expected if gun > control laws had no effect on homicide rate. When you > statistically control > for other factors, such as economic and ses factors, the differences are > even greater. > > > > One very good example I like was a study that compared emergency room > visits to Seattle area and Vancouver, BC area hospitals. For Seattle the > majority of emergency room visits were firearm related. In > Vancouver it was > auto and home accidents. When statistical matching was used to control for > national differences other than guns, such as health care factors etc, the > only differences that remained were entirely attributed to firearms. > > > > One thing that many forget in this arguement is the > impulsiveness involved > with many firearm related homicides and incidents. Beating a > person to death > or using a blunt instrument required a lot of deliberation and > intentionality. In contrast, how fast does it take to use a > firearm? Remove > firearms from the equation and homicide rates drop precipitously. > > > > larry > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
