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Re: An armed society...
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Tue, 22 Jan 2002 05:15:31 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli writes:
> [snip]
> > > All things being equal otherwise, in areas where it is eaiser to legally • obtian
> > > a gun the crime rate is lower. This hold true in all econmic and social
> > > classes.
> >
> > But which is cause, and which is effect? ie, would allowing unlimited • ownership
> > of guns in a high crime area (without other social changes) reduce the crime
> > rate in that area? I think not.
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> Well ABC news
And we can always trust reporters to get the whole story 8?)
> had a 20/20 report about a county in the USA. (I forget exactly
> where) That county had one of the highest crime rates in the country. A • policy
> was enacted that required all able bodied, law abiding citizens to carry a • fire
> arm at all times while in the county. That county now has one of the lowest
> crime rates in the country. The lesson learned is that most criminals fear
> retaliation.
I'd be interested in more information about this. How did they ensure that
non-law-abiding citizens didn't carry guns? Over what period did the change
take place? Did anything else happen during that period (or before) which may
have contributed? How many law-abiding citizens chose not to carry guns anyway?
I'd be extremely surprised if such a law on it's own produced that result.
> [snip]
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> > > No one. 99% of gun owners never have to fire their gun.
> >
> > Where did you get that statistic?
> >
> > > The threat of force
> > > is usually sufficent.
> >
> > What the percentage does "usually" represent
> >
> > > The media is controlled by a small group of liberals.
> > > You only ever see the news that will benifit that position. The fact that
> > > dozens of successful home defence senerios play out for every unsuccessful
> > > senerio is often overlooked or ignored as a result.
> >
> > Do you have any stats in this?
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> It is all at the local Library.
I doubt any such statistics would be anywhere near accurate.
> > You've made a lot of assertions here. I agree there are probably many
> > successful home defence senerios played out, with & without firearms being
> > involved. I don't think that you've been able to convince me that everyone • (of
> > appropriate age) should own a firearm.
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> You have the right to not own a firearm if you chose. My point is that I have
> the right to own a firearm if I chose and would use said firearm to protect
> that right for all of afore mentioned reasons. Anyone that tells me I should
> not have a firearm for my own good is full of baloney.
Or their opinion differs from yours.
You may or may not been taught how to properly handle firearms. How many
decent, law-abiding citizens have had such training? And I don't mean just how
to clean it, use the safety, load & aim it. I mean putting them in situations
where they're scared, stressed, and pointing it at a real person, and taught
what to do. Are you required to participate in such training before owning a
gun? I maintain a firearm in the hands of someone without such training is a
danger to themself & others, and they shouldn't have a gun.
I'm not saying they have have no right to own a gun, I'm just saying with that
right comes the responsibility of knowing how & when to use it. And I don't
think it's OK to use a gun to threaten someone if you're not prepared (see
previous paragraph) to fire it at them.
ROSCO
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| (...) Well given that these particular reporters lean toward supporting gun control I would tend to assume the did their job (of being objective) by coming to the opposite conclusion. (...) anyway? (...) The SIRS are release yearly. 1 year ago is (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| [snip] (...) ownership (...) Well ABC news had a 20/20 report about a county in the USA. (I forget exactly where) That county had one of the highest crime rates in the country. A policy was enacted that required all able bodied, law abiding citizens (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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