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Originally Posted by Anthony
Sucks when you lose an argument, eh Alex?
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Lose? Nope. Argument not lost. Not in the slightest.
All you have to do is look back at the wild west. Everyone was armed, and the level of lawlessness and crime was way up there. People were killed off all the time over things like "you looked at my woman" or "you stole my cow" (often the same thing, but I digress). Modern american society has reached the same level as the wild west, where people feel obligated to protect themselves because they don't think law enforcement is protecting them.
Now, as for crime being lower in areas with easy access to handguns, that may be true in a vacuum. But what isn't shown is the crime stats from surrounding areas. I read a report a couple of years back that many of the handguns used in crimes in major cities are not bought in those cities, but rather in "easy" states, and then brought back to the city. Handguns are often stolen or lost, where they enter the criminal side of things.
Without legal handgun purchases, there would be few illegal handguns - because in the end, where the fuck do you think they are getting them from?
Sucks where your logic falls apart, heh?