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Pardon me while I quote Terry Pratchett in his book night watch... Hes a brit BTW for those of you not fortunate enough to read his stuff... I've edited just to make it more understandible for people who dont read his books:
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Confiscate all weapons, and crime would go down. It made sense. It would have worked, too, if only there had been enough coppers - say, three per citizen.
Amazingly, quite a few weapons were handed in. The flaw, though, was one that had somehow managed to escape [the leaders], and it was this: criminals don't obey the law. It's more or less a requirement for the job. They had no particular interest in making the streets safer for anyone except themselves. And they couldn't believe what was happening. It was like [christmas]every day.
Some citizens took the not unreasonable view that something had gone a bit askew if only naughty people were carrying arms.
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I was surprised to see this.... always had pratchett pegged as a liberal... oh well. I just think hes right. I have a springfield XD 2 feet from me, a beretta in the bedroom. If some jackass has just busted into my house I severely doubt he will wait for the cops to come before he carves his initials in my 5 month old kid....
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