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Originally posted by tjinaz@Jun 1 2005, 07:49 PM
The point is you can ban anything you want. It is not effective as it does not prevent the violence it simply provides a conduit. They banned guns now it is knife violence that is the issue. Once they ban "pointy" knives it will be screwdriver violence or cricket bat violence that is the problem. Where does it end?
They are not addressing the root of the problem. They are treating a symptom.
Be careful what you wish for when you ask for numbers. The crime statistics are at 30yr lows in the US with no gun control. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/viort.htm
Here is a nice link from a Prof at Simon Fraser on the issue.
http://www.sfu.ca/~mauser/papers/saf/GCAW290702.doc.pdf
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They were also at a 30 year high with no gun control as well, weren't they?
The numbers are going down here too, though apparently not as dramatically in the States, according to your linked article.
I can't explain that. I can't explain anything really but I know they have free access to guns in the States and more crime.
There are a lot more people in Canada than there are in Georgia but about the same amount of people get murdered in that state as do in this country, IIRC. They have an awful lot of guns there though I'm sure.
Back to the point -- sure you can ban anything you want. I know I'd much rather be attacked by a guy with a screwdriver, kitchen knife or ball-peen hammer than a guy with a shotgun.