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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck
You take all the guns away, and then only the illegal street guns are in circulation, and the criminals job is now easier because they KNOW you dont have one. The violence will continue.
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This is the argument that gets thrown out way too often.
Seriously, for all intents and purposes, this is already the case here in Canada. We can't carry our guns around no the street, and if you're a respnsible gun owner then your guns are stored properly, and aren't going to be much use if someone comes into your home anyway.
How often do you actually think criminals give a lot of thought to whether or not that guy they're about to mug has a gun? Not bloody likely I'd say.
In fact, I'd say that having guns in my home does more to make me worry that I am more likely to be a target of a crime (those looking to steal my guns) than it does to make me feel that criminals will think twice about coming into my home.
And for the record I'm not advocating taking all guns away, as that would make me very sad, and I'd have nothing to do in November. I think Canada has a pretty good compromise. You can own longguns, and under the right circumstances you can own handguns, but you need to have a purpose for it (you must have a range membership), and you can't just carry it around on you all willy nilly.