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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
Ah the standard Mikey response, where he ignores facts, and simply states the police are corrupt and shouldn't be trusted.
I shall counter with a study showing that the conception of More Guns = Less Crime (in fact it was written specifically to refute a book with a very similar name), is deeply flawed, that open and concealed carry laws do not reduce crime, and that states with those laws see an increase in violence.
http://islandia.law.yale.edu/ayers/A...ue_article.pdf
But yeah, you're pretty persuasive with you're "You think calling the police is a good idea?" argument. |
I'm not ignoring any facts.
Hey, calling the police is a good idea, but will it help you when in a matter of seconds someone pulls a gun on you in the subway? The cops simply cannot be there on time. It's common sense to allow people to defend themselves.
Look up gun *defense* statistics. There are millions of gun defense actions in the U.S. every year....
I am okay with the fact that a few unnecessary deaths may occur as a result of citizens owning guns, just like I'm okay with the fact that traffic deaths occur as a result of people being able to travel freely in their own cars.
There's an inherent risk to living freely.