While anecdotal and tragic, none of these stories have anything to do with people who are trying to defend themselves with a firearm.
You are ignoring the fact that in countries such as the UK and Australia, significant increases in violent crime have accompanied nation wide gun bans (http://johnrlott.tripod.com/op-eds/BritainToyGunsWSJE.html). For example, in the US burglars will avoid robbing an occupied house to avoid home owners with guns. In the UK it is now more common for a burglary to happen while people are at home. Washington DC has seen some of the largest increases in violent crime of any US city. They also had until recently, the strictest gun control in the US.
No one has been ever pointed me to a study which shows an increase in legal gun ownership that has lead to more violent crime of any kind.
All citizens should have the right to effectively defend themselves, and their family. They must also be responsible and train in the use of their weapon of choice.
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Date: 2008-12-03 03:31 pm (UTC)You are ignoring the fact that in countries such as the UK and Australia, significant increases in violent crime have accompanied nation wide gun bans (http://johnrlott.tripod.com/op-eds/BritainToyGunsWSJE.html). For example, in the US burglars will avoid robbing an occupied house to avoid home owners with guns. In the UK it is now more common for a burglary to happen while people are at home. Washington DC has seen some of the largest increases in violent crime of any US city. They also had until recently, the strictest gun control in the US.
No one has been ever pointed me to a study which shows an increase in legal gun ownership that has lead to more violent crime of any kind.
All citizens should have the right to effectively defend themselves, and their family. They must also be responsible and train in the use of their weapon of choice.