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Gladiator · 06-30-08, 02:43 AM

Dear Scucca,

Your statement that education does not work, is a little over-broad.

How can we frame the problem that concerns you?

Is it the number of handguns that are unlocked in residential home, where children might play?

Shots fired in residential neigborhoods can go astray and injure a child. What types of handgun shots are of concern to you?

Is it the number of shots fired in residential neighborhoods by outlaws?

Is it the number of shots fired by law abiding gun toters, who are protecting themselves?

Is it the number of shots fired by the police?

Is it the number of shots fired with handguns in domestic disputes?

Is it the number of shots fired by those who are unathorized to carry handguns, but carry, or have unauthorized access to a handgun, and fire shots in a residential neighborhood in order to settle disputes that have arisen?

The District of Columbia Gun law was stricter than allowed by the US Constitution, but the DC Handgun law only served to encourage crimes in DC, because law abiding citizens were shure not to have a gun. The DC Crime rate did not go down with the DC ban on handguns. The DC Handgun ban was in effect for about 30 years, something like 1981 till last week.

Your asserting that more handguns cause more crime, is not a given. More handgun ownership may be a RESULT of, or a response to, increased crime.

The crime rates in neighboring Virgina and Maryland were lower than for DC.

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Gladiator Verifier Join Date: Jun 2007 Last Online: Today 04:01 PM Posts: 1,210 Thanks: 356 Thanked 108 Times in 85 Posts Gender: Current Mood:	Re: Do Fewer Guns Mean Less Crime? Dear Scucca, Your statement that education does not work, is a little over-broad. How can we frame the problem that concerns you? Is it the number of handguns that are unlocked in residential home, where children might play? Shots fired in residential neigborhoods can go astray and injure a child. What types of handgun shots are of concern to you? Is it the number of shots fired in residential neighborhoods by outlaws? Is it the number of shots fired by law abiding gun toters, who are protecting themselves? Is it the number of shots fired by the police? Is it the number of shots fired with handguns in domestic disputes? Is it the number of shots fired by those who are unathorized to carry handguns, but carry, or have unauthorized access to a handgun, and fire shots in a residential neighborhood in order to settle disputes that have arisen? The District of Columbia Gun law was stricter than allowed by the US Constitution, but the DC Handgun law only served to encourage crimes in DC, because law abiding citizens were shure not to have a gun. The DC Crime rate did not go down with the DC ban on handguns. The DC Handgun ban was in effect for about 30 years, something like 1981 till last week. Your asserting that more handguns cause more crime, is not a given. More handgun ownership may be a RESULT of, or a response to, increased crime. The crime rates in neighboring Virgina and Maryland were lower than for DC. .. __________________ _______________________________ How did Our Oil get under Their Sand? Last edited by Gladiator : 06-30-08 at 02:44 AM.