Boo Radley
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This is not something new, there is a city in GA. that has had a very similar law for quite some time now .
Kennesaw crime rates are less than half of US averages.
In 1982 Kennesaw passed this law
Now I remember your own "logical assumptions" concerning carrying a weapon on college campuses, I would think that there are some logical assumptions to be made in this case as well .
One thing that can be stated as fact, and cannot be debated, the law that told people that they had to have a gun in their house, did not raise crime rates.
No, that would be quite different. You're making a different type of claim to begin with, that one thing is the cause of another. I make no such claim. So, you're claim falls under the causal relationship error and no different than those who give credit to the Brady bill. They are just as wrong in their assumptions as you are. Other factors not mentioned or known may be the factors that are making the difference.
Nor do I claim having a gun raises crime. I do wish folks would argue what is before them and not strawmen. More guns MIGHT lead to more accidents, but I see no evidence they would lead to more crime.