Diogenes
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Re: WWII Vet, 88, brutally beaten in Spokane, Wash.
The correlation I noticed was that strict gun control laws imply more crime since it is the victims who are then disarmed. Criminals pay no attention to the laws, and are thus given a distinct advantage.
I would say that is not true, and would point to minority population, effectivness of law enforcement and gang activity instead. Gun control efforts have very little to do with reducing gun (ab)use, just a recreational drug control efforts have very little to do with reducing recreational drug (ab)use.
The correlation I noticed was that strict gun control laws imply more crime since it is the victims who are then disarmed. Criminals pay no attention to the laws, and are thus given a distinct advantage.