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Originally Posted by Russ D
OK I'm confused now. If I was going to kill someone and planned to do it with a gun, surely if they were banned I would not be able to get one (easily) therefore I would not kill them?
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Because you'd still want to kill them, you'd kill them.
Has the murder rate dropped significantly with a gun ban?
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My opinion, which I've stated before for that redneck Jerrek was that if gun control saves even ONE life, then it's a good thing, hunting/target practice is NOT as important as a human life.
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And there goes the tone of the debate. Anyways, national news like the BBc:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3538879.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2942806.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2517565.stm
Incidently, if ID cards saved one life? CCTV cameras? Speed limits? Make everywhere 5mph?
But gun sports with handguns are banned here and people still die, and at a higher rate than before the ban.
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Originally Posted by Bifta
And as far as you're aware, people's mental health never deteriorates? Far better to not give the general public ANY opportunity to own a firearm.
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And just give the criminals the oppotunity. Shootings-by-psychosis really aren't that common. A mental person is as dangerous with a car as a gun.
Edit: BTW We stand with the same beliefs. I don't want blood on my hands, and I want to save lives to where possible. I don't think banning guns really has any big impact on it.