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Originally Posted by SlackDad
Or more likely get a bigger more powerful gun. It would be interesting to know what the burgalary rates are in the USA? Whether there is a dramatic decrease in break-in rates, when gun laws are more liberal.
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I didn't mention the USA, although every person on this board who is anti-guns just seems to cite the USA as an example. They seem to forget that there are other countries much closer to hum where you can legally own a gun. Many of these have a society which may be deemed much closer to ours than the USA. As another poster says, let's see how things pan out in Italy.
People seem to think that if guns are legalised in this country then every criminal will have access to one. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! Criminals can easily get guns now; it's the people who would use them properly that cannot get them easily. When guns were outlawed, the only result was that the only people to have guns are outlaws. And my word, haven't they obeyed the law and given up their guns too!
So you say criminals will get bigger guns... they would still be aware that they could end up being shot, which might make them think twice.
On a final note, there is a joke in the States about our police. In the States the police say "Stop, or I'll shoot!" In the UK the police say "Stop, or I'll shout "Stop" again".
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Originally Posted by SlackDad
This is getting repetitive. It wasn't some people but a small minority of people. Do we stop football matches becuase there are a small minority of trouble makers? Do we stop flying because a very tiny minority crash? No, we accept the small risk and get on with it. The same logic applies.
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Not sure I follow the logic, but I really can't be bothered to go over salient points with someone who completely dismisses anything logical.