Statistics overwhelmingly show that states with high gun ownership, and in particular, the easy ability to obtain concealed carry permits, have lower crime rates. Still, our politicians think they can "save" us by restricting our access to guns. Without being too cliche, that leaves the law-abiders defenseless against the bad guys, who still have guns.
I'm from The People's Republic of California. We have some of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation, and they do nothing. Crime continues to out-pace the rest of the nation. I can cross the border into Nevada and obtain an out-of-state concealed carry permit. Many, many states have similar laws.
Yet "the people" continue to vote for politicians that propose more restrictive gun laws, statistics be damned.
What would be an effective means for educating the people AND our politicians that less restrictive gun laws lead to more law and order?
2006-07-03
08:18:21
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theothermikes
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Law Enforcement & Police