2006-07-10 17:46:39 · 12 answers · asked by John S 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
You're not going to get many reasonable answers to such a question, especially in a nation that's gun-obsessed. Frankly, I don't believe it would necessarily REDUCE crime, but it would possibly reduce violent crime and firearm related deaths...there's PLENTY of anecdotal evidence that supports such a conclusion. There are several other nations with stricter gun laws. They still have crime, but much lower murder rates.
2006-07-10 17:57:22 · answer #1 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The landmark study which most comprehensively answered this question is John R. Lott, Jr.'s "More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun-Control Laws" (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998 (ISBN: 0226493636)
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/guns.html
The answer is that crime and criminals' willingness to engage in crime goes down as the prevalence of lawful gun ownership and carrying goes up. To the extent gun control wrongfully prescribes blanket "solutions" which hamper or take away lawful gun ownership and carry--instead of rightfully focusing tightly on better enforcement of *existing* sensible law--it actually promotes greater rates of crime than what could otherwise be achieved in reducing crime.
2006-07-13 03:50:39 · answer #2 · answered by Dan M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, gun control laws have quite often increased overall crime rates in proportion to the severity of the new restrictions. Law abiding people often suffer the most when this happens.
2006-07-10 17:57:49 · answer #3 · answered by hpisfun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Only the law- abiding people obey the gun control restrictions. The people that will break laws to live will have (get) guns illegally and will feel safe in the knowledge that the people that they want to victimize ( the law- abiding people) will be unarmed and unable to defend themselves. Since the people that break laws will feel safe in breaking laws, crime will actually go up as gun control laws get more restrictive.
2006-07-10 17:58:09 · answer #4 · answered by foolhardy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell no. And what is gun control? It is not very effective in Maryland and we have a high crime rate in baltimore city. Our juvenile deliquents are the most repeat offenders in the country. And the juvies have the most guns, gun related crimes
2006-07-10 17:52:57 · answer #5 · answered by Damien M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. kennesaw,ga passed a law that all head of household had to own a firearm in 1982.the next year violent crime was down 80%.that was one year and they still have a very low crime rate.criminals want it easy.if they know someone is armed and ready to defend theirselves they wont attack.
2006-07-10 17:52:49 · answer #6 · answered by glock509 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nazi Germany was the first civilized country to disarm the civilian population.
2006-07-10 23:13:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
guns dont kill people ... people kill people ... gun controll is just the gov trying to controll what is and will always be out of controll
2006-07-10 17:52:01 · answer #8 · answered by lugwrench3@verizon.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is a gun? a piece of equipment that has no useful use except to maim or kill.
2006-07-10 20:41:53 · answer #9 · answered by chutzpah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it usually increases crime, because people will just obtain their weaponry through the black market
2006-07-10 17:50:06 · answer #10 · answered by ditre 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋