Followup: A year ago, the President of Virginia Tech was saying how banning the legal carry of firearms by concealed carry permit holders made the students "feel" safer. Did it make them "feel" safer while actually exposing them to greater danger?
2007-06-10 17:01:49 · 11 answers · asked by Bambi B 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Sources:
CDC Study at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5214a2.htm
Also see:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/03/national/main576422.shtml
http://www.ncpa.org/pub/st/st176/s176c.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2007/04/20/DI2007042001760.html
2007-06-10 17:28:51 · update #1
Concealed carry by permitted gun owners is a deterrent to crime. The criminals are going to find a way to get the guns whether or not they are illegal.
2007-06-10 17:10:42 · answer #1 · answered by The Real America 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Firearms make the populace safer overall.
Yes you can argue the are almost no gun deaths in some countries. Those are countries that ban ownership. Doesn't mean crime rate is down. They just found another way to kill. England either has or is considering laws for kitchen butcher knives and actually want to ban them unless you are a Chef since they are not needed in the home.
If the method of killing is the only thing changed by banning guns, then the crime rate will never been down.
2007-06-11 06:08:20 · answer #2 · answered by Ret. Sgt. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gun control has no effect on crime (other than increasing its probability), and leaves individuals, the states, and the country as a whole vulnerable to any and all criminal activity, tyranny, and oppression.
Preserve and protect the 2nd Amendment.
2007-06-11 00:20:40 · answer #3 · answered by DT89ACE 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO! Virginia Law strickly forbids any civilian gun possession on any school property, permit or no permit. Thugs will allways have weapns (guns,explosives and other lethal devices.
2007-06-11 08:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Crime rates are far more correlated to the economy than to gun control laws. If you want to lower gun crime, than enact policies for economic expansion.
2007-06-11 00:09:03 · answer #5 · answered by Brand X 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You are mistaken. Research shows that allowing law abiding citizens the means with which to protect themselves results in lower crime rates.
2007-06-11 00:06:13 · answer #6 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Almost every answer I read here makes the point that criminals will obtain guns regardless of gun control laws. (Duh - isn't that why we call them "criminals"?!) Funny, though, that we have literally thousands of gun control laws on the books, yet all we ever hear are the opinions of the FEW who believe gun control actually saves? Can you say b.s. lying lib media?
2007-06-11 16:40:52 · answer #7 · answered by chumley 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well Bambi. Just because a gun killed your mother in the forest, doesn't mean we should ban them.
2007-06-11 00:11:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have guns in my house. Most people in this area do. Criminals know this. You never hear of someone breaking into someones home when they are there. Doesn't happen.
2007-06-11 00:10:49 · answer #9 · answered by grumpyoldman 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
In England there are practically no gun-related deaths. So basically I think that "recent research" was completely wrong. It's super easy to scew results from studies anyway and what "research" are you referring to? Please give us a reference to go on.
2007-06-11 00:11:17 · answer #10 · answered by Eisbär 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋