Define "Hand gun crime".
If the statistics include the new offence of "posession", then of course they'll go up.
(wheresthefishPartly filled with wrong, Sat 15 Dec 2012, 18:17,
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the statistics do not include posession, they are crimes in which handguns were used, robbery etc
(Rebel biscuitstercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Sat 15 Dec 2012, 18:34,
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Handguns are smaller
hence, easier to conceal, ship, sell illegally etc etc
(FadgebadgerSweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Sat 15 Dec 2012, 18:38,
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yes
and?
(Rebel biscuitstercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Sat 15 Dec 2012, 18:42,
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Guns became illegal.
If you want to keep / sell an illegal item, you'll want to keep it hidden. Small things hide easy. It's in their nature.
(FadgebadgerSweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Sat 15 Dec 2012, 18:49,
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that doesn't explain why the use of handguns in violent crime went up though does it?
(Rebel biscuitstercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Sat 15 Dec 2012, 18:51,
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But did the use of larger, automatic weapons and shotguns go down?
I don't have any stats, but they more than likely did, and were replaced by easier to conceal handguns. There are prob a lot of other factors at play here, if the fact that what you state is even true at all.
(FadgebadgerSweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Sat 15 Dec 2012, 18:54,
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what larger automatic weapons?
there a lot of factors at play, which is why effective policing and education work a lot better than blanket bans. www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn01940.pdf
(Rebel biscuitstercore sumus et nos esse novimus, Sat 15 Dec 2012, 19:05,
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I'm sorry I don't agree.
If guns are made illegal, ie hard to get hold of them, you will reduce these problems. Gun crime will still happen, it's inevitable, but making them less available helps to control them against pointless misuses (a 6 year old child finding his parents guns and shooting his brother dead for example)
(FadgebadgerSweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Sun 16 Dec 2012, 11:12,
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