How would you answer the argument "If you make weapons illegal, only criminals will have weapons"?
Just out of interest
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It's never been empirically proven. Gun deaths are more prevalent the higher the legal ownership of guns, theres a strong correlation. I saw a graph yesterday, I'll try and find it somewhere.
(, Sat 15 Dec 2012, 23:10, Reply)
Could we let the police keep their guns?
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quackpipe swings like a pendulum do, Sat 15 Dec 2012, 23:13,
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Yes.
Infact i'd want that for the UK too, for at least 30% of officers.
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I'd politely disagree with that
I have no problem with members of the Police forces being armed. Armed Response units serve a useful and valid purpose. I see no compelling justification for arming regular officers though.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sat 15 Dec 2012, 23:34,
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This
We don't like people being shot over here, we like tazers (well, except Pedantichrist if I remember correctly).
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Sun 16 Dec 2012, 11:55,
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Criminals don't shoot up primary schools, as it's not in their interests.
Criminals have guns anyway, it's the curious toddler, the jumpy texan and the mentally ill school shooter that you want to legislate guns further away from.
People say guns don't kill people, ok. What else do they do?
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Sun 16 Dec 2012, 11:46,
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