Can more legislation reduce gun violence?
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Violence is a problem in America, no doubt.
You hear it all the time:
Violence is a problem in America, no doubt.
You hear it all the time:
According to the liberal crowd and Democrats, we need tougher gun laws and stricter gun control.
According to conservatives and Republicans, we need to enforce the laws we have and pass “right to carry” laws etc.
What is the answer here? Will passing laws reduce violence? Or are we trying to put a band-aid on a much more severe social problem that needs to be dealt with in other ways?
You decide.
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Nope, legislation alone cannot remove gun violence. If the law makers and enforcement get together to do something about the gun violence, then there MIGHT be less gun violence.
Look at the statistics, there are more murders in the USA then i think anywhere, why? GUNS GUNS GUNS GUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A true saying is to take guns away from honest men only criminals will have weapons. Right to carry laws in FL and other states have been a success. I have one in TN.
Its a proven fact that where guns are legal to own and carry there is a much lower gun crime rate because the criminals are scared they don’t know who is gonna shoot back. So to answer your question no tougher gun laws wont reduce gun crime it will probably increase it. No matter what the law says he criminals will have guns and the law abiding citizen wont be armed to protect themselves.
Passing a law does nothing except bring more control over the innocent and put you at the mercy of the criminal. But, this what the government wants. People to live in fear and depend on the government to actually do nothing. True, when you get shot, you can die knowing that your government will prosecute the person IF they catch them.
Has all the gun laws and restrictions ever slowed down a criminal from using a gun?……..NO!
Maybe we should try the conservative approach now. Enforce the laws we have.
No! More firearm legislation is a trick. It’s a phony issue. Liberals want the government, and not the people, to own all the guns. Hmmmm.
Who would you trust more with a gun, a criminal or a law-abiding person? Isn’t it strange that the states or cities with the strictest gun laws have the most crime! London, England, thanks to their gun ban has seen crime rise over 40% and now is less safe than NYC! Then there’s Washington D.C…….
The average ***** dealer couldn’t care less about gun control legislation. He’ll still shoot you.
When you think about it more laws and stiffer penalties would probably decrease gun violence. The problem is that the US already has a large number of people in prisons and any move to toughen criminal law and more mandatory prison sentences would only add to this problem. Prisons are prov-en incubators or crime. A person who may be salvageable as a person when they enter the prison system comes out even more dangerous that when he went in. There are success stories of course but it appears they are exceptions.
Tougher laws to restrict the sale of firearms would over a long time reduce the number of legal guns. The problem is there are enough guns to keep up the violence for many generations.
The root cause is social problems and a solution to these is going to take a monumental amount of work and money. The US social fabric is torn and shredded. The recent Conservative leanings only add to the problem when the philosophy is that the rich should get to keep more and the poor should just work harder. This is always good in theory but how does a family improve their lot when they are only surviving at a subsistence level and have no education.
Crime and feeding on their own is the only job in town and once into this life breaking away is all but impossible. I don’t have any solutions to offer but the problem of why there is so much violence is evident and something needs to be done.
Much like the drug culture and controlling drugs, the more money that is spent in doing so, the least likely the law is to succeed.
Two things that cannot be controlled in the US, is the trafficking of illegal drugs and guns. The user will find drugs, no matter what. As it is now, he will commit a crime to raise money to buy drugs, so that only exacerbates the drug problem.
With guns, the perps all have them, it is the law abiding citizen who is being controlled in not owning guns. So, under these conditions, the perp is the boss of the streets. He whips out a gun and says, “give me your money”, and the law abiding citizen does exactly as he says. What is wrong with this picture? It’s designed for idiots! It is this type of nonsense that gets liberals elected to office by soccor moms. I say, enough! It’s time to take back the streets!
Drugs should be legalized and treated the same way we do alcohol! Show up for work, drive, give it to kids, and you’re busted! It will not increase usage by legalizing drugs, because those who are inclined to use this sh it, already are using it. Education, is the only defense against drugs. If that doesn’t do for an individual, than he or she is pre-disposed to using it anyway , and you and I are not going to change that with this silly @ss drug program, today.
As with anything, the answer is somewhere in between those extremes.
Personally, I think firearm training and education should be MANDATORY. No, not on purchase of a first firearm, since that would be so damned tough to do. I mean IN SCHOOL. That way we know it’ll get taught, and there will be far fewer accidental gun-related injuries and deaths.
In 1929 the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, approximately 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915-1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, 13 million Jews and gypsies and others, who were unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million “educated” people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
That places total victims who lost their lives because of gun control at approximately 56 million in the last century.
Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: almost 56 million.
“This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!” Adolph Hitler, 1933
Since we should learn from the mistakes of history, the next time someone talks in favor of gun control, find out which group of citizens they wish to have exterminated. It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed, a program costing the government more than $500 million dollars. The results Australia-wide; Homicides are up 3.2%. Assaults are up 8%. Armed robberies are up 44%. In that countries’ state of Victoria, homicides with firearms are up 300%. Over the previous 25 years. Australian politicians are on the spot and at a loss to explain how no improvement in “safety” has been observed after such monumental effort and expense was successfully expended in “ridding society of guns.” It’s time to state it plainly; Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws only affect the law-abiding citizens. Take action before it’s too late. – Paul Harvey on Guns