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Originally Posted by bullseyebarb
I know. It's a fatal flaw in your law.
For Eric and garinda.....you have perceptions but your facts are wanting. For definitive stats, try "More Guns, Less Crime", by John Lott. I doubt anyone has studied this subject more than Mr. Lott. He has an interesting web site also. www.johnrlott.com |
And now we have definitive stats ... what are those; nine out of ten doctors leaves one? And don't get the idea that Canadians don't have guns. We do; I own two shotguns and two hunting rifles, and I am presently restoring a WW1 vintage Lee-Enfield. The guns that are difficult to aquire are hand guns, and the kind of assault weapons that are available in Crackerjack boxes in many US states. And with the guns we have we do not usually shoot people. Check out the murder rate in Detroit and that of Windsor on the Canadian side. These stats are interesting, if not definative. When the City of Detroit has more murders in a year than the whole of the British Isles, something is rotten in the state of Michigan.
When people carry handguns in the glove compartments of their cars, it adds an interesting dimension to road rage. I have a bumper sticker a friend sent me from LA, it reads: "Cover me, I'm changing lanes." The murder rate in the US should suggest that something is wrong. And then there is the state murder rate; America is the only western first-world country that routinely executes murderers. I suppose you are aware that Canada always refuses to deport anyone to the States if they are likely to face the death penalty. That point alone gives me immense pride in my country. Anyway I am rambling off topic.
Nothing personal eh
I just happen to believe as strongly in my point of view as you do in yours. After all, that's what democracy is all about.