MicroBalrog
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microbalrog,
yes (obviously) and no.
Please prove the latter statement. How are guns not a deterrent to violent crime, in particular "street crime"?
microbalrog,
yes (obviously) and no.
The "statistical" 2A standpoint on the UK then assumes that crime would fall (except murders of course which would skyrocket). However, if the lack of firearms for self defence isnt the reason, or even a major reason, for the rise in crime - increased drug use, urbanization or poverty being more likely, then we would have just turned our country into Moscow or DC for no reason (other than to make the septics feel better about themselves).
Its fairly clear from studies of seized weapons that the supply of firearms to the "underworld" is running at a very low level, with DIY guns being the firearms of choice. Of course, if someone wants a gun then, providing they know the right people, then they can get one, but that is a world apart from being able to pick one up from the corner shop.
turned our country into Moscow or DC for no reason
rrader,maybe you should go back to school before you can debate with people who know what they are talking about?
Of course, the absolutist 2A position would not bother about such pesky things as facts, because it would be wrong to deny the God-given right to have a gun.