http://www.american-partisan.com/cols/blanks/081400.htm
I did not want to just copy this page to THR, it is too long - but it is a great read.
Some quotes from this site:
A review of the areas in the U.S. with the most restrictive firearm laws, including such areas as Washington, D.C., Chicago, IL, New York, NY, and the state of California, shows that these areas have some of the highest crime (especially violent) crime rates in the U.S. The crime rates in all of these areas exceeds the national average and they all have enacted in-depth restrictions on firearm ownership that includes licensing and registration schemes, various taxes, testing, and even bans on firearms. In essence, these areas have become a gun control supporters Utopia.
The simple fact is that those areas in the U.S. with the fewest gun restrictions and highest gun ownership rates also have the lowest crime rates.
Having gone through the facts around crime and gun control, one can only come to the conclusion that gun control does not equal crime control in any regard. In fact, there is evidence that gun control can and has contributed to increased crime levels in areas that enacted measures such as licensing, registration, various bans, and other laws meant to harass, discourage, and prevent law abiding citizens from owning a firearm.
Good reading.
I did not want to just copy this page to THR, it is too long - but it is a great read.
Some quotes from this site:
A review of the areas in the U.S. with the most restrictive firearm laws, including such areas as Washington, D.C., Chicago, IL, New York, NY, and the state of California, shows that these areas have some of the highest crime (especially violent) crime rates in the U.S. The crime rates in all of these areas exceeds the national average and they all have enacted in-depth restrictions on firearm ownership that includes licensing and registration schemes, various taxes, testing, and even bans on firearms. In essence, these areas have become a gun control supporters Utopia.
The simple fact is that those areas in the U.S. with the fewest gun restrictions and highest gun ownership rates also have the lowest crime rates.
Having gone through the facts around crime and gun control, one can only come to the conclusion that gun control does not equal crime control in any regard. In fact, there is evidence that gun control can and has contributed to increased crime levels in areas that enacted measures such as licensing, registration, various bans, and other laws meant to harass, discourage, and prevent law abiding citizens from owning a firearm.
Good reading.
