I find these discussions to be a waste of time, and rarely accomplish anything. It's amazing how a persons attitude changes when something happens to them. All the statistics and theories mean nothing when looking down tha barrell of a 45.
There is no "safe area" of "good neighborhood". You can't avoid crime, if you could, then only stupid poor people would be victims. The Dali Lama accepts guns as a part of society that is sometimes necessary, and he's as much a Holy man as they come.
the Dali Lama - "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun."
Show that to the reverend, most Buddhist holy men, "my nephew is one" are not against guns. They are part of society. To ignore them would be unrealistic, and to have predisposed ideas of where and when crimes occur, would be similar.
There is no "safe area" of "good neighborhood". You can't avoid crime, if you could, then only stupid poor people would be victims. The Dali Lama accepts guns as a part of society that is sometimes necessary, and he's as much a Holy man as they come.
the Dali Lama - "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun."
Show that to the reverend, most Buddhist holy men, "my nephew is one" are not against guns. They are part of society. To ignore them would be unrealistic, and to have predisposed ideas of where and when crimes occur, would be similar.