gun control laws only affect people who follow the laws. that's a fact. if a law abiding citizen becomes a criminal by carrying a gun there needs to be one hell of a revolution.
You keep saying this is a fact, yet you don't give a reason why. Of course, in one sense your wording implies the obvious. Are you talking about gun control laws, as in people who follow gun control laws? A little too obvious of a statement which is why I assumed you were encompassing criminals as a whole.
still a fact and still true. a law banning guns will have no affect on a criminal who wishes to carry out illegal acts on unarmed people with his illegally obtained gun.
The type of criminals you are referring to will not have access to a firearm in the first place. Once it goes underground the cost of a gun will rise, only criminals that already have money will be able to afford one. There is more than one type of criminal.
that guy was mentally disturbed, his creative writing professor sent his stuff to psychologists and recommended counseling. we'll see how this plays out in the media but this fact made him ineligible for purchasing a firearm under current (good) state and federal laws in the U.S.
He was obviously mentally disturbed... but he did use a registered firearm? It has been on our news that the laws in Virginia are very relaxed.
are you going to stand up here, electronically, and say that if the rednecks (and there are plenty) on that campus were allowed to have their guns on campus that none of them would have put an end to this thing before 33+ people were killed?
It's that easy to shoot somebody, is it? When someone is heavily armed, pointing a gun at you do you go for your gun? You're standing to the side of him, maybe he'll see you maybe he won't, do you go for your gun? You see, once you go for the gun you've made a decision, his gun is cocked and ready to go. He has no fear, he's dead already. people freeze, that's a fact of life. It's easy to stand here (electronically) and imagine yourself taking this guy down... unfortunately the reality of a situation like this is shock and fear.
at some level, psychopaths always function within society until they break. laws will not prevent this.
But the guy not having a gun will be a big help.
the law did nothing to prevent human malice, it won't, ever.
with this "stricter gun controls" of yours, you are talking about laws that must be enforced on a level that would cause a very bloody revolution SKH. you might think this is just tough talk or blabbering but i assure you that the government will not ever take guns from Americans. they started to try it in New Orleans just after the storm and it got put down quick. it was about to become very bloody but the government backed off. the media ran just shy of putting this out there but it did happen, google if you want.
they might have rocked you guys to sleep over there in Euro land but i'm drinking coffee and lots of it; so are many other liberty and freedom loving Americans. i'm watching the laws and i'm putting my money where my mouth is. it will not happen here, it can not happen here.
this was a reference to the big picture; criminals who want to use guns to help them break the law will not really care what is legislated.
yes, this was a psychological break. as you say, a means to an end. more repressive gun laws would not have helped. he could have created a bomb or something worse.
This guy did this spur of the moment like. It doesn't take much brain power to pick up a gun and start popping people.
people who enable accidents through such gross negligence should be prosecuted with existing laws, common sense.
just because another family lacks the decency and morality to teach their children that it's wrong to kill does not mean you have a basis to take my guns away. if anything, i need those guns so their kids have the opportunity to think twice about trying to steal/harm from me or they can learn the hard way.
i will look at the stats you mentioned if you show me some of them. here is a varied assortment of think tanks and media outlets supporting my claims:
Lott Study: Concealed Carry Deters Crime
Carrying concealed weapon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NCPA - Concealed Carry Laws Reduce Crime
here's an analysis of the analysis of the analysis:
Does Concealed Carry Deter Crime?: The Lott/Mustard Controversy
here's one by an M.D. too:
Concealed Carry Prevents Violent Crime
lots of extreme-left studies really contort the facts to appear as though concealed carry is bad, but if you read close you'll catch it.
the bottom line is, armed citizens make victim seeking criminals less likely to succeed. history is a great resource for this topic.
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