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http://www.catb.org/~esr/guns/aiming.html
When we can see a better future for our nations children we can focus on the non issue; issues.
Excellent find!
A paragraph in the article you've referenced brings up a question that I've repeatedly asked, and none of the anti-firearm advocates can (or will) answer -- (bold type mine)
Given that the "War on Drugs" is little more than a containment exercise, and that "Prohibition" was an abject failure, why would anyone believe that banning firearms would have any chance of success?Here it may be appropriate to recall the First Law of Economics, a law whose operation has been sharply in evidence in the case of Prohibition, marijuana and other drugs, prostitution, pornography, and a host of other banned activities and substances--namely, that demand creates its own supply. There is no evidence anywhere to show that reducing the availability of firearms in general likewise reduces their availability to persons with criminal intent, or that persons with criminal intent would not be able to arm themselves under any set of general restrictions on firearms.
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Except, of course, when it doesn't. Unfortunately for you, your empirical evidence proves nothing. If your silly hypothesis were true then Switzerland would be a war zone.
Last edited by Hoosier8; Feb 22 2012 at 04:03 AM.
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Now Reiver please post your studies or you really fail here; as usual.
When we can see a better future for our nations children we can focus on the non issue; issues.
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Actually Reiver is 100% correct is some cases but depending on the variables he is also dead wrong in other cases.
The more guns in the hands of criminals the higher the crime rate where there is no deterrent.
When we can see a better future for our nations children we can focus on the non issue; issues.
I suppose you could just ignore the evidence! You fellows seem content with that approach
We were wondering...?
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What evidence have you provided that we can see? Your word?
When we can see a better future for our nations children we can focus on the non issue; issues.
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He found a study that backs up his bias and also says that the previous studies that found evidence otherwise were wrong. In other words, he read it on the internetz. And of course he is right, because he says he is.
Last edited by Hoosier8; Feb 22 2012 at 08:43 AM.
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Or studies that no one has access to.
Or, more amusing, I can show him a series of links demonstrating that countries with strict gun control have higher suicide rates than the US..... but guns still increase suicide rates. LOL
A contradiction of sorts. A contradiction that is resolved by a study that no one has access to. LOL Unfalsifiable claims are fun.
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Save us both the time and refrain from clicking Reply if you are going to address me as a such.
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