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You didn't answer my question.You can't demonstrate my owning a nuclear weapon harms you or places you in a condition of clear, present, and immediate danger, can you?
My question is the answer to yours.You didn't answer my question.
Methinks you know you cannot.
As my exercise of the right to own a gun does not harm you or place you in a condition of clear, present, and immediate danger, what restrictions on that exercise do you believe are justified?
And why?
As expected....My question is the answer to yours.
I agree but if I see you walking around with a gun, how do I know you are normal and not about to point a gun at me?
Neither can you demonstrate that you are mature, rational, law-abiding, and know how to use a gun safely.
EVERY right comes with restrictions. The only point up for debate is what those restrictions should be.
I don't agree my fears are irrational. People get killed by guns every day. But I will act on my fears and support rational gun regulations.
Guns kill people, I'm a people. Some people should not have guns do you dispute that? Do you have a plan to keep guns away from those that should not have them?
Definitely a tough one since I'm not clairvoyant. I don't know if they will point a gun at me until they do. Kinda too late at that point.Because they dont point a gun at you....
Pretty simple equation....but since you are a leftist it is a pretty tough one for you...
How about less reaction and more proaction?Yea....and if you are a criminal you cant buy, own or carry a gun.....if you do... the law already says we can arrest you...
So we already address illegal behavior with guns...
Definitely a tough one since I'm not clairvoyant. I don't know if they will point a gun at me until they do. Kinda too late at that point.
OK, but to legally drive a car on public roads, I have to first prove I can drive safely. Seems reasonable to me.Yes.....if they are a criminal and they are caught in possession of a gun, we arrest them....if they use a gun to commit a crime, we arrest them.
Just like every other crime from rape to speeding, you are arrested after you break the law, not before
Take reasonable precautions.Yeah.... you dont know of they will stab you, rape you, beat you, torture you,
until they do......
kinda too late at that point for any of those.......
What is your solution to know if someone is going to rape you before they do?
OK, but to legally drive a car on public roads, I have to first prove I can drive safely. Seems reasonable to me.
Welcome to a free society, where we don't assume everyone will commit a crime and then restrict rights, just in case.Definitely a tough one since I'm not clairvoyant. I don't know if they will point a gun at me until they do. Kinda too late at that point.
I don't disagree, that is why I don't advocate banning guns:Peple are saved by guns every day.....more lives are saved from rape, robbery, mirder, beatings and stabbings than are taken by guns....
| Study | Significant Effect Reported (Main Specification) |
|---|---|
| Lott and Mustard (1997)a | Decrease in violent crime, murders, rapes, and assaults |
| Bartley and Cohen (1998) | Decrease in violent crime robust to alternate model specifications |
| Black and Nagin (1998) | Increase in assaults |
| Bronars and Lott (1998) | Decrease in murders and rapes, displacement of crime to other jurisdictions |
| Lott (1998a)a | Decrease in violent crime in most states implementing the law |
| Lott (1998b)a | Decrease in violent crime; increase in property crime |
| Ludwig (1998) | None detected |
| Ayres and Donohue (1999)a | Increase in property crime |
| Lott and Landes (1999)a | Decrease in murders and injuries from multiple-victim public shootings |
| Lott (2000)a | Decrease in all crime categories |
| Benson and Mast (2001) | Decrease in violent crime, murders, rapes, and robberies |
| Duggan (2001) | Decrease in assaults |
| Moody (2001)a | Decrease in violent crime |
| Olson and Maltz (2001) | Decrease in firearm murders |
| Plassmann and Tideman (2001) | Decrease in murders and rapes; increase in robberies |
| Lott and Whitley (2003)a | Decrease in violent crime, murders, rapes, and robberies |
| Plassmann and Whitley (2003)b | Decrease in rapes and robberies |
| Rubin and Dezhbakhsh (2003) | Decrease in murders; increase in robberies |
| Ayres and Donohue (2003a)a | Increase in more crime categories than saw a decrease |
| Ayres and Donohue (2003b)a | Increase or no effect in all crime categories |
| Donohue (2003)a | Mixed; effects were sensitive to model specifications and data |
| Helland and Tabarrok (2004) | Increase in property crime, auto thefts, and larcenies |
Is that what you advise rape victims?Yep.......same for guns....dont attack someone, they wont need to shoot you
Simple:How about less reaction and more proaction?
neither is shooting someone (except self-defense of course)Except driving isnt a Right.
