2aguy
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This article from the anti gun Washington Post points out the myth of European gun control....and confirms what I have said over and over in threads and posts......Criminals in Europe don't use guns as often as American criminals because they choose not to......when they want guns, they can get them when they want or need them....easily....as is confirmed here....
Getting a gun legally in Europe may be hard but terrorists have little trouble - The Washington Post
The problem has been rendered vividly in recent weeks by a pair of deadly assaults that each paralyzed a European capital. In Paris and Copenhagen, the attacks were carried out by former small-time criminals turned violent extremists who obtained military-grade illicit weapons with apparent ease.
In contrast with the free-firing United States, Europe is generally seen as a haven from serious gun violence. Here in Denmark, handguns and semiautomatic rifles are all but banned. Hunting rifles are legally available only to those with squeaky-clean backgrounds who have passed a rigorous exam covering everything from gun safety to the mating habits of Denmark’s wildlife.
“There’s a book about 1,000 pages thick,” said Tonni Rigby, one of only two licensed firearms dealers in Copenhagen. “You have to know all of it.”
But if you want an illicit assault rifle, such as the one used by a 22-year-old to rake a Copenhagen cafe with 28 bullets on Saturday, all it takes are a few connections and some cash.
“It’s very easy to get such a weapon,” said Hans Jorgen Bonnichsen, a former operations director for the Danish security service PET. “It’s not only a problem for Denmark. It’s a problem for all of Europe.”
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So, gun control only works when the criminals cooperate....as soon as they decide not to....they can get guns far easier than the innocent, law abiding citizens who aren't going to use them for crime.....
Gun control laws are stupid if they try to prevent criminals from getting guns....all that leads to are innocent people left defenseless in the face of armed, violent criminals....
Getting a gun legally in Europe may be hard but terrorists have little trouble - The Washington Post
The problem has been rendered vividly in recent weeks by a pair of deadly assaults that each paralyzed a European capital. In Paris and Copenhagen, the attacks were carried out by former small-time criminals turned violent extremists who obtained military-grade illicit weapons with apparent ease.
In contrast with the free-firing United States, Europe is generally seen as a haven from serious gun violence. Here in Denmark, handguns and semiautomatic rifles are all but banned. Hunting rifles are legally available only to those with squeaky-clean backgrounds who have passed a rigorous exam covering everything from gun safety to the mating habits of Denmark’s wildlife.
“There’s a book about 1,000 pages thick,” said Tonni Rigby, one of only two licensed firearms dealers in Copenhagen. “You have to know all of it.”
But if you want an illicit assault rifle, such as the one used by a 22-year-old to rake a Copenhagen cafe with 28 bullets on Saturday, all it takes are a few connections and some cash.
“It’s very easy to get such a weapon,” said Hans Jorgen Bonnichsen, a former operations director for the Danish security service PET. “It’s not only a problem for Denmark. It’s a problem for all of Europe.”
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So, gun control only works when the criminals cooperate....as soon as they decide not to....they can get guns far easier than the innocent, law abiding citizens who aren't going to use them for crime.....
Gun control laws are stupid if they try to prevent criminals from getting guns....all that leads to are innocent people left defenseless in the face of armed, violent criminals....