[theweatherman]

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Well, it would still be safer. Yes, a man with a gun would be unstoppable for sivilians, but then nobody would get hurt trying to stop him either. Criminals with guns have a reason using them if they are trethened by other people with guns. If no one else have guns, they don't have to.

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Thats not true. Loads of people are killed in muggings every year even in places where guns are virtually non-existient (ie where I live in DC).

To become a criminal you already are acting outside the law. Couple that with the fact that becoming a criminal is (in most cases) a highly irrational choice. I dont think these people will stop to think about their actions before doing them.

Like I said, if no one else has guns there is no reason for criminals NOT to carry weapons since they will be able to act with impunity.