Re: More guns the way to go? Some thoughs.
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Essentially, gun control has taken what would have been murders and turned them into much lesser violent crimes like assault. Isn't this exactly what you would intuitively expect? Gun control hasn't reduced the number of criminals, but it has dramatically reduced the damage that criminals are able to cause.
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Do you actually have any data that indicates that is what is happening in the UK?
Drug activity is a huge contributor to violent crime, including murder. There's no huge wave of bar fights that escalate to shootouts.
Washington DC has basically the strictest gun control laws of any US city. It also has the highest murder rate.
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