Posted on 01/22/2005 4:06:48 PM PST by 1066AD
Close the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Even an Irishman?? Then it must have been OK for ANYBODY!
Heh, that's what I was thinking. I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere.
We could use a few more case studies of how gun control doesn't work. Britain is only one case of a country with gun control - and violent crime.
Wow, even of an Irishman! That pretty much allowed universal firearms ownership. Pity they have forgotten.
Population, 2003 estimate 619,107
Population, 2000 608,827
I never knew that Vermont was so tiny. I had guessed at least 2 mil. Boy, did I guess wrong.
"When trouble arise, call on me I will equalize, Colt 44"
How do the British say "Duh!!" ?
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Even an Irishman?? Then it must have been OK for ANYBODY!
Heh, that's what I was thinking. I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere.
......But only one of 'em can be loaded.............
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The right to carry laws in the states are a prime example. 31 states, might be more now, have a "right" to carry. In other words if a permit is required one must be issued to a law abiding citizen if he/she wants one. The other states either have carry laws that are at the descresion of the local police chief or they do not allow carrying at all. Of the 31 states that have right to carry, they all have lower crime rates then states without right to carry. You can look it up in the FBI crime report which is issued every few years.
Switzerland has even more liberal laws then the US in regards to firearms and their crime rate is lower than most EU countries. Not only do the swiss alow their citizens to own a gun they require most people of military age to own a full auto weapon and keep it in their house. Violent crime is almost unheard of.
There are many facts out there and instead of asking someone else to do the work look them up yourself. One of the best places to go is to the NRA. If you are a gun owner and don't belong to NRA you are asking to be disarmed. They have a web site that is great and you can get many answers there and statistics also.
Apart from the merits of the case in this article, there's another factor to be noted: Bush's victory has emboldended conservatives across the Atlantic. Yes, I know, Bush and the Republicans themselves are not very close to the Tories at present, what with the ruckus over the debate on Iraq. Nevertheless, conservatives, in government and in newspapers, are obviously thinking that the time is right to hammer Labor on self-defense, and they must take heart from the fact that being pro-gun is a winning strategy in the United States' federal elections.
I wonder if there's any hope in Britain to have any of the gun legislation repealed? I presume not with Blair's government in power, but I'm not expert enough in British politics to say with certainty.
and the highest per-capita population of liberal fruitcakes. It's the preferred retirement location of Greenwich Village queens-sort of like an elephants burial ground for the wierd.
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