John Lott: More Guns, Not Less, Would Prevent Shooting Massacres

FOX News ^ | August 29, 2007 | John Lott and Maxim Lott

[facedown]

Bang to the top.

[george76]

[goldstategop]

A gun deters a criminal. Obvious to every one but liberals.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Pharmboy]

Great post...and no one would have to explain the logic of this to The Founders.

[george76]

Thanks.

The Founders knew the logic.

[george76]

[End Times Sentinel]

Slightly off topic, but does anyone have a link or info to what percentage of guns used in crimes are licensed?

Owl_Eagle

If what I just wrote made you sad or angry,
it was probably just a joke.

[wastedyears]

Probably a very, very small percentage, and the ones that are licensed are more than likely stolen.

[AdvisorB]

[Pistolshot]

We are going through one of these types of issues.

We have police for our public schools, they should be armed, they should be the first line of defense. BUT they have to store their weapons in the trunks of their vehicles during the day, when kids are in class and teachers roam the halls.

They can only retrieve their weapons in an emergency if, they contact the school administrator and they are given permission. Now, each of these officers goes through the same exact training as the police department, yet they are hamstrung into being unarmed and put in a dangerous position of being ambushed getting TO their weapon.

Every uniformed law enforcement officer I have talked to has said this is the epitome of stupidity.

We had an incident the FIRST day of school. A man was reported on the grounds of a high school with a gun. The officers responded and apprehended the man, who was not armed. The two officers were waiting for permission to arm themselves when they came upon the suspect. They subdued him, and fortunately he was unarmed. If he had been, these two officers might not have gone home that night.

I choose to be armed, wherever, whenever. I choose to be able to defend myself and others no matter where I happen to be.

[dashing doofus]

bump

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks g76.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Slightly off topic, but does anyone have a link or info to what percentage of guns used in crimes are licensed?

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Be aware that in most jurisdictions, guns aren’t required to be “licensed.” Certainly not federally (except for machine guns.)

[Rummyfan]

It’s the elephant in the room that all the commissions analyzing the crime overlook. And in Virginia, the legislature specifically forbade concealed carry on campuses. If just one student had been armed.... But no, they will ignore that in their pontificating.

[oyez]

A gun deters a criminal.

A gun is an important piece of safety equipment. Liberals think that someone might get hurt with it. Someone could get hurt by a fire extinguisher. Lets ban those too.

Its idiotic that a school will take all kinds of safety measures for various things but they will not develop a workable safety program to go into effect in the event of a loose shooter, because someone might get offended because some one would have to be armed. So much for higher learning.

[oyez]

A liberal gun hater loathes the thought that mostly conservative people will be packing.

[oyez]

A liberal gun hater loathes the thought that mostly conservative people will be packing.

[Rummyfan]

Witness the statement from this sportswriter regarding the second amendment:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1888293/posts

[nonsporting]

The title should read: "John Lott: More Guns, Not Fewer, Would Prevent Shooting Massacres"

"less" modifies non-count nouns. "fewer" is needed before nouns which designate countables.