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Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha
Some gun enthusiasts will cite studies indicating that gun control laws embolden criminals. Those studies, however, rarely, if ever, distinguish between correlation and causation. Those studies rarely, if ever, account for other factors such as economic conditions, social changes (e.g., drug use), etc.
In any case, to me this debate fundamentally comes down to one issue. Criminals get their guns by either: (1) legally purchasing their firearms; or (2) illegally obtaining weapons that were legally procured. Some think that the way to mitigate the problem of guns falling into criminals' hands is to encourage the proliferation of weapons. Others believe that the proliferation of firearms is the problem, not the solution. I, of course, fall into the latter category.
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I don't think that's a fair statement. Those who believe in gun rights don't necessarily believe the answer to solve crime is the "proliferation of weapons". Not all law abiding people have guns. Nobody believes people who don't want guns
must have them. Certainly individuals with a criminal history, and those with a history of mental illness shouldn't have access to firearms. So that's quite different from believing in "the proliferation of weapons."
We believe law abiding citizens shouldn't be denied their fundamental right to defend themselves with a gun if they want one. We maintain that the problem would be much worse if the unarmed innocent have to depend on the mercy of the armed thug.