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From: ajlill@watrose.UUCP (ajlill)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Don't restrict MY access to handguns just because
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Date: Mon, 31-Dec-84 19:36:24 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 31 19:36:24 1984
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In article <2130@nsc.UUCP> myunive@nsc.UUCP (Jay Zelitzky) writes:
>	One thing that is interesting about guns and crime is that the
>crime rate does appear to be related to the number of people that have
>guns to defend themselves against criminals,  the more extensive ownership
>of guns is the higher the crime rate.  This can be particularly seen in
>the American south where ownership of guns is rampant and the crime rate is
>the highest in the country. The American South also has far and away the highest
>homicide rates in the U. S..

	You seem to be implying that ownership of handguns leads to crime.
(If not, I apologise, however this delusion seems to be rampant in
supporters of handgun control).  This is a completely unsupportable conclusion.
And is in fact, counter-intuitive.

One thing that has always bothered me is that those who support handgun
control seem to think that it will magicly cut the crime rate.  This is a
bogus conclusion. It will make all honest, law-abiding citizens get rid of
their handguns. But the people who commit crimes are CRIMINALS. They don't
care about your law. If they want a gun, they will get one. Drug laws have
not eliminated junkies, and similarly, handgun laws will not eliminate
(or even slow down ) crime. In fact, you will just create a great new
money-making enterprise for the Mob.


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			Tony Lill
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