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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: If gun control laws are so good [View all]DWC
(911 posts)17. This is a seriously relevant question.
It is simple, specific, directly to the point.
My honest, long considered answer is Gun Control Laws are not the answer to the problem, They ARE the problem. It would be amazing to watch the gun violence in Chicago and other similar areas fall like a rock if the honest, law abiding citizens could shoot back without our legal system destroying their lives for having defended themselves.
Semper Fi,
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i guess all the other nations are stupid and the governments will enslave the populations
samsingh
Jul 2012
#18
Vermont's gun death rate is only exceeded by one state in their Northwest Region
russ1943
Aug 2012
#76
it's the mental state of people who own and use guns - beyond legislating really nt
msongs
Jul 2012
#7
then there's the access to powerful weapons that can be used to massacre innocent people in a theatr
samsingh
Jul 2012
#44
They *have* tried it in Texas- Houston has half the murder rate of Chicago.
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2012
#21
None of the shall-issue states has had any movement to rescind shall-issue.
GreenStormCloud
Jul 2012
#55
being such a major city, could Chicago be more complicated than some of the others?
samsingh
Jul 2012
#36