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In reply to the discussion: If gun control laws are so good [View all]guardian
(2,282 posts)34. So what do you want?
It seems reasonable to me that the goal of gun control laws should be to reduce crime and gun related deaths. I infer that is not what you want. I'm not sure where you stand on the issue. Are you for stricter gun control laws? If so, what do you think is the objective of implementing gun control laws?
Regrading stop and frisk. I haven't formed a strong opinion. On one hand I abhor the violation of search and seizure. On the other hand it seems like those communities felt it necessary. I don't know enough about it to venture a guess as to its efficacy.
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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