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Attention: someone who believes drug laws keep drugs off the streets.
^^^ Do you believe we should do away with all drug laws then? So expensive providing those who use those drugs with public defenders, court time, jail time, and rehab.
How did you feel about the initial topic of this thread? Did the hero who whacked the thug do the right thing, or should he have been disarmed like the loony left wants?
I think you're missing Jojajn's point. He's saying the cost of having loose gun laws in this country is 335 lives, balanced against the benefit of 1 foiled robbery. Now I'm sure there have been many more cases of crimes prevented by people with guns, but if we add in also the hundreds or thousands of family and friends killed accidentally each year I am sure the balance would favor tighter gun control.
The other thing I want to push back on is all of the posters here calling this shop owner a hero. I am not disputing his right to protect his life and property. However, in a flash he appointed himself judge, jury and executioner. Decided the thug was guilty, sentenced him to death then carried out the sentence. Armed robbery normally carries a sentence of 10-20 in prison, not the death penalty.
I think you're missing Jojajn's point. He's saying the cost of having loose gun laws in this country is 335 lives, balanced against the benefit of 1 foiled robbery. Now I'm sure there have been many more cases of crimes prevented by people with guns, but if we add in also the hundreds or thousands of family and friends killed accidentally each year I am sure the balance would favor tighter gun control.
The other thing I want to push back on is all of the posters here calling this shop owner a hero. I am not disputing his right to protect his life and property. However, in a flash he appointed himself judge, jury and executioner. Decided the thug was guilty, sentenced him to death then carried out the sentence. Armed robbery normally carries a sentence of 10-20 in prison, not the death penalty.
The thug was guilty of entering the store with a gun with the intent to rob and possibly to kill. He got exactly what he deserved.
^^^ Do you believe we should do away with all drug laws then? So expensive providing those who use those drugs with public defenders, court time, jail time, and rehab.
Actually, yes, but that's beside the point.
The point is that drug laws don't work and neither will gun laws.
Please explain how gun laws will magically work and why this magic hasn't been used on drug laws.
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