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Chicago and Washington DC have strict guns laws. Both are or have been on the top 5 list of murders in the US at one time or the other in the last five years. Most of these murders have involved guns. If gun bans work, why all the murders? Why all the drive by shootings? I thought gun bans worked, right? Mexico has ONE GUN STORE in Mexico City that sells to law enforcement and federal gun dealers only. Why is Mexico rated #1 in murders by shooting in Latin America? Again, I thought BANNING GUNS WORKED?? Sorry, banning guns DOES NOT WORK, nor will it ever, not here in America. Restricting law abiding citizens to own or carry guns, promotes more violence from criminals.
Chicago has strict gun laws and has a crime and homicide rate. Phoenix has a huge problem with illegals and has a high homicide and car theft rate. Its precisely why legal residents want more liberal( hah!) gun laws, they feel threatened.
If I ever have the misfortune to travel in Arizona I will be armed. I still believe I am aware and fast enough to successfully defend myself and anyone I am responsible for protecting. I do not like to carry a gun but I still know how to use them.
It seems to me that the influx of criminals associated with the drug smuggling has skewed the statistics that usually indicate a drop in violent crime when gun control laws are reduced or eliminated. The actual violence would be much worse if guns were more regulated.
In addition to their new "liberalization" of their gun carry law the people of Arizona could voluntarily help their senior population that are generally a favorite target of violent crime become armed and trained. Contrary to popular myth, a .22 cal pistol is an effective defense weapon if you shoot the criminal in the face. You just have to be skilled enough to be able to do that.
also, why not compare AZ. stats to someplace like chicago or dc.
A state to a major metro area... that would make as much sense as comparing gun-related crime rate in Phoenix to gun-related crime rates in all government buildings in AZ.
A state to a major metro area... that would make as much sense as comparing gun-related crime rate in Phoenix to gun-related crime rates in all government buildings in AZ.
sure why not, after all AZ is about the same size as some cities in population. also, take out the illegal alien crime equation out of the picture and see where AZ's crime rate is then.
A state to a major metro area... that would make as much sense as comparing gun-related crime rate in Phoenix to gun-related crime rates in all government buildings in AZ.
the OP speakes of Phoenix not Arizona . pheonix is a major metro area
sure why not, after all AZ is about the same size as some cities in population. also, take out the illegal alien crime equation out of the picture and see where AZ's crime rate is then.
And you can't make an argument without quoting illegal aliens. I won't mind if you were to provide concrete evidence, but that too would make for a separate topic.
And if "why not", how do you see gun-related crime rate in places that don't allow guns versus those that allow guns WITHIN the same city or state?
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