Gun laws..
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- orrinward20
Why are you looking back to 1100AD for post-disarmament tyranny.
Just look at figures for violent crime in the majority of guns-are-illegal countries. You'll not only see the rather-obvious-but-still-valid drop in gun-related crime but you typically see a trend of a decline in violent crime in general.
If you look at Switzerland, which is a country where you are legally allowed to keep the rifle you are given during compulsory military service. Their crime rate is incredibly low but most Swiss people wouldn't tout gun-ownership as the reason for that.
Most of the views expressed here pro-guns seems to be reasoned with:
- Poor logic that mass weapons ownership reduces crime
- "The 2nd amendment" which is largely irrelevant. Having firearms will do little for you if the government with the biggest most equipped army in the world turns itself on you. It's also an attitude driven by paranoia, not a great way to live.
- The "people get killed by other things so it's ok"