Criminals expect that their victims will be unarmed.
Workplace rules, gun free zones and in Wisconsin and
Illinois, a general law against carrying weapons in public.
In states that allow concealed carry by qualified person who
have had some training, passed a background check, criminals
don't know who is carrying and who isn't. That bystander or
the old woman in a wheelchair [could be a man] can carry and
shoot. Criminals have never been shy about shooting people,
but they have been loath to get shot. CCW laws make the
criminal less safe since now any person might be a police
officer, an armed citizen or even, another criminal. It is
called deterrence and it works. Person on person crime goes
down very soon after a CCW law is in effect. Property crime
goes up, which shows that the criminal is looking for safer
crimes to commit.

Anyone who doesn't want to carry a gun is free to do so, the
armed citizen will protect you. But the other way around,
you don't have a right to tell us that we can't protect
ourselves and our families.


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The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"Emily" wrote in message
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| Newps wrote:
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| Emily wrote:
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| Loose gun laws? I dunno. I don't own a gun because
someone in my
| state filed a FOIA request to get a list of all gun
owners. I would
| not want to own a gun knowing that anyone who wanted to
could find out
| I own one.
|
| ??? Dumbest thing I've ever heard.
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| That's nice for you. I don't want criminals knowing that
I keep a gun
| in my car, in my house, or on my body. Then they know
they have a
| weapon to use against you. Not a tough concept.