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"Paul J. Adam" wrote:
[ boiled down to a single point...] [...] it's a fair assumption that any casual burglar or opportunistic mugger might be carrying a firearm. That's true anywhere; criminals obtain their firearms illegally, after all. The big difference is that in the US, the intended victim is much more likely to possess a firearm - and thus, could be lethal to the criminal. Combine that with the usual escalation of punishment when a crime involves the use or threat of a lethal weapon (not just guns) - and we have the amazing fact: Wherever a US state has enacted a liberal policy for issuance of handgun permits, crime has decreased. Criminals are cowards; they will invariably choose a weaker target for their crimes - and avoid locales where their victims may be in a position of greater strength to ward off an attack. |
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