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Originally Posted by Conquest351  Less guns = less shootings...
I somehow doubt that. Maybe the simple fact that less guns = less possible shootings, but if I were a criminal and knew noone had a weapon besides myself, I wouldn't have to shoot people. Just the threat of getting shot would persuade anyone to give me anything. BUT, on the other hand, if I knew that there's a strong possibility that the person I'm thinking about robbing has a .45 tucked under their jacket, I'm going to think twice. I said it before and I'll say it again...
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Curious..
What do you suppose the percentage of Concealed Carry adoption is here in the USA?
Do you think it might be as high as 1% ?
Do you ever think it would get as high as 10% ?
If you were a really bad guy - capable of taking another life - would a 1 in 10 chance that your intended victim is armed even begin to alter your intentions or influence them in any way?
Somehow I doubt it.
I used to be a hunter in my younger days (teen years).
Having hunted humans and been hunted by other humans during my service in the military - I find I have no time for guns any longer.
Having seen the results time and time again where innocent people's lives are taken - well quite frankly - I've seen enough...
You've been to my house Brian. You know that I live in the inner-city of a large metropolitan area. What you didn't know is that I can stand out on the stoop behind my house on any given weekend evening and hear what many would think to be firecrackers in the distance. They're not firecrackers Brian. They're bullets being fired.
I would contend that your last sentence;
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An Armed Society Is A Polite Society.
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Should really read - An Armed Society is a Society living in constant fear..
Sorry if my viewpoints on this subject changes the way that any of you may feel about me as a person - but we're all entitled to our opinions when living in free nations.