Just remember that virtually every civilian massacre (i.e. school shooting such as Virginia Tech, Columbine; people going ‘postal’, etc.) could have been stopped if just a few “good guys” (or gals) had been packing and knew how to properly handle a gun.
Also remember that criminals, regardless of the law, are always going to be able to find weapons (think about it, if you are a murderer, a rapist, a robber, etc., is tacking on illegal weapons possession really going to scare you?). All gun bans (obviously, people who want to purchase a gun should go through criminal and psychological background checks, but then again, maybe the same restrictions should be implemented for people who go to get a driver’s license or renew one) do is prevent law-abiding citizens from getting guns and leaving them at the mercy of armed criminals.
Can anyone find statistics that show a loosening of gun laws leads to an upsurge in violent crimes?
Jesus said, “Those who take up the revolver shall die by the revolver,” or something similar.
My understanding is that the Catholic Church allows, even requires under certain circumstance, the use of force to defend self, other people (it is required to look after those under one’s care and protect them) and even one’s property.
Open-carry I think would be more effective at reducing crime than concealed-carry because if you walk down the street and notice everyone is armed, you will probably avoid doing something to antagonizing all those people.
Also, someone mentioned that there will be idiots (i.e. drunks) who will do stupid things, lose their tempor, but the same thing happens with cars (look at how many people die because of drunk drivers) and we don’t move to ban cars. Instead, we move to punish people when their willful stupidity or lack of self-control causes harm or endangers to others.
