What country has the lowest crime rate? Switzerland! Every adult citizen owns a firearm. So far no bloodbath.This is a premise that I heard and I thought worthy of debate. I tend to lean against it because it sounds absurd.
The premise is that we would have a much safer country and a much more polite society if everyone was required to wear a loaded sidearm at all times.
I asked you to post them because you said you knew of many reasons, so I wanted to read them; donât mention it if you donât want to post them. I only responded to one b/c I am too tired and too busy with work to begin responding to everyone; I picked the one that popped into my head first. I would say holding vast parts of a nation for many years qualifies as conquering. Just b/c the Roman Army couldnât hold on to all of their territory in the end doesnât mean none of those areas werenât conquered by them at one point.
The Romans held territory for centuries; people lived and died without knowing anything other than Roman rule! The Japanese held territory in China for less than ten years, and very little of it was ever all that secure. They didnât even take half of the country; would a country that made its way only to the Rocky Mountains be considered to have conquered the United States?
No, b/c America is known by its East and West Coasts with governmental power being on the East coast. Most of Chinaâs main cities and governmental power was located along its only coast, which the Japanese had a firm grip on.
Actually most of that ammo continually sold out much of 2009 along with other calibers associated with military weapons such as 30 carbine and 45 ACP. (Two of my favorites.)
I had not seen these figures, thanks for posting. I think that the number of people owning firearms has risen by more than 2%, just based upon what I see at the range.
Quite simple, they are not trained police officers, rather untrained civilians.
Your comments are irrational.
There were a rash of robberies and âsnatch and grabâ incidents in the Jewelerâs Row section of Philadelphia, where a couple of jewelry merchants got shot. The jewelers finally had enough because the police werenât doing anything to stop the robberies, so they all started carrying guns, which is legal in PA (you can carry a gun without a permit in your place of business). The thieves still thought that the jewelers would be easy pickings so they tried a few daylight robberies again. One robbery resulted in 2 thieves getting shot and killed. Guess what? The rash of Jewelerâs Row robberies suddenly stopped.This is a premise that I heard and I thought worthy of debate. I tend to lean against it because it sounds absurd.
The premise is that we would have a much safer country and a much more polite society if everyone was required to wear a loaded sidearm at all times.
One side seems to think people are capable of rational behavior and this would help us control ourselves. It would eliminate a number of crimes, particularly those in which a weapon is used as a means of exerting power over others.
The other side seems to think there would be a perpetual bloodbath.
What do you think? Why?
-Tina âPresently Unarmedâ G
So as long as the police are safe it doesnât matter if everyone else is a helpless victim?
Tell me, has the Pope officially come out and endorsed gun ownership? If so can you provide a link for that?
go back and re-read post #218. Then post your response.
From the Vaticanâs own website âŚ
I found it interesting how you took this out of context.
Excellent quote, one that is most surely not out of context nor twisted, despite the criticism youâve received. This quote reflects the traditional teaching of the Church on self-defense and the grave duty of defending others.
Well-said! It sounds cliche, but it is also very true to say that when guns are criminalized, only criminals will have guns. I used to live in New Jersey, a state with some very strict laws about acquiring firearms, handguns in particular. Yet, the crimes committed with firearms and with handguns in especial are staggering. The simple deduction is that criminals, by nature, do not obey laws, and therefore will procure weapons illegally if they must - while the civilized, who obey laws by their nature, will not have firearms available for their protection and will suffer eventually for it. The same thing holds true just about anywhere strict gun laws are repealed and the civilized have freer access to the tools they need in this modern age for their own protection.
