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Article #324Re: Do gun control laws affect rate of violent crimes?
From: ARTSCH
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 00:00
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 00:00
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root wrote: > > Anyone visiting Southern states from Massachusetts knows that > guns and ammunition are much more freely available than back > home. In Massachusetts, it is a felony to carry a concealed > weapon, period. Possession of guns and ammunition, including > pepper sprays, requires strictly-regulated registration with > local police departments, and regular firearms just aren't > sold. > > The question for inquiring minds is whether Massachusetts enjoys > a lower rate of violent crimes, including `murder in self-defense' > than states with other kinds of laws. > > -- > ================================================== > Guess what? I don't read e-mail replies to my > Usenet posts. > ================================================== Hi Root, I guess there is no crime in Massachusetts, or is it only the criminals are allowed to own guns there? See, criminals don't care what the laws say. So maybe your state just wants to make things a little easier for the criminals? A criminal knowing that the average citizen can not have a handgun, sure sounds like the criminal would have the advantage there, don't you think so? It also sounds like Massachusetts should be in Russia or China? It also seems that Massachusetts never heard of the Constitution of the United States and its ammendments, one of them does give you the right to keep and bear arms! Later, Art! Orlando, Florida USA
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