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In article <38tl6g$g76@crchh518.bnr.ca> tomg@bnr.ca (Tom G) writes:
>> believe it would reduce crime... despite all available evidence. We
>> pro-gunners know differently, and patiently try to explain why gun
>              ^^^^
>I hope you mean "think".  No one, pro or anti, knows for sure.

No, we "KNOW" this because the statistics bear it out.

>Questions:  
>
>Do you (or anyone else who wants to respond) support increasing
>the rate of incarceration even more than it has been?

Since the "rate of incarceration" and "actual length of average sentence"
have been inversely related of recent, I'd say that this is a meaningless
question.

>Do you believe this helps reduce violent crime?

I'd say increasing the actual penalty for crimes, the opposite of the trend
for the last 20 or 30 years in the States, would certainly reduce violent
crime.

>More generally, what should be done to reduce the criminal use of guns?

Stiff sentencing (mandatory minimums) for criminals using guns during
crimes.  Mandatory death penalty for 2nd and 1st degree murders committed
with guns.
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