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In article <38eqog$d97@crchh518.bnr.ca>, Tom Gargulak <tomg@bnr.ca> wrote:
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>Anyway, why compare USA states where guns are easily obtained?  Why not
>compare crime rates against other countries where guns are CONTROLLED
>and difficult to obtain?  Like Japan, England and most of Europe.  Then
>compare crime against countries where guns are easily obtained.  Like
>Mexico, Bosnia and Italy.  Its so obvious that only a gun-fanatic
>cannot understand it.

Yeah, let's look at them. Let's look at their drug problems. Let's
see if they have schools which don't allow corporal punishment. Let's
see if their education system is being trashed by experimenting liberals.
Let's look at the size of their welfare state.

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>On the other hand, what if guns where heavily taxed and controlled?
>Less people would have access to them and there would be less crime.

You live in a dream world if you think this is true.

>Sure, big-daddy crime boss will still have one but he is not who
>I am afraid of walking down the street.  It is the common punk who
>I have a far greater chance of meeting.  He is the one I don't want 
>to have a gun.  And the only way to reduce his odds of having one
>is to reduce the supply of guns.
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>It boils down to supply/demand.  Simple economics.

The simple economics is that guns are *much* cheaper on the street
than in a gun store. And the guns come with a warranty. When the
liberal SOB's outlaw 'em, I'll get mine from the same place the
criminals get 'em. It is easier than you can imagine.

-bob starr