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Originally Posted by Tchocky
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
While it is a fact that the US does have a higher gun-crime rate overall than her European counterparts, it's also true that the parts of the US with the strongest gun-control laws have the highest gun-crime rates. Here in Utah we have very loose gun laws, and one of the lowest crime rates in the country. Go figure.
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I appreciate that a decrease gun crime and gun control legislation don't always go together, but there is no legislation severe enough that takes the guns off the streets. Comparing a 'tough' state to a country in which it's near-impossible to get a gun doesn't stand up. |
True, but I believe it misses two points, and that they are:
1. The aforementioned differences in basic philosophies (at least as I perceive them); being that we here in America hold that the concept of individual liberty is the basic reason for our country's very existence.
2. The also aforementioned fact that America already has a huge privately-owned firearms base, and trying to ban all guns tomorrow would possibly lead to a new revolution. What works for Europe wouldn't necessarily work here, basically because of the mindset I mentioned in (1).