Posted on Jul 12, 2015
Recent study finds that more guns does not lead to less crime. What are your thoughts on the issue?
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A high-profile shooting, like the June 17 crime that left dead nine members of a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, is typically followed by calls for greater gun control, along with counter arguments that the best way to stop gun crimes is with more guns.
"The one thing that would have at least ameliorated the horrible situation in Charleston would have been that if somebody in that prayer meeting had a conceal carry or there had been either an off-duty policeman or an on-duty policeman, somebody with the legal authority to carry a firearm and could have stopped the shooter," presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said in a Fox News interview on June 19.
A new study, however, throws cold water on the idea that a well-armed populace deters criminals or prevents murders. Instead, higher ownership of guns in a state is linked to more firearm robberies, more firearm assaults and more homicide in general.
"We found no support for the hypothesis that owning more guns leads to a drop or a reduction in violent crime," said study researcher Michael Monuteaux, an epidemiologist and professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. "Instead, we found the opposite."
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/guns-dont-deter-crime-study-finds/ar-AAcDdis
"The one thing that would have at least ameliorated the horrible situation in Charleston would have been that if somebody in that prayer meeting had a conceal carry or there had been either an off-duty policeman or an on-duty policeman, somebody with the legal authority to carry a firearm and could have stopped the shooter," presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said in a Fox News interview on June 19.
A new study, however, throws cold water on the idea that a well-armed populace deters criminals or prevents murders. Instead, higher ownership of guns in a state is linked to more firearm robberies, more firearm assaults and more homicide in general.
"We found no support for the hypothesis that owning more guns leads to a drop or a reduction in violent crime," said study researcher Michael Monuteaux, an epidemiologist and professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. "Instead, we found the opposite."
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/guns-dont-deter-crime-study-finds/ar-AAcDdis
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Not really an answer to your question, Gunny, but it really pains this old retired LEO to see that beautiful S&W Model 29-2 lying atop that pile of weapons, intentionally damaged as it is.
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SPC Kent Laughlin
most weapons buy backs are as bogus and that idiot Michael's ( a leftist gun hater is bound to find "proof" ) research.
Many honest LEOs will tell you that most of the weapons turned in are A: defective, B: stolen C: Had been used in the commission of a felony OR ALL OF THE ABOVE LOL
Many honest LEOs will tell you that most of the weapons turned in are A: defective, B: stolen C: Had been used in the commission of a felony OR ALL OF THE ABOVE LOL
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SPC Kent Laughlin - To some extent, that is true, Kent. But having once been a Property/Evidence Unit supervisor, I know that every single firearm, knife, or implement of assault that came into our department's possession, either from confiscation or court mandate went from my hands into 55-gallon drums and from them into massive hoppers at US Steel in eastern Kansas City, MO, and turned into molten steel before my eyes.
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I find it interesting that just now they completed this study when about 20 years ago they did this exact same study and found that gun control laws do not affect gun related crimes good or bad.
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More guns no but more LEGAL gun owners does have a impact because it gives the criminal a moment of pause. Mush in the same way MAD prevented world War III during the cold war. No one is being forced to have a gun so why are they trying to force us to give them up.
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I call BS but what do I know. I'm just a gun toting liberal Grandma. And yes I'm a caliber queen. I think the 41 mag is the perfect ammo for self defense and whatever use you may have for it.
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Oh my God. There is a S&W Nickel 586 with a 2.5 inch barrel. a number of S&W's N Frames and what looks like a Colt Python that looks like they have been destroyed. I swear these idiots doing gun buybacks.
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Guns don’t kill people. People kill people.
I’ve collected guns for nearly 50 years, and they’ve NEVER killed anyone…
“All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The communist party must command all the guns, that way, no guns can ever be used to command the party.” - Mao Tse-Tung
Ain’t Democratic Communism Great?
I’ve collected guns for nearly 50 years, and they’ve NEVER killed anyone…
“All political power comes from the barrel of a gun. The communist party must command all the guns, that way, no guns can ever be used to command the party.” - Mao Tse-Tung
Ain’t Democratic Communism Great?
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SPC Kent Laughlin
and mao and the rest of the commie trash are estimated to have sent 70 million of their non gun totting countrymen to their graves and that was mostly done before the late 60s and mao's earth shaking turn about as he realized the older Chinese people wanted to live and raise families and just love of course the commies were needing canon fodder for Korea, Vietnam, and now Formosa ... oh yes that is why mao began the "Cultural Revolution" because children are blank and easily fooled, just look at the graduated of University of California at Bezerkley - Known hot bed of moron leftists .
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I think that is a “BS” statement. Criminals are less likely to commit a crime if there are a couple of law abiding gun toting citizens around. There are also less likely to commit crimes when they know a premises is guarded. This is just common sense!
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SPC Kent Laughlin
and the city of Kennesaw, Georgia would be a place to ask questions of.. in fact there are 5 cities that recommend gun ownership....
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That's about as logical as this headline:
Recent study finds that more spoons does not lead to less obesity.
But let's now talk about the actual reasons we are obese - instead let's pass more spoon controls!
Recent study finds that more spoons does not lead to less obesity.
But let's now talk about the actual reasons we are obese - instead let's pass more spoon controls!
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So many questions about this “study “. Does this mean only honest citizens who have buying the guns? Is it felons, underaged youth, or is it the people who come into our great nation illegally who makes up the higher end of gun ownership. Is it people who collect guns and use them to show off. How many of those guns are owned by people who just hunt so they can feed their families. A “study “ like this must give all the information not just a random statement. The biggest question I have who is going to protect my family and most of all who is going to protect this great nation if we are invaded?
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