Gun Control: Good or Bad?

[MuniAddict]

Originally Posted by SqueakyOnion

Egging a house is mischief. Egging people is assault.

Actually, egging someone's house/property is vandalism, and you're 100% correct on the second part, unless you're a consenting party in some kind of game or event.

[Peripatet]

Originally Posted by MuniAddict

A unless you're a consenting party in some kind of game or event.

What kind of kinky stuff are you into!?!?!?

[MuniAddict]

Originally Posted by Peripatet

What kind of kinky stuff are you into!?!?!?

Haha. Like paintball...it's assault if you shoot paintballs at people who are not participating in the same thing. And kids doing stupid stuff like throwing eggs at each other is nothing new. But if they are both doing it knowingly that's one thing, but targeting people indiscriminately is clearly assault. Plus they hurt even more if they're hard boiled! It's also quite a different thing if an egg is a-salted!

[Daytripper63]

One thing that might be worth pointing out here, there are parts of Chicago that if you were doing much anything and a group of anyone was heading in your direction it would definitely be in your best interest to leave fast.
If you have not been there, trust me you have no idea, but maybe he was not in one of these areas.

[Gilby]

"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms ... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. ... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson

[Zzagg]

Originally Posted by Gilby

"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms ... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. ... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson

Oh, OK! If Thomas Jefferson said so, I guess there's no issue any more

[wobbling bear]

Originally Posted by Zzagg

Oh, OK! If Thomas Jefferson said so, I guess there's no issue any more

not that Thomas Jefferson but DJ T.J. from the famous crips gang! ("hay man yu've got to defend your turfz")

[Gilby]

Originally Posted by Zzagg

Oh, OK! If Thomas Jefferson said so, I guess there's no issue any more

Just bumping this thread back to the OP's original topic.

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally Posted by Gilby

"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms ... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. ... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson

YOu have joined a wonderful FAITH! This belief is not supported by science, but who cares. Let's proselytize!

[Peripatet]

Actually, there is a mountain of statistics that at least indicate correlation (dare I even posit, causation?) between strict gun control and increased instance of violent crime.

Ecce:

In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Germany established gun control in 1938. From 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.

China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves,were rounded up and exterminated.

Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.


. . .That's not even getting into the nuts and bolts of more mundane crimes like homicide, armed robbery, and rape.

[BillyTheMountain]

Originally Posted by BillyTheMountain

YOu have joined a wonderful FAITH! This belief is not supported by science, but who cares. Let's proselytize!

Ah yes. Faith is a beautiful thing, especially faith in Science.

Faith comes when people don't understand Science, like when they cannot distinguish correlation from causality.

Faith in Science: A beautiful thing.