Gun Control: Good or Bad?

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Originally Posted by Zzagg

Is the tiny risk of civil war, or domestic genocide, in the short run less bearable for you than decreasing your death by firearms in the longer run?

The short answer is yes.

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The general attitude here is that 10, 20 or more deaths caused by accidental shootings is well worth the occasional time a gun happens to be used successfully to thwart a crime. All the better if the would be victim kills rather than wounds the perpetrator. Read the blogs and newsgroups and the majority of the posts will say how much better we all are that the "animal" was killed. That our tax dollars have been saved since no trial is necessary. That the would be victim is a hero.
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