Reply to "Doctors vs. Guns"

much of the unlawful firearm violence is caused by repeat offenders who either slip through the legal system or those who get out of prison and repeat offend. a decade or so ago, baltimore started a program where when applicable gun offenses were federally prosecuted and some real real serious jail times were handed out. guess what folks, gun violence plummeted.

chicago has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, and it has one of the highest gun violence rates in the country, makes sense huh? remember when florida first passed their concealed carry law, the critics screamed that florida strreets would be running red in blood. actually what occurred was just the opposite, crime went down and has stayed down.

a gun is just a tool, it allows a weaker defender to overcome a stronger attacker. i am a firm believer that for family/home/self defense there is no better equalizer than a competent individual armed and educated how to utilize a firearm. in a home invasion situation, there is no better tool, if you think your cell phone will save you in an emergency situation, you will probably become a victim and not a survivor.

what is never reported is how many times just the appearance of a firearm will stop the commisssion of a crime. many times (especially in jurisdictions like chicago) the intended victim will never report the stopped crime, who wants to deal with the beaurocratic (sp?) aftermath?

concealed carry for law abiding citizens, long jail terms for evildoers, and if you really want to get into placing blame for gun violence, try illegal immigrant drug dealing gangs.

nazgul