Quote Originally Posted by DJD View Post
I have a different take on gun ownership. Places like Chicago, New York City, Memphis, LA California and a large list of other cities should have their own stats. Many of these places have the most strict gun laws but the worst gun related crimes. Why??? Gangs and folks who do not abide by the laws.

Regardless of any stat....it is my right to own a gun. I really don't need some data to prove I need a gun...if I want one then by God I will buy one.

Imo....crime in general would decrease if we actually followed through with laws instead of letting lawyers find some loop hole to get someone off.

interesting read....

http://www.guns.com/2013/08/30/harva...violent-crime/
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I agree but Mr. Fishers post wasn't about whether or not we should have gun rights, I also agree gun laws don't prevent crime but that's just my opinion, that is why it is continually being debated, everybody doesn't have the same opinion.... Mr Fisher's opinion seemed to be more guns in canade might have been a deterrent to the thing that happened there and for that to have any merit we should be crime free here as we can own all the guns we choose to... I do not believe gun ownership has any effect on crime rate, you might be better equipped to protect yourself if you have one but more people carrying guns has no effect on whether or not you might need one, gun ownership rates in the us pretty much proves that..