Originally Posted By: Five_Felonies
Originally Posted By: pizzaboy
I'm sorry, but stats like that DO get you thinking. Violent people are going to commit acts of violence with whatever they can get their hands on.

this is a line of reasoning that most people tend to dismiss totally, or just willfully ignore. i'm of the opinion that the % of all out whackjobs in society is going to remain constant regardless of what types of restrictions are put on guns or any other dangerous things. like i have stated many times, humans are very adaptive, and its up to the individual if thats a good or bad trait. if i was so inclined, i could easily go to the gas station and spend less than $10. bingo, now i have the potential capability to cause a great deal of devestation very easily and efficiently!


And that's the line of reasoning that's wrong. Being a whackjob might not reduce, but with guns out of his/her reach, they can cause far less carnage. And those stats are false to boot.

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