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by gthaustex
Tue May 07, 2013 11:24 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Thomas Sowell Column -Fact-free gun control crusades
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Thomas Sowell Column -Fact-free gun control crusades

I am a fan of Thomas Sowell and his well thought out writings. One of his latest musings takes on "gun control". He is preaching to the choir with me posting it here, as I think everything he mentions has been covered ad nauseum on this board. However, his columns reach many more than just the readership here. So, I thought I would post, in case anyone was interested....
Amid all the heated, emotional advocacy of gun control, have you ever heard even one person present convincing hard evidence that tighter gun control laws have in fact reduced murders?

Think about all the states, communities within states, as well as foreign countries, that have either tight gun control laws or loose or non-existent gun control laws. With so many variations and so many sources of evidence available, surely there would be some compelling evidence somewhere if tighter gun control laws actually reduced the murder rate.

And if tighter gun control laws don’t actually reduce the murder rate, then why are we being stampeded toward such laws after every shooting that gets media attention?
The dirty little secret is that gun control laws do not actually control guns. They disarm law-abiding citizens, making them more vulnerable to criminals, who remain armed in disregard of such laws.
He mentions defensive uses of guns and that criminals and the mentally ill will not follow laws anyway, the fallacy of banning "assault weapons", etc. etc..

http://www.humanevents.com/2013/04/30/f ... -crusades/

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