Rationale against "reasonable restrictions"

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This is so well-written I just had to share:

http://www.corneredcat.com/reasonable-restrictions/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

... making our society less free is one way to feel safer while reducing our actual safety. When we create laws that make it harder for good people to protect themselves from violent crime, more good people will die as a result of violent crime.