I live in Chicago; one of the most restrictive anti-gun cities in the nation and I am ever mindful of the fact that “gun control” is nothing more than a restriction on law-abiding citizens. Those who would use a firearm to break the law, demonstrate by that very fact that laws against gun use do not pertain to them. Therefore, by aggressively controlling gun ownership, you primarily affect law-abiding citizens, not criminals.
I do believe that part of the drive towards gun control is fear of a popular uprising. If the U.S. had gun laws and a gun culture similar to Switzerland, would we have a government hell-bent on spending our money so carelessly, as they are doing now? If 6 – 10% of the U.S. population owned government-issued rifles, as is the case in Switzerland, would the government have given the 2000 Presidency to Bush, against the popular vote? Don’t get me wrong, I can’t imagine the heap-O-shit we’d be in if He-Who-Created-The-Internet was in charge on 9/11. However, my point is the country indicated our desires in the popular vote and we expected the Electoral College to vote our desires on our behalf and they did not.
The population of Switzerland is roughly 7.7 million people. The population of Metropolitan Chicago is roughly 9.8 million people. The number of killings or attempted killings involving a firearm in Switzerland in 2006 is 34. The number of gun-related homicides in Chicago in 2006 is over 300. Does that indicate any level of success in controlling gun-related violence through restricting or outright denying lawful gun ownership?
“The key to freedom is the ability to be able to defend yourself and if you don’t have the tools to do that you are at the mercy of whoever wants to put you away.”
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i think that gun control should always be imposed at all times to reduce violence.
That didn't work for Jamaica or the UK.