Lax gun laws in Texas fail to prevent tragedy: 10 people Shot

[seneca_roman]

Quote from shortie:

Mexico is f*ked up in many ways and is sufficiently different from US to make it not a good comparison.

US needs to be compared to Canada and Western Europe, the countries it is most similar economically, culturally and politically

Great point, it demonstrates clearly that cultural factors, etc. are the primary factors in the rate of gun violence rather than is the strictness of gun control laws. Just look at DC, our nation's capital where until recently (Supremes Heller case 2008) guns were essentially banned, yet it had a very high rate if not the highest rate of gun related crimes in the US.


Seneca

 

[seneca_roman]

Data:

"Uniform Crime Reporting Program, District of Columbia, 1960-2008." Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Data supplied to Just Facts on June 15, 2010. Data available upon request.

http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp#[36]

Seneca

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from seneca_roman:

Great point, it demonstrates clearly that cultural factors, etc. are the primary factors in the rate of gun violence... Just look at DC,... yet it had a very high rate if not the highest rate of gun related crimes in the US.
Seneca

Racist



Just thought I'd beat the bleeding hearts to it.

 

[shortie]

Quote from seneca_roman:

Data:

"Uniform Crime Reporting Program, District of Columbia, 1960-2008." Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Data supplied to Just Facts on June 15, 2010. Data available upon request.

http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp#[36]

Seneca

what took place between 76 and 86?

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from shortie:

what took place between 76 and 86?

Your mom starting street walking and forgot her birth control pills?

 

[bone]

The Ultimate Truth:

If you start some shit in Texas, you know damn sure how it will end.

 

[seneca_roman]

Quote from shortie:

what took place between 76 and 86?

Better question, what took place between 86 and 92?

Looks to me the in the '76-'86 period, the DC trend mirrored the national trend.

Seneca

 

[MakeNoMistake]

Completely true. Just because you outlaw them doesn't mean they're going to disintegrate into thin air, never to be seen again therefore allowing for a gun-crime-free society.

Quote from bone:


I do not personally own a firearm, but I am convinced that if firearms were completely outlawed it would NOT materially affect the rate of guncrimes in the United States.

Just like laws against illegal drugs have not affected illegal drug-related crimes.

Same same.