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Derek, Let me ask you something. Some one is ten meters away from you. Now, if they have a gun, your screwed. You make 1or 2 steps and you get shot. Now lets replace gun with a knife. Now, it has become a situation where you can effectively fight back and make it harder for the criminal to kill you.
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Durrr... Thats the whole point to open carrying. If they have a gun, you have a gun. If they have a knife and you have a gun your chances of survival are much higher I'd say.
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100 meters away from you and wants to kill you and has a gun that can hit you easily from that range, your screwed gun or no.
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How likely is that? Its hard to tote high-powered rifle in a city. I believe pistols are the only weapons that are licensed for carrying.
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most crimes like mugging and break ins where you see the person is in pretty close places. Besides, if we spent the money we do know on gun research and production, we could likely improve non-lethal weaponry to give better range, accuracy, and multiple shots.
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Such break-in's are perfect situations for a pistol, which is taking the most hits by anti-gun activists as of late. I have no problem with creating non-lethal weapons but it should remain a matter of choice as to which you use.
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* In 1982, a survey of imprisoned criminals found that 34% of them had been "scared off, shot at, wounded or captured by an armed victim." (16c)
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* Washington D.C. enacted a virtual ban on handguns in 1976. Between 1976 and 1991, Washington D.C.'s homicide rate rose 200%, while the U.S. rate rose 12%. (1)
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* Florida adopted a right-to-carry law in 1987. Between 1987 and 1996, these changes occurred:
Florida
United States
homicide rate
STATE : -36%
US : -0.4%
firearm homicide rate
STATE : -37%
US : +15%
handgun homicide rate
STATE : -41%
US : +24%
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I found the most non-bias statistic and report I could. Most the others were tied in with political idealogies be it conservatism or liberal.
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