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Michael-5 said:
sc94597 said:
Michael-5 said:

I think no handguns => less murders, like in Japan or Korea. A rifle does everything a handgun does fine, it protects your house, can be used for hunting, and can fit in an average American car no problem, it's already portable enough. You don't need to take a gun with you into Wal-Mart because you have your reasons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasty_generalization

LOL, I'm just saying there is no need for Handguns. Whatever someones reason is to own a handgun, it's less important then potentially a human life. It might not make a difference in the USA, but it would probably cut 30/100 homicides a year out in Toronto, and that's just swell.

I also said "I think" It's opinion.

In that case, Toronto is yours to do with how you wish and my land how I (and my fellow people) wish.  In the United States a handgun ban would devastate the elderly (who can't hold rifles or shotgun for whichever reason) and the weak (who would be harmed by the recoil.)  These are the most vulnerable people to criminals. Furthermore, concealed carry deters criminals. Hence, I would not support any type of gun prohibition in Pennsylvania, as there is no significant data that verifies a correlation between homicides and gun prohibition for all contexts. Nicely, my state legislators and representatives agree, as do the majority of fellow Pennsylvanians. As for gun control, as long as it's reasonable and effective, it's welcomed otherwise why waste one's time, tax dollars, and privacy on it?