| theprof00 said: Sorry I didn't mean Never ever, I just meant that it's extremely rare. And judging by your 8 crimes (with examples dating back to over ten years ago), the reports agree. The case for anti-gun control activists is frankly the same argument the gun control people push. Anti-control people say people are less likely to commit crimes when they know that anyone could possibly be carrying a gun. The pro-gun control people say people are less likely to commit crimes knowing they will be caught. You can post instances where people having guns stopped crimes, but the other side can do the same. The argument about which stance is better is a dead-end. They both work. But yes, my only problem with your point is about the media. There is no conspiratorial media bias, because the media will report on anything, they tend not to fudge details because they know they will be called out on it by others' journalistic integrity. And yes, that's my only problem with your argument, because I know that people having guns helps prevent crime. The question is whether it's better than gun control. A person with a gun can potentially stop a crime, but what if they don't? Where do the police turn for information if there aren't checks put in? How do the police mop up? I agree that people should be allowed to carry weapons to defend themselves, I just don't see the problem with requiring background checks, and paper trails stemming from the second hand market. |
After the psychiatric drug induced shootings in newtown, colorado, and oregon. Not once did the media report a crime end with lives saved by a gun owner. Notice these dates! Not one made it on the TV. Why is that? Put on your tin hat cause I cant think of any reasons.
Oct 20 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/20/oklahoma-girl-shoots-home-intruder_n_1992381.html
Dec 24 2012 http://main.montgomerycountypolicereporter.com/?p=58028
Oct 20 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/20/oklahoma-girl-shoots-home-intruder_n_1992381.html
Dec 28 2012 http://www.khou.com/news/crime/Shooting-at-gas-station-in-northeast-Houston-185102451.html
Dec 27 2012 http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=8932866
Dec 17 2012 http://www.kgw.com/news/Clackamas-man-armed-confronts-mall-shooter-183593571.html
Something else the media won't cover is this. Psychiatric drugs are linked to every mass shooting in america. It's not the gun its the drug that should be scrutinized.
http://www.businessinsider.com/adam-lanza-taking-antipsychotic-fanapt-2012-12
http://foodmatters.tv/articles-1/is-there-a-link-between-psychiatric-medication-and-mass-shootings
(lists ~40 psychiatric drug induced shootings) http://www.naturalnews.com/039752_mass_shootings_psychiatric_drugs_antidepressants.html
(While I'm on the subject of media black out http://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/news/year%E2%80%99s-most-under-reported-stories.html )
Finally let me add one last thing: the term Gun Control is a misnomer. It assumes control is possible. Citizen Disarmament is a much better description of what the Federal Government is illegally pushing toward. Do we want that?
