Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
On 07/21/10 12:15 pm, RickH wrote:

Chicago will soon be awash in cash as they charge $180 to register a
firearm.- Hide quoted text -

That should lower the crime rate, right now with firearms being
banned the gang bangers know the citizens are defenseless.

No, the crims know that there will be more firearms around for them to
steal and use in worse crimes than theft.


In order to steal a firearm, the gun has to exist and the burglar has to
break into the house to obtain it.

What are the chances of someone being home who's willing to operate the
firearm during the break-in? That's the calculation the goblin has to make.

Fortunately, that tabulation has already been done. In an exhaustive study
of all 3,050 counties in the country, it was discovered that crimes against
persons went DOWN after firearms, specifically concealed carry, was enabled.

Conversely, crimes against property (stolen cars, etc.) went up slightly as
the smarter criminals gravitated to less lethal endeavors.

Further, if the past is prologue, more guns in the hands of squints and
mopes is a Good Thing (tm). In Chicago, for example, 95% of the gun homicide
victims needed killin' anyway. Heck, even some of the shooters were caught!
So, at least one gomer is no longer preying on society, and sometimes two!

Regrettably, some innocents fall victim during these shoot-outs. But, as we
say in home repair, you can't build a house without making sawdust - there's
always some waste.