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Originally Posted by Billy the Kidd Actually it does, and the fact of the matter is that just the Government SAYING "guns are now illegal to own" is enough for criminals to say "hmmmm it should be easier to rape someone now". Do you think there would be more or less crime tommorrow if the Prime Minister came out and said we are reducing the amounht of police by half in all of England. Even if they DIDNT do that, but said they would I am betting crime would have a quick and sharp increase. Why? Because criminals wait for opporitunities, they like easy and soft victims.
But you and youre UK friends can pretend its all Alcohol related if you want. I am sure that will get you somewhere. |
But hardly had guns back then! That's my point. There wasn't this big shift in society when people had to give up guns. We weren't all armed to the hilt one day and naked the next.
Plus, I could walk out tomorrow and apply for a gun licence and get myself a shot gun if I wanted, anyone without a criminal record or history of mental illness could. The hand gun situation is much more recent.
And I didn't say it was alcohol related. I said it was cultural and justice related. The government has basically said 'We haven't enough prison spaces, and we've got rid of borstals and the death penalty. That also presents an opportunity to the criminals.