Cynthia Brown wrote:
Canada may be regulated to death according to most libertarians, but I for one like it that way. I can walk alone and unarmed at night in Ottawa, Toronto, etc. without fearing for my life.
I can walk alone and armed anywhere I damn please, without fearing for my life.
Can a female resident of Washington or New York say the same? Our schools do not have metal detectors at the entrances because they are not needed.
Without fascist gun control measures in place, Canada had never had a big problem with gun-related violence. The fact that the Canadian government has gone to such great lengths to 'solve' a problem which does not exist, speaks volumes.
IMNSHO the best way to fight crime is not with bigger guns than the "bad guys", but with better social programs such as universal health care, and improved day care so single parents can show their kids what a productive lifestyle looks like. This takes longer than blowing the brains out of some teenager that feels his only path to a better life is through crime, and it doesn't give the same adrenalin rush. However, it works at the source of crime, and not the consequences.
This is precisely the reason that governments are pushing for stronger and stronger gun control laws. The government has no interest in removing the source of crime. Crime- -violent crime, in particular--is the government's best friend. By using gun control to disarm *only* the law-abiding citizens, they put the safety of the citizens in the hands of their own LEA's. And by failing to provide safety for the law-abiding citizens, they force more and more of them to break the law in order to protect themself.
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