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Originally Posted by honk
Of course. This has been the basis of the pro-gun argument since the Gun Control Act was passed in 1968. It's more commonly heard as "Guns don't kill people, people kill people" and that's the point that the anti-gun lobby would like us not to hear made.
There are other flaws in this society which are at the root of the high crime levels as compared with countries such as Denmark. It would be better to look at the poverty levels in both countries, at the perceived levels of oppression amongst the populace of each, at the availability of affordable education, or at any number of factors which may bring about a disparate sense of disatisfaction with life between the places with high crime and those with low crime levels. Maybe it can be boiled down to a look at how each country's government uses it's resources to see to the needs of it's citizens.
We often call ourselves the greatest nation on earth. How can that be if it's not safe to walk the streets of Milwaukee at night?
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Fred
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