Gun control totally lowers the crime rate guis
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You haven't shown shit britbong.
What you showed was that gun control changed the weapons of choice for criminals, not that it lowers crime which was the original claim.
You're doing what every gun grabber does, deflect, obfuscate and lie.
Come and take it brit-boy.
I'll repeat what I said in another reply: When the UK police are walking around 'randomly' searching brown people for knives, the violent crime rate starts to magically fall.
When the UK police are then prevented from 'randomly' searching brown people for knives because doing so is 'racist', the violent crime rate starts going back up again. This is a repeating pattern that has been going on since the 90's when the diversity started necessitating it.
Generally speaking, you don't go to prison for being found with a knife - so it's not like people are being removed from the equation. The knives are removed (or more accurately, somewhat reduced in number) from the equation, and the violent crime rate falls.
So yes, I am quite certain that reducing access to weapons reduces violent crime. I am also certain that reducing problematic diversity would be far more effective.
I have no desire to take your guns away. I am not anti-gun. One thing Americans do not understand about the English is that we will, from an American perspective on debate, argue positions that we do not hold.
You see a statement that reducing access to guns reduces violent crime, and see an anti gun argument.
I see a statement that reducing access to guns reduces violent crime and see a statement of fact - but a fact I would simply deem irrelevant in a conversation about gun rights, because liberty and security are mutually exclusive and can only be balanced to one degree or another.
You're acting a fool and I think you know it.
Limiting access to guns doesn't change how many guns are in the hands of criminals, just look at a lineup of guns in evidence lockers. They're all .32acp and .25acp Saturday night specials from the 50s-70s and a few high points. Sometimes you'll see a stolen police issue glock. Criminals don't buy brand new guns because they're expensive and you have to go through a background check. Despite the fact that lawful guns are easily accessible to non-criminals crime overall has decreased since 1990.
You keep dancing around the point because you appear to not understand the point. Violent crime doesn't drop because it's harder to legally purchase a gun or even a knife. Violent crime drops with stop and frisk, which is catching people after they have illegally purchased a weapon.
After Australia banned guns their knife crime rose to the same level their gun crime had been before the ban.
You're not "playing devils advocate" you're back pedaling because your BS got called out.
Don't worry, he doesn't have a loisense for his opinion, the authorities will swing by his home soon to relocate him to a re-education facility.
Yes it does. Look at the UK.
However, the US is so awash with guns that limiting access to any meaningful degree would take 10+ years at least.
Anyone can purchase a kitchen knife, and being caught with one isn't going to prevent them from purchasing another.
Simply making people think twice about carrying a knife on the street reduces violent crime.
I am backpedalling on nothing. You underestimate my phenomenal stubbornness.