tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16318288.post308625362608587710..comments2023-06-26T05:32:14.497-05:00Comments on Musings of a Missional Madman: Criminals and Gun ControlUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16318288.post-41380570324377616592007-05-08T14:29:00.000-05:002007-05-08T14:29:00.000-05:00There is a town in Georgia that requires all citiz...There is a town in Georgia that requires all citizens to have a gun, and their violent crime rate is extremely low. Granted, I don't think people should be required to own a gun any more than they should be banned from owning a gun...but gun ownership allows for people to "even up the odds" with would-be criminals. If I was going to rob a home (which I wouldn't) I sure wouldn't go to a town that 90% of the people owned guns.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, gun control is not the answer to violent crime. Our society glories in violence. (Just think of how successful the Saw movies were...and we could add a host of others.) Yet, when a violent act takes place like the one in VT, we try to blame gun laws, etc. instead of looking at the real problem: ourselves.Eric M. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750705703155782884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16318288.post-42930181409312289452007-05-08T08:22:00.000-05:002007-05-08T08:22:00.000-05:00I lived in Prescott, Arizona for over 2 years as a...I lived in Prescott, Arizona for over 2 years as a child. Downtown you would see guys walking around with six shooters on their hips. Seriously. A loaded weapon that they were licensed to carry out in the open and in public. And you know what the crime rate was like there? A whole lot lower than most places.<BR/><BR/>Those guns represented serious consequences, not a mindless danger.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184936787386258557noreply@blogger.com