Posted on 12/17/2001 3:18:24 PM PST by the
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:49:48 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A RECENT study reported Maryland had the highest rate of handgun murders involving juveniles among the 50 states from 1995 through 1999. Some might take this as evidence that the state's gun laws are ineffective.
But there are several reasons why such a conclusion is premature, at best.
First, longstanding problems with gun violence led to the enactment of new gun control laws in Maryland. Our state ranks high in youth homicides because, compared with other states, its population is more urban and suffers from the many social ills of concentrated urban poverty.
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That's right, they call for more gun control. That's like complaining that a room is too hot, adjusting the thermostat the wrong way, then when you realize it is hotter you adjust the thermostat again in the same direction!
population is more urban
Urban? Isn't urban a modern day liberal code word for something, what was it again?
But in Maryland, handgun purchase applications are based on the "honor system."
I've never heard risking criminal prosecution for not following the law referred to as an "honor system" before.
The overwhelming majority of citizens...
Though this does happen to be true in "The Free State", that doesn't make it any less wrong of an idea. Choosing what to do based on pure majority rule results in nothing less than mob rule, no matter the sanctity of your cause, then the majority is seeking to violate civil & human rights.
They would be people with functioning brain cells, none of whom work for the Sun.
Instead of getting rid of the dead weight in the liberal courts in Maryland, and enforce the laws on the books, and build some prisons(none have been built under 8 years Glendening) rather than putting these guys back out on the street, we need to fingerprint those guns of law-abiding citizens.
Makes my blood boil.
In 1982, Kennesaw, Atlanta passed a law requiring heads of households to keep at least one firearm in the house. The residential burglary rate subsequently dropped 89%.
Gary Kleck, 'Crime Control Through the Private Use of Armed Force,' Social Problems 35 (February 1988):15.
3/5 of felons polled agreed that 'a criminal is not going to mess around with a victim he knows is armed with a gun.'
U.S., Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 'The Armed Criminal in America: A Survey of Incarcerated Felons,' Research Report, (July 1985): 27.
74% of felons polled agreed that 'one reason burglars avoid houses when people are at home is that they fear being shot during the crime.'
U.S., Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 'The Armed Criminal in America: A Survey of Incarcerated Felons,' Research Report, (July 1985): 27.
57% of felons polled agreed that 'criminals are more worried about meeting an armed victim than they are about running into the police.'
U.S., Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 'The Armed Criminal in America: A Survey of Incarcerated Felons,' Research Report, (July 1985): 27.
Courtesy of gunfacts.org
Ever notice how libs always claim "plenty of evidence" without citing the evidence?
Duh...they are not criminals until they commit a crime.
But it has become the first refuge of tryanny, getting increasingly more ludicrous than Massachusetts (and Maryland's next governor will likely be a Kennedy!)
By the way, Maryland's other "gun problem" is Prince George's Country, which is the effective extension of Northeast DC. 'Nuff said.
It is not the state I grew up in, but it's certainly the state I'd do anything to avoid.
If a person can get a grenade look-alike on a commercial aircraft with all of Tom Ridge's security morons patrolling airports, it would be a simple task in getting a freighter full of all sorts of militia (long guns and pistols) on to our soil.
"There is too much crime. We need more gun control"
Crime goes down:
"See how well gun control works? We need more gun control"
The overwhelming majority of citizens want a million dollars so I guess since the majority rules, crank up the press and send out the checks. What a moron the author, Daniel Webster must be.
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