[redmenace]

See what happens when you disarm law abiding citizens.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/07/12/D8IQH9P05.html

[achtung]

It's funny, the death rate via shooting is higher in Washington D.C. than it is for U.S. troops in Iraq.

Of course, that's reading the statistics in a certain way.

[Charismatic]

Where did it say they disarmed or called for citizens to be disarmed, to which the crime crisis started?

[redmenace]

No private ownership of firearms in DC according to law.

[Grug]

Let me get this straight, the guys name is Fear. o.O

I hardly think more ****ing guns would solve the problem. The crimes were in public anyway. Do people carry guns around usually?
People and guns, ffs. >..>

[redmenace]

The point is that all you do is you take firearms away from people that obey the law firearms. Regaurdless of whether or nor they had a firearm; ultimatly, they were precluded from doing so. And the DC Police arn't worth ****. ****ing Ramsees

[Grug]

Why do they need guns in the firstplace though?
Though the banning of all guns in the household is a surprise to me, especially coming from the US.

[NGTM-1R]

Well, if you're going to ask why, then surely I can ask "why not?"

[redmenace]

Hence the title God Damn Washington, DC

It is like a mecha of incopetence there, including the completely enept city council. An example would be the whole DC baseball ****. It just amazes me. Also they recieve so much in subsidies from the federal Gov't and yet they still have budget problems. And they want to raise payroll taxes there as well and charge people to enter the city. The place is completely isane. Ultimatly it shows what a bunch of extremists will do when they get to power. Ultimatly, I am saying DC is completely backwards.

[Mars]

Well yeah, it's the capital of the US.

[Grug]

Well, if you're going to ask why, then surely I can ask "why not?"

Guns are bad mmkay?
Guns are made for killing. If everyone has the mentality that they have the ability to kill, and the mentality to do it, it is just begging for trouble. Plus having a gun at home will not save you from being mugged at gunpoint in the street. It will just allow the neighbours to do it to you as well. >..>

[Nuclear1]

Well, if you're going to ask why, then surely I can ask "why not?"

Guns are bad mmkay?
Guns are made for killing. If everyone has the mentality that they have the ability to kill, and the mentality to do it, it is just begging for trouble. Plus having a gun at home will not save you from being mugged at gunpoint in the street. It will just allow the neighbours to do it to you as well. >..>

Guns are bad, yes, but taking the guns away from law-abiding citizens just exposes their families to this kind of violence. Criminals who really want guns are going to be able to get one anyway, illegally or purchasing one in a state with less strict gun control laws, but when the people who need to defend themselves can't get one, then it's a problem.

[aldo_14]

Guns are bad, yes, but taking the guns away from law-abiding citizens just exposes their families to this kind of violence. Criminals who really want guns are going to be able to get one anyway, illegally or purchasing one in a state with less strict gun control laws, but when the people who need to defend themselves can't get one, then it's a problem.

Guns are very rarely used in self-defense, and more often used to accidentally or intentionally kill someone.  If you want to make blanket statements about crime like this, then it's very easy to say x and y; but correlation does not mean causality.  For example, you could say Japan makes a very good arguement against any guns, and also that one way to make a country happier is abolishing religion.

This is an obviously biased source, but i'll mention it anyways; http://www.guncontrol.ca/Content/international.html

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Table 1 - International Firearms Regulation, Access and Death   Country  Licensing of gun owners?  Registration of firearms?  Other  Households with firearms (%)  Gun Homicide (per 100,000)  Gun Suicide (per 100,000)  Total Intentional Gun Death Rate per 100,000
Japan Yes Yes Prohibits handguns with few exceptions 0.6 0.03 0.04 0.07
Singapore Yes Yes Most handguns and rifles prohibited 0.01 (795 in the country) 0.07 0.17 0.24
Taiwan N/A N/A N/A 0.15 0.12 0.27
Kuwait N/A N/A N/A 0.34 0.03 0.37
England/ Wales Yes Yes Prohibits handguns 4.0 0.07 0.33 0.4
Scotland Yes Yes Same as England and Wales 4.0 0.19 0.30 0.49
Netherlands Yes Yes   1.9 0.27 0.28 0.55
Spain Yes Yes Some handguns and rifles are prohibited 13.1 0.19 0.55 0.74
Ireland Yes Yes N/A 0.30 0.94 1.24
Germany Yes Yes   8.9 0.21 1.23 1.44
Italy Yes Yes N/A 1.16 1.11 2.27
Sweden Yes Yes Restrictions in some regions 20 0.18 2.09 2.27
Denmark Yes Long guns only 8 0.23 2.25 2.48
Israel Yes Yes N/A 0.72 1.84 2.56
New Zealand Yes Handguns. Proposed for long guns   20 0.22 2.45 2.67
Australia Yes Yes Banned semiautomatics unless good reason  16.0 0.56 2.38 2.94
Belgium Some Yes Some rifles are prohibited 16.6 0.87 2.45 3.32
Canada by 2001 All guns by 2003 Assault weapons and some handguns 26 0.60 3.35 3.95
Norway Yes Unknown 32 0.36 3.87 4.23
Austria Yes Yes Some handguns and rifles are prohibited 16-18% 0.42 4.06 4.48
Northern Ireland Yes Yes UK legislation applies 8.4 3.55 1.18 4.72
France Yes Yes, except  sporting rifles   22.6 0.55 4.93 5.48
Switzerland Yes Yes   27.2 0.46 5.74 6.2
Finland Yes Yes No prohibitions 50 0.87 5.78 6.65
USA in some states Handguns in some states Some weapons in some states 41 6.24 7.23 13.47

(note; I can't preserve the table formatting, so look at the link if you want to avoid a headache )

[Colonol Dekker]

On Tuesday night, two women from Texas were robbed at gunpoint by two men dressed in all black,

SOC Strikes again?

Serious note> Whats up with DC man, its meant to be your capital?

[karajorma]

And the DC Police arn't worth ****.

Ever stopped to think that this might be the cause of the problem rather than lack of guns?

[aldo_14]

And the DC Police arn't worth ****.

Ever stopped to think that this might be the cause of the problem rather than lack of guns?

Pff.  Who needs police, just shoot them all and let God sort them out!

etc.

[Colonol Dekker]

Amen.........

[Sandwich]

Guns don't kill people.

Chuck Norris kills people.

[redmenace]

And the DC Police arn't worth ****.

Ever stopped to think that this might be the cause of the problem rather than lack of guns?

Yes and the fact that people can't defend themselves as such. Even if the people had a descent police force which they don't, people should still be allowed to defend themselves and not rely on police that can't be everywhere.

And yes this is the US capital and the peope that live there are bottum feeders and morons that elect bottum feeders and morons to their DC council. Thats not all, the DC public school system is the best funded in the country and yet the worst and the most inneficient. BAsically people shouldn't be expected to rely on police for their own safety.

[aldo_14]

It's strange how so many other countries manage to get along without their citizens needing the cheap and easy ability to unleash Slightly Inaccurate Hot Metal Death at the flick of a finger.