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[QUOTE]Originally posted by JeffKardde: [QB] Now, this is what I find interesting. Carrying concealed weapons is illegal in Baltimore, Md. It is legal in Austin, TX. Yet the crime rate went up 18% in Austin this year, and DROPPED 17% in Baltimore ... (maybe all our criminals moved to Austin, I dunno). Now, that fella up in Massachussets is a good example. He's on anti-depressents, yet he gets his hands on some guns. Why would you want someone on anti-depressents having a gun? What if he decided to go off his meds? I mean, this is a pretty clear-cut case why some people should not have guns. You know, it all comes back to taxes. The Howard County police last year were going to buy new sidearms (SigSauers, I believe) for the force ... 300 or so officers. Unfortunatly, they didn't have enough dinero, so they were going to partially fund it by selling their existing weapons back to the company, which could then in turn put those guns back on the street. Isn't it sad when the only way a Police Department can arm its officers is by putting guns BACK on the streets? Needless to say, the citizens of Howard County weren't very happy with that, and the County Executive funneled the PD some more money. Still, if a raise in taxes goes to fund the police, I more than support it. As it is, a reduction in taxes would only hurt our already over-stretched law enforcement agencies. Re: The Uzi. It is hardly illegal. True, you've got to be a member of the Secret Service to use them, but ... actually, the UZI was just an analogy. There are loopholes which allow private citizens to own MP-5s (which are suposed to be only for police and military), so I wouldn't be surprised if a regular citizen could find one for an UZI somehow. But ... the point of the argument was to keep deadly weapons out of the hands of people who aren't mentally equipped to handle them, and might cause great harm to innocent bystanders if s/he decides to go on a shooting rampage inside a Barnes & Noble. An argument that you completely avoided, I noticed ... Of course the end-goal is to get rid of all weapons completely. We'll make an exemption for certain weapons used for hunting, because, hey, that's fine. I've no doubt this won't happen before I die, but I'm more than happy to work for it. The first step to create a safer society is to make sure that the nut cases don't get their hands on weapons. Again, Mr. McDermont up in Massachussets is a clear example. That would be step 1. As for the government grabbing weapons, that is just plain and simple paranoia. NRA-sponsered paranoia, as it is. Why you refuse to accept that people buy guns legally then commit illegal acts with them is again beyond me. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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