Originally posted by Toad
Yep.
And essentially the same gun crime rate before and after licensing.
And essentially the same gun crime rate before and after the ban.
Your lawmakers are totally obtuse on the subject of guns.
No, but we need to go further back in history. According to Lazs, we "gave up our rights" c1920 - I think the 1920 Firearms Act might have had something to do with it. Gun control legislation was being contemplated as long ago as 1911. In the calendar years 1908-1912, a total of 6 police officers were shot and killed and 92 wounded in metropolitan areas alone. By extrapolation (because there isn't sufficient empirical data available, and because of legislation in 1920) that equates to 24 police shot and killed in a 20 year period. In fact it would have got worse, what with all those guns coming back from WW1.
Compare that to what we have in modern times. In the 20 calendar years 1984-2003, only 2 police officers have been shot and killed. So, with regard to police victims, the gun control laws have resulted in drop in police homicides to the tune of more than 90% - and that's despite the modern day problems of drugs, racial tensions, gangs, larger population and all the other problems that exist now that didn't exist in 1912 or earlier.
Sorry Mr. Toad, but your quoted comments fall squarely within the catchment area encompassed by Nashwan's quote which can be seen in my sig.
