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This is especially bizarre considering guns were banned in London in 1997. I mean, it’s been 10 years. Guns are banned. Unless, of course, since guns are now illegal, only the law-abiding follow the law, making “gun violence” enacted by criminals who do not follow the law (hence “criminals”) even more of a problem. Doesn’t it always seem to work out when you pass a law that makes the law-abiding citizen a sitting duck for criminals, more violence ensues? Just ask the people of Washington, DC for their assessment of how “gun control” works. In fact, it doesn’t. It’s made them a regular contender for murder capitol of our nation. Oh wait, London seems to be on its merry way to gaining that title now.
London, btw, now has a higher violent crime rate then New York City. Gee, I wonder why.
Gun crime summit plan announced
Police chiefs, community representatives and politicians will discuss the wave of gun crime sweeping across the UK. The Downing Street meeting called by Tony Blair comes just days after the latest in a series of gun fatalities in London.
Mr Blair said that the roots of the problem go “very deep” within some families and communities. But areas of otherwise peaceful, law-abiding citizens whose lives are blighted by the “guns and gangs” culture need “help and relief”, he said.
Wow, you mean gang members own guns even though they’re banned? And law-abiding citizens are being victimized? Who could have anticipated that?
Oh, I have a “help and relief” suggestion: encourage the law-abiding to arm themselves. You’ll be surprised just how quickly “gun violence” stops and crime plummets. Floridians found that out after Castro’s famous Mariel Boat Lift. As crime soared, law-abiding Floridians were encouraged to arm themselves, and to the dismay of guncontrol advocates everywhere, crime plummeted. I know, amazing, isn’t it?
Related Link:
Mark Steyn: “This is what happens when governments try to ban guns”
Your answer covers part of the problem. You overlooked the fact that England has been invaded by Muslims the last 50 years. The history of Africa, the Phillipines, Thailand… the last 400 years shows their proclivity towards murder and violence.
Of course the last 6 years we have had our own invasion of violent criminals – so who are we to talk? Check out the jails in SoCal to see what I am talking abouj.
All those in favor of gun control raise your right hand and extend your arm out at a 45 degree angle.
Has anyone else noticed that there appear to be no gun crime waves in Switzerland – where you are mandated to have an assault rifle in your house?
And yes, it is an actual “assault rifle”, not just something which looks like an assault rifle but isn’t.
But wait, former D.C. mayor and now D.C. councilman Marion Barry is having second thoughts about gun control in D.C.! Guns to the law-abiding in D.C., great idea!
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20070206-115722-3302r.htm
Tammy-
After reading Bruce Bawer’s book (While Europe Slept…), I’m wondering if it is more than a coinicidence that there is no mention of the neighborhoods where this gun violence is occuring? Is this yet another front in the we-can’t-talk-about-it European Islamist war?
I have confidence that the English govt. will do the exact opposite of what needs to be done.
I live in the “Peoples Republic of Minnesota” where shooting a home invasion suspect may be a crime…(SLABBOTT tucks tail, rolls over and assumes a submissive posture having given up knowing that the world is indeed coming to a swift end)
The next time a peace activist asks what “Jesus would do”… tell them that you aren’t sure about gun control but after 3 years of study with the Master, Peter still carried a sword that he cut the ear off the Roman with… And yes I’m a Christian who believes in self protection with a firearm!
The same is true for Australia.
Great post. The Mark Steyn link is broken. Can you fix?
Thanks,
Anton
[Thanks! Yes, it’s fixed now–ed.]
No, no, no you fools!
Surely the solution is to ban guns _harder_!
Waddaya mean you can’t ban them more than “totally”? Try it again; it’s _got_ to work!