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> It's also not even about the actual effectiveness of the gun. When it's well-known that you have a weapon, crime decreases. Do you have some citation for tha
by bjelkeman-again 12y ago
> It's also not even about the actual effectiveness of the gun. When it's well-known that you have a weapon, crime decreases.
Do you have some citation for that? Curious to read it.
- mdpopescu 12y agoThis is a fun read (I've stayed in Kennesaw for a while in 2000 and people told me about this law): http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5c1b6a72-c5eb-11df-b53e-00144feab49a.html#slide0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5c1b6a72-c5eb-11df-b53e-00144feab4... More generally, Lott's book "More Guns, Less Crime" is a study on the subject - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Guns,_Less_Crime http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Guns,_Less_Crime - though not without opposition.
- paulhauggis 12y agoI even see it in bank robberies in my local area. Bank tellers are instructed to just give the robber whatever they want, which usually ends up being roughly $3000-$5000 in cash. So, the result is an increase in bank robberies. Because the criminals don't really care about the laws and know they will always be given cash, it puts more people in danger when they get the money and run. People potentially (and do) get hurt, etc.