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Originally Posted by StupidScript
What percentage of crimes in that town involved guns before the statute?
What about after the statute?
Without those figures, it's impossible to determine whether the statute had anything to do with the drop. Maybe shoplifting has almost evaporated?
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Deny the facts all you like. People are less likely to commit a crime against someone they know to be armed. Aggressive criminals are by and large worthless, gutless cowards. They're looking for weak victims for easy money, not a shootout.
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