Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Eric5273
What if the penalties for carrying an illegal gun were made very harsh?
Do you believe that harsh penalties result in lower crime?
If so, then shouldn't harsh penalties for carrying illegal guns result in much fewer criminals carrying guns?
(I'd love to see the answer to this one. This is one of those hypocritical arguments where conservatives would love to have their cake and eat it too. They will argue that harsher penalties will lower crime, but when it comes to gun control, suddenly they change their tune and admit that criminals will still carry guns and that the harsh laws will only affect law abiding citizens)
|
Well I have never said that harsher penalites will charistically decrease crime...it will in given instances no doubt (Singapore has a very low pickpocket, shoplifting rate because if you do it they cut off your hand) but in violent crimes no it requires a specific type of person to WANT to activly injure another human being...blackmarket guns are VERY easy to come by and many laws restricting ownership of firearms by people with prior felony convictions are not very activly enforced thus creating another issue...Calling me a conservative is a little insulting...but I guess that is what I get for wanting lower taxes...so do you support stronger penalties for illegal weapons while simultainously trying to remove guns from the law abiding public's hands? What side of the fence do you sit on and judge others on for this particular issue?