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Originally Posted by Eric5273
Crime is a result of social conditions. You will lower crime rates by fixing social problems, not by changing the justice system or by banning weapons. Lower poverty rates and you will decrease crime. Increase high school graduation rates and you will decrease crime...etc.
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Ok this statement I can agree with. Crime
is indicative of social issues -however, crime will not necessarily be affected by the changing of or increasing of punishment for violating rules. That said, why do you or anyone else for that matter assume that if this legislation passes crime rates will change when acquiring weapons becomes more difficult? I think the more realistic effect will be a government keeping much closer tabs on those citizens who happen to actually to abide by the law and finding more obtrusive ways to control their decisions - all the while making it easier to add more and taxes along the way.