That's a stawman argument. Of course gun crime will drop? What happened to the homicide rate?
So a ban of firearms technically didn't work... What about Switzerland? They went in the exact opposite direction and promote a gun culture. Look at thosestatistics.
This is where we just fundamentally differ. I will not let the intruder/criminal dictate the situation. I will do what is right not what it 'statistically' safe. I will also help others if need be and not run.
If you don't care about what is actually going to keep those you care about the safest, then you can't say you are doing what is right. At least not what is right by them. Unless to you it is right to endanger those around you more then need be because you want to play John McLain(without the actual badge to justify it)at some people that want your TV.
1.) Switzerland does not promote American style gun culture. Far from it. They actually require pretty strict monitoring and licensing. You have to register and pass licensing and training requirements to own and keep a gun. Gun ownership in Switzerland has been on the decline. Most provinces in Switzerland want army guns in depots and actually require it unless you have met certain stipulations and can qualify. All because they have rightfully agreed with the science that says guns in the home increase the risk of various gun violence. Oh and when Switzerland wanted to reduce suicides, guess what they did?
They passed new firearm restrictions and the subsequent conclusion drawn was it reduced suicides. Oh and what does that reasonable gun control culture get them? L
ess then a third of the gun homicides per 1,000,000 people.
2.) We can argue back and forth which was the bigger driver of reducing gun violence in the U.K. but the fact is this isnt the
only place this drop has been seen. We also know that in this country,
states with more gun control tend to have less gun violence. With Britain though the fact is they have managed to reduce supply and access and the result is that in a country of 64 million they have very few
gun deaths. In fact Britain isnt even listed on that chart - and not because i am trying to scam you - it is because Britain's gun homicides per 1,000,000 people is at .7. A whole 29 lower then America.
All in all the the evidence is
overwhelming. We know that on the individual level a gun in the home leads to higher risk of gun assault, gun suicide and accidental gun deaths. We know states with stricter gun control by and large have lower rates of gun violence and we see countries that do a better job controlling supply and access to guns have lower rates of gun violence. We also know most of the science justifying defensive gun use is a
myth. Frankly most of this should sound like common sense but surprisingly to people that are so infatuated with their bang bang toys, or so incapable of accepting their libertopian philosophy has real costs, it can be rather difficult to get the point across.