JoeB131
Diamond Member
You'll find that criminals will typically "avoid" people and homes that they believe are armed and capable of defending themselves.
Really, you talk to a lot of criminals?
Had a cousin who had a stint of breaking into houses, and went to jail for it... He usually waited until he was sure no one was home when he broke in... So do most burglers...
ANd if there's a gun there, they steal that, too.
Today in my local newspaper--a couple (while at home) were invaded by criminals who tied them up and rand-sacked their homes. It happens everyday in the U.S. Innocent people are killed every single day of the week by criminals in this country. That is a FACT.
It is also a FACT that when you ban the legal sale of guns to law abiding citizens of this nation--the only ones that will have guns will be criminals. All you're doing at that time is setting up the law abiding citizens for a duck shoot.
There are much better ways to regulate the sale of guns than banning them.
1. Require that the registered owner has a bomb proof gun safe.
2. Require that the registered owner signs a sworn statement that he will be in sole possession of the gun--he cannot sell to another--and that the registered owner will be the only one using the gun.
3. On assault weapons require a liability insurance policy-which should take some of the macho--gotta have this gun type attitude out of the equation.
Most victims of gun violence are either suicdes or domestic arguments. The home invasion is shocking because it is so rare.
But to the point, the gun nuts wouldn't even go along with the sensible things you've sugested.