One of the arguments that the liberals like to use frequently is that the prevalence of firearms causes violence. Let’s phrase their argument this way, “without firearms, our country would be a better, peaceful place”. Now, just for argument’s sake, let’s make up a law against firearms to insure our peaceful happy lives. We’ll call the law, “firearm free zone”.
Gun Control
We won’t allow firearms to be shown on television or any other kind of media. Let’s say this social experiment continued for a 25 year period. What might the results be? Well, let’s look at states with the strictest gun control laws that have been on the books for a while. Washington, DC, has banned guns since 1977, and everybody who’s ever read a news story knows that it is notorious for being a violent city. Chicago, IL, has banned guns since 1982. Chicago is another city that is constantly highlighted on national news for being a city that is not very safe, to say the least. California has had very strict gun laws since 1975.
Aside from stories about the antics of the Hollywood crowd, there isn’t a shortage of cities in California that are riddled with violence. Since the 1990s, Maryland has had many anti-firearms laws on the books, and yet it is a state that has no shortage of violent news coverage. New York has had handgun registration laws since the early 1900s. New York is constantly in the news for stories involving violence. As we can clearly see, the argument is not based in reality.
