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The Individual's Right To Own A Handgun And Protect Oneself Would Increase The Crime Rate.
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Recently The US Supreme Court Ruled The Constitution Does In Fact Give The Individual The Right To Own A Handgun And Protect Oneself. A Dissenting Member Of The Court Expressed Concern That This Would Increase The Crime Rate. In Our Country Those Cities With The Most Restrictive Gun Laws Have Historically Had Some Of The Highest Crime Rates. Do You Agree With This Dissenting Jurist That The Crime Rates In DC, Chicago, And New York Will Go Up?
by Sy1508 Sy1508
 27 Jun 2008 08:29  
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 Your statement is a fact, not a debate, and your explanation is a question. It doesn't belong here.
 27 Jun 2008 22:30
by Robbier44 Robbier44
 I live in Georga--my neighborhood is very well armed and everyone knows it. There has never been a home invasion here. I seldom see random violence on the strrts like I did in New York state because the bad guys are not sure who has a gun. Just watch the crime rates drop.
 04 Jul 2008 14:13
by Lancer3601 Lancer3601
 I think it would decrease the amount of crime.
 01 Jul 2008 00:01
by Cabrunet Cabrunet
 I think it would keep criminals from bothering the public or entering homes because they would fear of being shot.
 29 Jun 2008 07:16
by Bwtsrl Bwtsrl
 The four dissenting jurists are using straw man arguments to promote their own political agenda. Fortunately, Scalia's analysis, that the 2nd amendment means exactly what it says, prevailed. We can look forward to home invasion decreasing in the big cities, now that our individual rights to keep and bear arms are asserted!
 28 Jun 2008 19:52
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