Look, you want a prime example of gun control failing to curb violent crime? Look no further than London, where the police there have to wear kevlar vests with something like chain male embedded into them because it's not the damn guns they're worried about, it's the knives and shivs they deal with instead.
And why is it knives and shivs? Because the guns are banned. So they use knives and shivs instead.
So, it just goes to show you, no amount of banning weapons of any sort is gonna fix anything. You want to bring down crime in your area, then quit trying to be cheap and do the following:
- Give more money to your cops
- Put money into fixing the slums (and by that I don't mean displacing the people that live there to build a new develement)
- For God's sake, fix the schools!
Doing the above attracts more business to your city. More business means more jobs. More jobs means more people are employed. More employed people means more taxpayers. And that is how you recoop your losses. Sure, it takes a while to pull off, but the benefits are there. Besides, any idiot that plays a good game of Sim City should know this.
This is why I feel that any government that feels it needs to tighten the noose on Gun Control is not really doing it's job right. If you're having trouble with gangs with guns, then you need to do something about the root cause. We all know this because unless guns are outlawed throughout the US outright (not gonna happen) they will still find ways to get their guns, and it will most likely be through the black-hat channels.
Guns are not the problem. You can show me any shot up baby or grandmother, and I will feel bad about them... but the instant their relatives get in my face about gun control, I'm gonna ask them about criminals that shot their loved ones and what caused that person to go the way they did. It's a bit cold hearted, yes, but people need to face the facts.
And don't go there with me. If it was one of my kids, I'd be beating down the doors of City Hall and demanding to know why the Police have not been doing or unable to do their jobs (whatever the case may be). If they cannot answer me to my satisfaction, then that's when I go on a campaign calling for the loss of confidence in our civic leaders. The system will work as long as people come out and say, "That is enough. You're fired. Bring on the next round of applicants."
And why is it knives and shivs? Because the guns are banned. So they use knives and shivs instead.
So, it just goes to show you, no amount of banning weapons of any sort is gonna fix anything. You want to bring down crime in your area, then quit trying to be cheap and do the following:
- Give more money to your cops
- Put money into fixing the slums (and by that I don't mean displacing the people that live there to build a new develement)
- For God's sake, fix the schools!
Doing the above attracts more business to your city. More business means more jobs. More jobs means more people are employed. More employed people means more taxpayers. And that is how you recoop your losses. Sure, it takes a while to pull off, but the benefits are there. Besides, any idiot that plays a good game of Sim City should know this.
This is why I feel that any government that feels it needs to tighten the noose on Gun Control is not really doing it's job right. If you're having trouble with gangs with guns, then you need to do something about the root cause. We all know this because unless guns are outlawed throughout the US outright (not gonna happen) they will still find ways to get their guns, and it will most likely be through the black-hat channels.
Guns are not the problem. You can show me any shot up baby or grandmother, and I will feel bad about them... but the instant their relatives get in my face about gun control, I'm gonna ask them about criminals that shot their loved ones and what caused that person to go the way they did. It's a bit cold hearted, yes, but people need to face the facts.
And don't go there with me. If it was one of my kids, I'd be beating down the doors of City Hall and demanding to know why the Police have not been doing or unable to do their jobs (whatever the case may be). If they cannot answer me to my satisfaction, then that's when I go on a campaign calling for the loss of confidence in our civic leaders. The system will work as long as people come out and say, "That is enough. You're fired. Bring on the next round of applicants."