Yes, even though I do not own any guns (or do I?), I do know that Doug does – and enjoys them. My stepdad used to own a number of long guns and my father-in-law owned a number of rifles, shotguns, and handguns (first time I ever fired a .357 Magnum revolver was on his property – woohoo!).
There is also a phrase that absolutely drives anti-gun folks crazy: "an armed society is a polite society". Oh, the gnashing and wailing that occurs.
Well, it could be said that the reverse, an unarmed society, is more crime ridden than one that is armed. From today over at Neal Boortz:
Now some of you may not have seen this information in a while, if not at all. But here’s what happened in Australia just one year after gun owners were forced to surrender their means of protection. By the way, "disarming" Australia cost the taxpayers $500 million.
A dramatic increase in criminal activity has been experienced.
- Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2%
- Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6%
- Australia-wide, armed-robberies are up 44% (yes, FORTY-FOUR PERCENT)
- In the state of Victoria, homicides-with-firearms are up 300%
- Figures over the previous 25 years show a steady decrease in homicides-with-firearms (changed dramatically in the past 12 months)
- Figures over the previous 25 years show a steady decrease in armed-robbery-with-firearms (changed dramatically in the past 12 months)
- There has been a dramatic increase in breakins-and-assaults-of- the-elderly
- At the time of the ban, the Prime Minister said "self-defense is not a reason for owning a firearm"
Dear, can I get one of these?
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