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Judge halts Maryland’s ban on carrying guns in places selling alcohol and near demonstrations
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<blockquote data-quote="ThatRobGuy" data-source="post: 77394774" data-attributes="member: 123415"><p>The problem with the "gun free zones" is that the kind of person who would commit such an act, isn't deterred by a little "gun-busters" sign in the window....so unless that "gun free zone" is accompanied by a police officer and metal detector, it's literally just a sticker in the window.</p><p></p><p>But on the flip side, having a lax gun policy (in high crime inner city areas) isn't making anyone a whole lot safer either on the whole. You can find some isolated situations where it may come in handy, but by in large, it's not going to have a meaningful impact on the stats.</p><p></p><p>For instance Chicago and St. Louis are two midwestern cities... with <em>very</em> different gun laws. Both are dangerous. If they did a freaky friday "gun law swap" tomorrow, I wouldn't expect the stats for either city to change by all that much.</p><p></p><p></p><p>While I, as a CCW holder, have appreciation for the specific isolated benefits that my permit affords me for very specific circumstances, letting everyone pack heat isn't going to change the trajectory in terms of inner city gang violence.</p><p></p><p>While my having my Glock on me can be advantageous in a specific scenario like "6' 6" 280lbs unarmed drunk guy decides he wants to beat me up in a parking lot"...am I deluded enough to believe that my Glock is a "game-changer" should I find myself in a bad inner city neighborhood and confronted by 5 people from a gang (also armed) with their guns already drawn and telling me hand over my stuff? No... In fact, even reaching for it at that point would likely lead to me getting turned into swiss cheese.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThatRobGuy, post: 77394774, member: 123415"] The problem with the "gun free zones" is that the kind of person who would commit such an act, isn't deterred by a little "gun-busters" sign in the window....so unless that "gun free zone" is accompanied by a police officer and metal detector, it's literally just a sticker in the window. But on the flip side, having a lax gun policy (in high crime inner city areas) isn't making anyone a whole lot safer either on the whole. You can find some isolated situations where it may come in handy, but by in large, it's not going to have a meaningful impact on the stats. For instance Chicago and St. Louis are two midwestern cities... with [I]very[/I] different gun laws. Both are dangerous. If they did a freaky friday "gun law swap" tomorrow, I wouldn't expect the stats for either city to change by all that much. While I, as a CCW holder, have appreciation for the specific isolated benefits that my permit affords me for very specific circumstances, letting everyone pack heat isn't going to change the trajectory in terms of inner city gang violence. While my having my Glock on me can be advantageous in a specific scenario like "6' 6" 280lbs unarmed drunk guy decides he wants to beat me up in a parking lot"...am I deluded enough to believe that my Glock is a "game-changer" should I find myself in a bad inner city neighborhood and confronted by 5 people from a gang (also armed) with their guns already drawn and telling me hand over my stuff? No... In fact, even reaching for it at that point would likely lead to me getting turned into swiss cheese. [/QUOTE]
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