The relevant stats are not new-US-stats vs. old-US-stats. They are US-stats vs. the rest-of-the-frickin'-civilized-world stats.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Andy Boyd <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:moscowrecycling@turbonet.com" target="_blank">moscowrecycling@turbonet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Ok, research does show a decrease in violent crimes using AW starting with the gun ban and continuing after it was lifted.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">That being said I would still like to know why someone would need this type of weapon.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Of all ‘developed’ nations we have more violent gun crime then all other developed nations combined so how do you suggest limiting these types of crimes? Will arming teachers help? More guns equals less crime?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Andy Boyd<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Gary Crabtree [mailto:<a href="mailto:moscowlocksmith@gmail.com" target="_blank">moscowlocksmith@gmail.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 28, 2012 11:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> Andy Boyd<br><b>Cc:</b> Art Deco; <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] The N.R.A. at the Bench<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<div class="im"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">"<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Since the assault weapons ban has been lifted, there have been more violent crimes."</span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I can't speak to "violent crimes" over all as I don't know how it's defined but gun violence is down. The assault weapons ban had zero effect on gun crime.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">"I don’t wish to take away all guns. And I don’t imagine the benefits, they are real."</span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Since you are willing to take away many thousands of guns to solve a problem that reflects less than two percent of gun violence, how many guns would you be willing to ban to prevent over sixty two percent? Suicide by firearm only requires but a single shot. Why would any sane American believe that once one class of firearm was made illegal that others wouldn't soon follow? People such as yourself will always have a rationalization for taking away the rights of others</span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">g</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">g<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
<u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Andy Boyd <<a href="mailto:moscowrecycling@turbonet.com" target="_blank">moscowrecycling@turbonet.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since the assault weapons ban has been lifted, there have been more violent crimes.<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div><br>=======================================================<br>
List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>
serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>
<a href="http://www.fsr.net" target="_blank">http://www.fsr.net</a><br>
mailto:<a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>
=======================================================<br></blockquote></div><br>