If people were able to carry pistols in their purse or jacket or in a holster at their side do you believe robberies on the street would go up or down, seeing a thief would not know who could defend themselve or not?

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• I think here in Arizona they are still allowed to carry their guns into bars. Its up to the bar owner to let them keep them in there.
  I dont think guns and booze go well together.

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  by Sunshine in a COAT of Sunshine on September 15th, 2009

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• Once the study was done and those groups or people knew their chances of being jacked on the street or in their cars were greater than the general populace, they should be encoraged to strap up?

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  by Hypocrisy_Central on September 15th, 2009

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• Most off duty cops don't look like little old ladies and men going to market, or non-English speaking tourist etc.

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  by Hypocrisy_Central on September 15th, 2009

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• So I have heard, but would it go down further if crooks thought the pickings would be tougher to get? even less smart animals in the wild avoid all but the easy prey unless they are truly desperate.

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  by Hypocrisy_Central on September 15th, 2009

• I recall reading about 2 towns in Florida-in either the 60s or 70s-rapes were numerically sky hi & legislation was passed for women to get guns. There were lines of people buying guns-& rapes fell to nothing!

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  by kenken on September 15th, 2009

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• Incidences would no doubt happen, ir does when people just have guns in the home. Gun or not the robber usually always have the assumed advantage. But who really would have? the punk who purchased his weapon out the trunk of a car in some back alley, or the person who purchased it legally and taken gun classes and practice regularly at the range? Knowing that people are armed some thieves might get antsy and fire on some one maybe quicker but even if people were not able to do it with the blessing of the law don't mean there is no chance the person is not doing it anyway, so any false move they could still be shot anyhow. 2 childish butt nuggets who want to harm eachother because of a beef will find away to do so. Over all I think those chumps will be far less than those who would not. They can do that with their guns at home. To control them we take away the right to bare arms totally?

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  by Hypocrisy_Central on September 15th, 2009

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• Over react because they were impared, drinking? Or because they would shoot at anything that moves?

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  by Hypocrisy_Central on October 15th, 2009

• Overreact because of anger. You will start to see people shooting other people for trifle matters such as snoring.

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  by silver on October 17th, 2009

• Sometimes people just get provoked because somebody is sticking their nose into a place where it does not belong. The purse or waistband of another person is one such place.

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  by JohnOBonno on October 23rd, 2009

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• If the person being robbed had no gun but someone else did, then it would say that the ability to carry a gun prevented the robbery even if indirectly.

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  by Hypocrisy_Central on October 15th, 2009

• Exactly.

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  by SABOTEUR on October 15th, 2009

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• That argument can be played both ways. If the thief knows there is a chance you ar packing heat, he/she might be more inclined to get a more robust weapon to have more firepower, use ambush tatics as to have the element of surprise, or just shoot 1st then frisk the pockets later. Or if a thief knows there is a chance the person can fight back, and maybe shoot straighter and that wallet could kill them, all but the most desperate or cocky would go for easier pickings. I guess it might come down to who you ran into and where. But if you are going to have a weapon, you better be able to pull it out quick and have an 80% of better target siting ability. The biggest gun on the block is no use if you can't shoot straight or get it out of your pocket or purse fast enough.

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  by Hypocrisy_Central on October 23rd, 2009

• My idea if for everyone to carry a loaded rifle with them pointed straight ahead at head level at all times -may not ever shoot the intended target but they will get stronger arms and who knows a few bad ones may accidently catch one enough to get them thinking of a different line of work.

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  by dumdum on October 23rd, 2009

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