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Originally posted by charleskieffner
in the old west, which is where i live, there were less shootings, period. everyone was armed. today more bad guys(more drugs) w/guns and less good people with guns. if everyone was armed...............less crime!
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good until this. Gee, I seem to recall all guns used to be collected in the old west towns, because of too much gunplay, too many unnecessary deaths, too many bystanders killed.
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/regional/stories/ccarry021806.html
If everyone was armed, there might be less crime, but there would be more deaths. The west already tried your position.
I think what we have now is just fine. Those who want/need CCW can get it.