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To: MrLucky who wrote (9421)	1/23/2006 6:11:50 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 541698

Failure of Gun Control A. Poor track record * Washington, D.C. has the most restrictive gun control laws in the country, and yet it has one of the highest murder rates in the nation. * Objection: Critics claim criminals merely get their guns in Virginia where the laws are more relaxed. This, they argue, is why the D.C. gun ban is not working. * Answer: Perhaps criminals do get their guns in Virginia, but this overlooks one point: If the availability of guns in Virginia is the root of D.C.'s problems, why does Virginia not have the same murder and crime rate as the District? Virginia is awash in guns and yet the murder rate is much, much lower. This holds true even for Virginia's urban areas. The murder rates are: City 1995 Murder rate Washington, DC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.0 per 100,000 (27) Arlington, VA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 per 100,000 (28) (Arlington is just across the river from D.C.) Total VA metropolitan area . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 per 100,000 (29) gunowners.org

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