California: NRA Victory in San Fran Lawsuit

[Pax]

"Sure. And an incident like that is usually reported- if nothing else, by the attacker." Now THOSE are statistics that you CAN post a link to, Wayne, because by definition, they've been reported. Looking forward to seeing them.

"Then the robber may go on to rob someone who is a better victim. Or he may may be slightly discouraged by the fact the next guy might actually shoot him. Personally, I'd go with the former- criminals are stupid."

So you agree with me, then -- criminals, far from discouraged by the simple threat of a firearm, will simply move on to finding a better victim. Not reporting it was irresponsible, doubly so for the police officer in your story.

[rnrbill]

Tag em and bag em!!! No more robberies or attempts

[lazarus]

John Stossel did a very good report on exactly this subject....Gun Control Doesn't "Reduce" Crime. (No surprise there...)

www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-qyoLuTjguJA/john_stossel_links_gun_control_to_higher_crime_rates/

[oskar]

Explain only 29 murders in a metro area of almost 3 million, then, Laz.

[wayneinfl]

"Not reporting it was irresponsible, doubly so for the police officer in your story."

Why? What would it change?

[Pax]

Other police officers would then have been on the lookout for three suspicous teenagers in the area that any reasonable person, yourself included as you pointed out, knows are in all likelihood looking for a better victim. Your argument is essentially that no benefit is derived from knowledge over ignorance.

[wayneinfl]

Ouch. Just got an email- the city ended up dropping that ban and paying $380,000 in legal fees back to the plaintiffs, not to mention the $200,000 it paid on its own attorneys to defend the lawsuit. If I were a taxpayer in San Francisco, I'd be upset my money were wasted on that.