Re: Do you carry your laser as self defense at nig
figures you live in california... heres a thought, when the UK made guns illegal, gun crime went up! quite significantly in some places (as much as 5 fold... ref:
Culture of violence: Gun crime goes up by 89% in a decade | Mail Online )
if you make guns illegal, only criminals will have guns...
owning a gun does not make you a criminal, it just makes you less likely to be a victim
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If guns cause crime, than police are the biggest criminals of all. In states where concealed carry has been made legal (unless you are mentally ill or have been convicted of a crime) crime of all types, but especially violent crime, has gone down significantly. The reason is that there are more decent, responsible people in society than criminals, so when everyone can be legally armed, criminals know that committing a crime is a high-risk proposition. But in places where gun ownership is illegal or heavily restricted, such as Washington, DC or Chicago, IL, the decent, responsible people don't have guns because they are illegal, and the criminals have guns anyway because they are criminals and don't care about laws. And so violent crime in those places flourishes because law-abiding people are easy pickings for the scum.
Consider this: when was the last time you heard of someone committing a violent crime at a gun show? If guns cause crime or are mostly used for criminal purposes (which they aren't, less than 2% of all guns manufactured have ever been used in the commission of any crime), then gun shows, with hundreds of people and thousands of guns in a single building, should be the most wretched hives of scum and villainy on earth. But strangely, the people at gun shows tend to be some of the nicest and politest people you'll ever meet. This is due in no small part to the fact that if anyone tried to commit a rape, assault, or robbery at a gun show, they would quickly find themselves looking down the barrels of dozens of guns held by law-abiding people unwilling to allow the deed to continue.
A self-portrait...
Guns don't cause crime, criminals misuse guns to commit crimes. The antidote gun crime is to put guns in the hands of decent, law-abiding people to tip the balance of power in favor of the good guys. In its simplest form, this is the function of the police, but guns in the hands of decent, mature, mentally competent civilians have the same chilling effect on criminal activity, because it makes it harder for criminals to know who they can get away with victimizing. Muggers don't like it when Granny pulls a mini-Glock out of her purse instead of her wallet...
And to answer the OP's question, the only lasers I would use for self-defense purposes are attached to various firearms I own.
