Posted by jamie on January 11, 2000, at 2:00:51
In reply to Re: Here's another Diane: Internet Drug Sales article, posted by Zeke on January 10, 2000, at 21:02:21
I mostly agree with you except that it's my opinion (just an opinion) that guns have more benefits than realized. This USA would not even have been born without guns. Guns protect us from anarchy and criminals. It's ironic that states and countries with the fewest gun restrictions also have the lowest crime rates. So guns benefit everyone. The black market will always exist, which means criminals will always have guns. One way or the other. When non-criminals have guns, it keeps the criminals in check. Just imagine the carnage that could have been prevented had a couple teachers possessed licenses to carry concealed weapons at Columbine High School in Colorado.
The media is biased sometimes. I say that because everyday there are situations where someone in possession of a gun stopped a crime from happening. They were able to intervene and hold the almost-criminal in custody until the police show up. We only hear about the negative results of guns in the nightly news. There are in actuality more positive events that occur, yet we never hear of them in the news. That contributes to a lopsided general opinion of guns.
I think if most drugs were legalized we would see drug use drop, not increase. Again it's just an opinion and there is no way we will ever find out the truth. So in most ways we agree, with some minor differences.
Back to the original topic of this thread, I think there are much higher priorities the government should focus on than either drugs or guns. Things like schools and the military. Things that are the backbone and the foundation of our freedom and our prosperity.
jamie
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