Fatal Attack In Tokyo

[ashfire]

[RidleyofZebes]

This disturbs me...
One of the things on my "300 things to do before I die" list was to go shopping in Akihabara. Now I'm a little paranoid about it... o.o;;

[Tsukuyomi]

Hmmm, I'm sure things will be safe now I'm sure the security will be beefed up *flexes muscles she doesn't have* ^__________^

[Mr. SmartyPants]

Yes, it is. I never said "Banning guns decreases crime!" nor did I say "Making guns legal decreases crime!"

I said that it shows that banning guns will not stop violent crime. This is a verifiable statement. Guns are extremely difficult to come by in Japan. Violent crimes still occur. I'm not saying that the banning of guns causes violent crimes to occur.

Basically, Rai was saying "If you look at Vermont's gun laws and their crime rates, it's interesting." While he didn't say it, the implication was that having guns readily available does not make the crime rate go up. Maybe that's true, but there's other factors. For example, there might be another state or country in which guns are readily available and the crime is astronomical.

I'm not trying to make a cause/effect statement. I simply said, banning guns won't stop violent crime. This is the proof of that statement. It's also true in the UK where guns are difficult to come by, but the rate of stabbings is almost twice that of the US. All I'm saying is if you ban guns, people will find other ways to commit crimes, by knife, by vehicular homicide, etc.

Righrright, I'm not disagreeing with you. And my previous statement I kind of worded incorrectly. XD

[termyt]

[quote="RidleyofZebes (post: 1234716)"]This disturbs me...
One of the things on my "300 things to do before I die" list was to go shopping in Akihabara. Now I'm a little paranoid about it... o.o] You'll be fine. Just don't go there on a day where a homicidal maniac shows up. No problem.

[TallHobbit86]

Yeah, the sad thing is homicidal stuff could happen in any populated area. That's sinful nature for you.