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Originally Posted by 5.56X45mm Why should I have my rights restricted because some idiot in another city in my State doesn't like firearms? We should restrict music and loud muscle cars because I don't like them then by that logic. We're talking about a Constitutional Right. A right was just tried by the Supreme Court because some Citizens in our Nation's Capital had them restricted.
South Florida has a population of about 6 Million. We have far more firearms, less restriction, and conceal carry and we have a far lower crime rate then NYC. So don't try that.... |
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That's why we have city ordinances. And gun-bans with city limits are hardly new. Most towns in the Wild West had them, Wyatt Earp was famous for his anti-gun policies when he was sheriff. No one is forcing you to live within the city. You can easily and cheaply move to Westchester, Long Island, even New Jersey were you will find gun regulations more relaxed.
Secondly the 2nd Amendment is outmoded, even Justice Scalia suggested it. You are applying 1789 logic into 2008, it doesn't work.
First of all South Florida isn't a city, its an area. There is no city called South Florida. South Florida has a lower crime rate than NYC? Really? The Cocaine Import Capital of America as a lower crime rate than NYC? Thats a bit dubious...
I dont to pick on you, but once again you make wildly inaccurate statements that have absolute no basis in truth to attempt to justify your postion. Doing so, only makes the arguement weaker, not stronger.
Here are the Homicide figures for 2006 (S.Florida, then New York):
http://southfloridacrime.blogspot.co...ida-above.html http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/23...k.homicide.ap/
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So in Homicides in South Florida for 2006 we have 883 murders (a 26 percent increase from 2005). In NYC for the same year we have less than 500 (the lowest in 40 years). And I could show you the same for other violent crimes.
Last point: NYC does not that have that many seniors as you imagine, for most its too expensive and weather is too extreme.