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Re:How much do we need the police? by dependenttypes on Thursday June 04, 2020 @11:38AM (#23418058)
> How did the persons become worse because of the gun control laws? Because that's what your message implies

No, it doesn't.

> that said rise in violent crimes is related to enacting gun control

The person did not become worse but rather found the chance to attack someone who could not defend themselves because they did not have a gun.

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Re:How much do we need the police? by virgilp on Thursday June 04, 2020 @01:01PM (#23419055)
It's quite an extraordinary claim - among others, it implies these are all premeditated crimes (shot other person knowing that it would not have a gun - without that knowledge, crime wouldn't happen)
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