Re: Ove Interest?

On 3/6/2025 12:44 PM, AMuzi wrote:

On 3/6/2025 11:24 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 3/6/2025 10:36 AM, cyclintom wrote:

On Tue Feb 18 10:58:22 2025 Frank Krygowski  wrote:

On 2/18/2025 7:25 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:20:07 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
wrote:

  If the
city of  Chicago were to pass a law that anyone poses sing a firearm
in their home would be subject to  $50,000 fine and 1 year in jail. or
what penalty would be required to ensure compliance with the law.
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What would be the effect on crime in the city (?-)

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Probably an increase in crime, especially home invasions.

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:-)  So, so scary!!!
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Damn, such paranoia!

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Frank, on a good day you're a fool, on a bad day you don't even reach that level.
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"On average, 3,062 burglaries happen in the U.S. every day." That is from Forbes.

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Whoa! Let's see: That's out of over 131 million households. That means there's the very, very scary 0.02% chance this house will be burglarized today. 0.02% chance!
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Oops, no, wait! That's grossly exaggerated, because most burglaries are not of households. Most seem to be businesses. So ... maybe a 0.01% chance I'll be wanting to grab a gun today?
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Nope, even that is exaggerated. Burglars, understandably, prefer house where nobody's home. One source says over 70% involve nobody being around.
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And I'll remind you that the community where I live has been rated the sixth safest in the state. I think that means I'll be below the overall national average.
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How close to zero risk do you require, Tom? And hey, maybe you should move out of that hellhole you live in!  ;-)
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 A burglary is criminal entry and theft without human to human interaction.

Right. Which means a gun in the home is no advantage. In fact, it's potentially a disadvantage, because guns are essentially bait for burglars.
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- Frank Krygowski