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Firearms, crime and public safety in Houston
During the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and coinciding crime wave, people in our country purchased no fewer than 40 million firearms - with women and African Americans doing a disproportionate amount of the "first time" buying.
Houston - During the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and coinciding crime wave, people in our country purchased no fewer than 40 million firearms - with women and African Americans doing a disproportionate amount of the "first time" buying.
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With the "right to self-protection, anywhere, anytime" as their battle cry, Republicans in Austin pushed through an "unrestricted carry" law.
Democrats of course are claiming that measure has actually made the lone star state less safe and potentially a far more dangerous place, bringing to mind the Cold War concept of "mutually assured destruction."
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That is, if everyone, including criminals, assumes everyone else is armed - nobody pulls their gun.
Given the current state of public safety - does it seem like a legitimate, cautionary position?