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**Luisabens** · 02-03-2007, 06:19 PM

Gun ban advocate admits gun bans "have failed utterly"

2/28/2007

It didn't make the newspapers or the network news here, but one of the loudest voices for England and Scotland's handgun ban has admitted it's been a dismal failure.

Ian Bell worked long and hard to make sure the ban passed a decade ago. But writing in Scotland's Sunday Herald, he says, "My idea didn't work... guns have become commonplace, so commonplace that every would-be terrorist worth his salt must be armed to the teeth. Bans have failed utterly."

What Bell says is true. Guns have become common, at least among the criminals in England. Gun crime has doubled since the ban took effect. But guns aren't common among the law-abiding. In fact, they've disappeared, leaving ordinary Britons helpless against criminals.

It's good that Ian Bell's admitted the ban's been a failure. But I notice he never called for an end to the ban.

Admitting failure's a good first step, but it does nothing if you don't take the next step of righting a wrong.

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02-03-2007, 06:19 PM	#1
Luisabens Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 437 Senior Member	Gun ban advocate concedes gun bans don't work Gun ban advocate admits gun bans "have failed utterly" 2/28/2007 It didn't make the newspapers or the network news here, but one of the loudest voices for England and Scotland's handgun ban has admitted it's been a dismal failure. Ian Bell worked long and hard to make sure the ban passed a decade ago. But writing in Scotland's Sunday Herald, he says, "My idea didn't work... guns have become commonplace, so commonplace that every would-be terrorist worth his salt must be armed to the teeth. Bans have failed utterly." What Bell says is true. Guns have become common, at least among the criminals in England. Gun crime has doubled since the ban took effect. But guns aren't common among the law-abiding. In fact, they've disappeared, leaving ordinary Britons helpless against criminals. It's good that Ian Bell's admitted the ban's been a failure. But I notice he never called for an end to the ban. Admitting failure's a good first step, but it does nothing if you don't take the next step of righting a wrong. Audio stream (MP3 file): Download http://www.nranews.com/blogmedia/170...edesDefeat.mp3
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