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54. I haven't said once that I'm against concealed carry by trained and permitted citizens.

I can equally demonstrate that there are other deterrent measures......and that often criminals are armed with stolen firearms. I fail to see how having a dozen weapons or thousands of rounds of ammunition influences either of these cases. You'll notice - I've simply said that having a mini-arsenal is not the answer. I've said that when not in use, firearms should be kept under lock and key. In fact, I've said many of the same things the more reasonable posters here have said.

But because I object to unlimited ownership, I've been castigated as non-informed, when quite the opposite is true. The truth is that the crime rates are down for many reasons and that increasing gun ownership is not a major contributor. Americans have always had weapons. They just haven't had multiple weapons of unlimited kinds to use as toys. I'm not against keeping a non-semi automatic handgun, I'm not against having a shotgun, I'm not against having a hunting rifle; I'm against having as many weapons as one likes for no good reason.

I think it is very revealing of the intellectual dishonesty of the gun rights movement that they are afraid of common sense measures to prevent the spread of illegal guns.