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>Many countries approach this subject with the attitude or with a
>constitution that focuses on the rights the government allows the people
>to have, vs. the US approach that the rights really do come from the
>people.

Citizen vs Subject?

>I am truly free. If I want to own firearms, I have a constitutional
>right to do so. As for concealed permits owners, Utah has tens of
>thousands and not one has every killed a person or committed a serious
>crime. There have been a few publicized accounts of road rage where a
>gun is flashed and subsequently the permit is revoked if the person acts
>foolishly.

And a good example of the fact that the system works, and does what it should do.

I also have read many statistics about increases in crime in England and
>other countries with very strict laws.  Again, crimes rates have dropped
>in the US in states with concealed weapons programs. Of course the big
>cities like Chicago and New York have strict laws against gun ownership
>so they have higher crime rates.

I've never really agreed with the "just hand them the money" philosophy.
It's probably safer for me, but not for us.

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