Tim Lambert (deltoidblog AT gmail.com) is a computer scientist at the University of New South Wales.
Steve Fischer wrote:
Place a large placard either in the window of your home/apt or on a sign on the grass saying:
THIS IS A GUN-FREE HOME
..... then let's wait a couple of months and see how many of those homes get burglarized.
Martin Gleeson writes:
Here's one for the anti-gun-control advocates. Put up a big sign saying:
GUNS KEPT HERE
and see how many of these homes gets burglarized.
Bert Hyman writes:
It seems that you've managed to miss the entire point of this little exercise.
Nope. I'm well aware of the pro-gunners claim that their guns protect everyone from burglary. Whether or not these claims are true is another question. Are burglars really that terrified of guns, or do they see them as just another particularly portable and saleable item that they can steal? NCVS data indicates that burglars steal guns about ten times as often as residents use a gun to defend against burglary.
So why don't all of you pro-gunners put up signs? If you are right, then burglars will flock to the houses without signs, forcing even non-gun-owners to put up signs and you will have, at the very least, a moral victory. Hmmm?
On the other hand, in your disarmed society, there is no doubt in the criminal's mind; all potential victims are equally vulnerable. In this situation, advertising is not necessary.
Oddly enough, it doesn't seem to encourage the criminals --- violent crime is less common on this side of the Pacific.
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Well, my dad's house got burglarized 20 years ago. Since then he put up a sign.
"This house guarded by shotgun three nights a week. YOU GUESS WHICH THREE!"
Never had a problem since.
Posted by: Rick | November 15, 2005 7:32 AM