[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Some gun enthusiasts will cite studies indicating that gun control laws embolden criminals. Those studies, however, rarely, if ever, distinguish between correlation and causation. Those studies rarely, if ever, account for other factors such as economic conditions, social changes (e.g., drug use), etc.

In any case, to me this debate fundamentally comes down to one issue. Criminals get their guns by either: (1) legally purchasing their firearms; or (2) illegally obtaining weapons that were legally procured. Some think that the way to mitigate the problem of guns falling into criminals' hands is to encourage the proliferation of weapons. Others believe that the proliferation of firearms is the problem, not the solution. I, of course, fall into the latter category.