No Matter How One Approaches The Figures, One Is Forced To The Rather Startling Conclusion That The Use Of Firearms In Crime Was Very Much Less When There Were No Controls Of Any Sort And When Anyone

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No matter how one approaches the figures, one is forced to the rather
startling conclusion that the use of firearms in crime was very much
less when there were no controls of any sort and when anyone,
convicted criminal or lunatic, could buy any type of firearm without
restriction. Half a century of strict controls on pistols has ended,
perversely, with a far greater use of this weapon in crime than ever
before.
-- Colin Greenwood, in the study "Firearms Control", 1972

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