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An Experiment in Crime Control and Social Engineering. . One Free Shotgun at a Time



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May 23rd 2013

An Experiment in Crime Control and Social Engineering

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An Experiment in Crime Control
and Social Engineering..
One Free Shotgun at a Time

By Rob Morse, May 20th 2013
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I wrote about social engineering by politicians and the media. Private citizens perform experiments in social engineering as well. In this case some private citizens will give peace a chance, one free shotgun at a time. They think firearms will reduce crime.

The debate about violent crime is long running. To find out if guns will make us safer, we have to go talk to likely victims, and crime is anything but uniform. There are dangerous cities and violent areas within those cities. The Armed Citizen Project reaches out to the needy in our violent and crime ridden neighborhoods. They teach single moms in high crime areas about self-defense. Like all proper experiments, the potential victims, training and firearms are mixed under carefully controlled conditions.

The participants in the Armed Citizen Project are vetted. They are screened for criminal convictions, drug use, and must also pass a firearms background check. Then they are given instruction on home security, firearms storage and the legal and ethical use of deadly force. All this happens before they receive firearms instruction, including hands-on time at the range. They must pass each class before they are given a free gun and gun lock. Applicants are selected and trained in a several block area at one time. The first class from Houston, Texas graduated a few weeks ago. Classes are being organized in Tucson, Chicago and Detroit.


Those several blocks near Jester Park on Houston's north side are posted and publicized as an armed self-defense zones. What do you think will happen to the crime rate in those areas? Few criminals want to die in a stranger's hallway. I think criminals will think twice about a burglary when the apartment could be occupied and the occupant might be armed and trained. Burglars will spend more time making sure the house is empty, and that takes time. Maybe a burglar will decide to rob apartments in some other part of town.

We will see, because the Armed Citizen Project is collecting crime statistics in these areas and comparing the results against pre-selected control areas. Good experiments have a control group.

The armed citizen project predicts that the crime rate will drop. I think they're right. Time will tell, and soon we will have another enduring truth to add to our SlowFacts. I met Kyle Coplen and the Armed Citizen's Project in Houston. They have instructors lined up, but their rate of growth is limited by donations.


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4 comments:

PioneerPreppy said...

The real issue isn't teaching people to protect themselves or arming them. Yes crime will drop but the Libs will wait until someone does get shot by one of these trained citizens or one of the guns that has been stolen is used for a crime and then sue sue sue the organization.

Too many of our freedoms have been sued away by fiat cash.

Rev. Paul said...

The real problem behind that is liberal judges who allow such trash suits to proceed, instead of throwing the attorneys/plaintiffs out on their collective ears. And yeah, you're right.

Anonymous said...

'Collective' ears?
I presume that was intentional?

gfa

Rev. Paul said...

gfa: You will be assimilated. Your biological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile.