Ok, for this thought experiment, let's say that these are the parameters for the hypothetical case study:
A. 90%+ percent of residents who voted in a special referendum have voted to participate in this case study.
B. All firearms will be made illegal in Maryland for a period of 5 years and 6 months.
C. The firearms ban will be evaluated after 5 years for potential renewal via referendum.
D. All residents will temporarily surrender their weapons, to be returned upon the expiration of the ban or if they leave the State.
E. Police and military forces will canvas the State, collecting residents' surrendered weapons while searching for and confiscating all illegal firearms in the State, within the first three months - after which the additional military forces will return to their previous assignments.
For any potential parameters not covered above, assume whatever approach you believe the State and/or Federal Government would take in the best interest of the safety of its citizens within the given parameters for the case study.
So, thinking over this hypothetical situation, here are the questions for you to consider.
After 5 years, what do you honestly believe will have been the relative effect on...
1. gun crime/violence in the State?
2. overall crime/violence in the State?
3. the murder rate in the State?
4. overall theft/burglary in the State?
5. home invasions/burglary in the State?
A. 90%+ percent of residents who voted in a special referendum have voted to participate in this case study.
B. All firearms will be made illegal in Maryland for a period of 5 years and 6 months.
C. The firearms ban will be evaluated after 5 years for potential renewal via referendum.
D. All residents will temporarily surrender their weapons, to be returned upon the expiration of the ban or if they leave the State.
E. Police and military forces will canvas the State, collecting residents' surrendered weapons while searching for and confiscating all illegal firearms in the State, within the first three months - after which the additional military forces will return to their previous assignments.
For any potential parameters not covered above, assume whatever approach you believe the State and/or Federal Government would take in the best interest of the safety of its citizens within the given parameters for the case study.
So, thinking over this hypothetical situation, here are the questions for you to consider.
After 5 years, what do you honestly believe will have been the relative effect on...
1. gun crime/violence in the State?
2. overall crime/violence in the State?
3. the murder rate in the State?
4. overall theft/burglary in the State?
5. home invasions/burglary in the State?
