Gov't decides more guns=less crime, drops import ban

[ELB]

No, not our government, silly. Panama's:
Panama Lifts Ban on Gun Imports amid Rising Crime Wave

Public Safety Minister Rodolfo Aguilera said the country will follow in the footsteps of the United States and Switzerland, where the right to bear arms is believed to lead to fewer homicides.
“Everything seems to indicate that there is no direct correlation in the aphorism that says more guns mean more crime,” said Aguilera, who explained that relaxed gun laws have allowed the United States to reduce the homicide rate over the last 20 years.

This is just too good to check with some other source.

One of the reasons I thought I would never go expatriate in retirement was I couldn't take my guns, but the times, they may be achangin'.

[K.Mooneyham]

This is something to follow up on. In a year or two, if the homicide rates are way down, this will be good proof that an armed citizenry lowers violent crime rates.