Gun carry debate in Spain lacks any economic data
The debate on carrying guns in Spain lacks economic data: training, storage and insurance costs are left out of the analysis.
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Carrying guns: a debate without economic data
The proposal to legalize carrying guns in Spain for "upstanding" citizens does not include the first cost analysis. Not the cost of mandatory training, nor of secure storage, nor the impact on insurance premiums or road accidents. In a country where the private security market turns over 3,500 million a year, adding an individual defense model without quantifying it is a shot in the dark.
The debate moves between two camps: those who defend the right to self-defense as an extension of private property, and those who point out that the state's monopoly on violence is more economically efficient. The discussion, however, lacks a single number on the real cost of implementing a system of permits, home arsenals and mandatory insurance. Without data, the economic analysis becomes an ideological dispute.
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The proposal to legalize carrying guns in Spain for "upstanding" citizens does not include the first cost analysis. Not the cost of mandatory training, nor of secure storage, nor the impact on insurance premiums or road accidents. In a country where the private security market turns over 3,500 million a year, adding an individual defense model without quantifying it is a shot in the dark.
The debate moves between two camps: those who defend the right to self-defense as an extension of private property, and those who point out that the state's monopoly on violence is more economically efficient. The discussion, however, lacks a single number on the real cost of implementing a system of permits, home arsenals and mandatory insurance. Without data, the economic analysis becomes an ideological dispute.
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