Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Colin Greenwood Quote “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 class of weapon in crime than ever before.” ~ Colin Greenwood Criminologist, author, former Chief Inspector and Superintendent of West Yorkshire ConstabularyFirearms Control: A Study Of Armed Crime And Firearms Control In England And Wales, p. 243 (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1971) Defense Ratings and Comments Reply Mike, Norwalk 8/1/12 Now there is a figure that the government's 4th branch (media) won't publish. Reply J Carlton, Calgary 8/1/12 Right again Mike, The media won't publish what the FBI and local Police Departments already know...armed law abiding citizens automatically create a safer more polite society. But that leaves the Government and other bed wetters without the power and control they crave. SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Colin Greenwood quote is found in these categories: Defense quotes About Colin Greenwood Bio of Colin Greenwood Quotations by Colin Greenwood Books by/about Colin Greenwood Colin Greenwood videos Colin Greenwood on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Colin Greenwood