Laws that forbid the carrying of arms…disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes…
Laws that forbid the carrying of arms… disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes… Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.
Year: 1764, 1774-1776
Context: Quoted by Thomas Jefferson in Commonplace Book
Tags: Cesare Beccaria, Commonplace Book, On Crimes and Punishment, attacked with greater confidence, better for the assailants, carrying of arms, commit crimes, criminologist, laws, laws make things worse for the assaulted, neither inclined nor determined, prevent homicides, they serve rather to encourage, unarmed man
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Original quote by Cesare Beccaria (criminologist), On Crimes and Punishment, 1764