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RE: Whole district violates the law - New Year's Eve, people firework by themselves to brighten the sky
Hi. You are right, only the government has been allowed to fire fireworks in Vietnam since 1995. :)
I agree with the gun ban view :) That's why the Vietnamese media always preach about safety in this country.
In Saigon, people would say that district 4 was the most dangerous because of the gangsters with big long knives. Oh, by the way, you can see how they ban guns in Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Germany in the 1930's (Hitler), China, England, some Gun-Free Zones, etc. You can see that they banned guns in Chicago and yet many African Americans have shot each other in Chicago. So, the crime rate has been higher in Chicago than other places in the USA.
I also lived in SG for 12 years, long enough to understand SG. Criminals are mostly immigrants.
I think that gun bans don't reduce crime rates. This only helps the crime level reduce the damage or or prevent big offenses due to lack of weapons & even to ensure the safety of the government.
10 years ago, I heard many robbery cases to rob people in District 4 and District 7, I didn't read the newspaper at that time, only heard it over, so it was unclear exactly but very scary. District 4 is so famous that there are several mock music related to crimes there. But really I am afraid of Vietnamese people when they are in other countries. If you search, you will find many large Vietnamese gangs operating in other countries. There are gangs in Vietnam, too, but if the gangs are big, I will definitely get the support of officials, so it's rarely known. :)
The hard part is response time. If somebody tries to kill you, the officials, the police, may not get to you fast enough in order to save your life. In some cases, it can take several minutes for cops to get there in order to respond. But murderers, gangsters, criminals, etc, can pull out a knife, gun, etc, in seconds. It only takes a few seconds. That is why I was learning some karate.