1872walker said:
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American Hardwood said:
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e=mc2 said:
Just another lawless, Democrat city. Democrats turn their cities into **** holes.
It's disingenuous (at best) to pin this on Democrats this is 100% the fault of Republican gun policy.
If we enacted common sense gun control, we'd see way less of this *****
How many laws do you think these shooters broke? And you think more laws are going to make law breakers suddenly obey more laws?
I think you must be a troll. It's just hard to believe anyone can live in such an irrational, emoting fantasy.
Most guns used in mass shootings were bought legally. That is a fact.
Sure, criminals will break laws, but they won't be able to go on a shooting rampage if they are unable to gain possession of a firearm.
You think someone who wants to commit a crime with a firearm will even attempt to purchase that firearm legally?
Follow-up. If that same person is legally prohibited from purchasing said firearm, do you believe they will not acquire a firearm illegally?
At what point do we start enforcing existing laws rather than creating new ones that will similarly be ignored?
Thank you for the questions. I know I can get pretty heated on this issue, so I appreciate your comment. I'll do my best to answer:
"You think someone who wants to commit a crime with a firearm will even attempt to purchase that firearm legally?"
Yes. Many of these shooters seem to be radicalized or mentally ill, and they often lack any prior felony convictions that would disbar them from owning a firearm. Another potential scenario is that family members will legally buy guns as a gift, and the person who received the gun later uses it for evil.
Follow-up. If that same person is legally prohibited from purchasing said firearm, do you believe they will not acquire a firearm illegally?
Maybe, maybe not. Some people may not know how, or they might not have the follow through, or it may give them time to reconsider and have a change of heart about their plans.
Do I think it would stop shootings entirely? Unfortunately not, but I do believe that the positive impacts of additional gun control would outweigh the potential negatives.
" At what point do we start enforcing existing laws rather than creating new ones that will similarly be ignored?"
This is a fair point laws are pretty useless if they aren't consistently enforced. I'm certainly in favor of using whatever laws we have in order to get violent criminals off the street.