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Thanks for your reply and interesting points. I'll try and argue against them as I see it.
True. However, is that a good reason not to make it more difficult? Isn't any time a good time to do that?
This is about regulation and those who need guns for certain situations would be catered for. I'm not really aware of similar levels of incidents in Canada, which I think is due largely to regulation.
I've no idea what the figures are, but I'm guessing that a very large amount of weapons involved in gun crime are made in the US. If you take that out of the equation, gun crime will reduce. Border control won't make as much difference as regulating guns, if at all.
It's definitely a concern, but I'd be more concerned in places that don't have strong gun regulation in the first place.
Good, it will make it less likely for those who shouldn't have guns to get them as easily. If you should have them then you should be able to make a strong case for having them. That's not a bad thing.
As I said, I don't see how it wouldn't. Regulation means enforcement. Nothing will stop it completely but making it more difficult will reduce it drastically. And it's not just the supply, it's also the ownership. Making it more difficult to buy and own guns will make supply go down because many of the people who just want them won't bother, it will be too much hassle to be worth bothering with.
I'm not advocating for a ban, just strong and enforced regulation.
How's that going for you? Seriously, you think the people out there committing gun crime are going to join together into some kind of super people's army and take down the government?
Or all the fucked up kids who steal dad's gun to shoot up their school?
No, all the dads will join the neighborhood watch groups and march on the White House. Any time now.
Sorry to be cynical about it but that's nonsense. I do think that Americans should get together and vote for leaders who regulate guns. That would be a good place to start.