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In reply to the discussion: A serious question about gun control- Isn't it too late? [View all]mwrguy
(3,245 posts)63. Make some examples of illegal gun-toters
Most will turn them in.
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The problem is that we, as a country, have a fundamental disagreement about what it means to advance
GoingUnder
Dec 2012
#49
no, because tighter supply drives up prices. as happened with the assault weapons ban,
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#17
We have to start somewhere. It's not too late to protect people from guns not yet purchased.
reformist2
Dec 2012
#3
How often to you hear about any crimes being perpetrated by a fully automatic weapon?
white_wolf
Dec 2012
#60
Gun Buyback is how the Aussies made "no new mass murders" the law of the land.
librechik
Dec 2012
#68
That is a false equivalency, and your comment is completely idiotic. Those 2 are nothing alike...
dorksied
Dec 2012
#9
No, but it's like saying it's too late to combat penises because there are too many penises
Recursion
Dec 2012
#28
I really hate guns. I just think that what you're talking about is utterly doomed to failure.
dorksied
Dec 2012
#22
That is a fantasy. Gun owners would cling to their guns despite sever punishments, they'd just hide
dorksied
Dec 2012
#20
Well once again the debate comes down to right of center moderates versus right wing nutjobs
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#34
We have no problem with a war against a common weed that's completely non poisonous
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#40
The difference between pot and guns is that pot does grow on trees (well, bushes anyway)
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#59
It worked in Australia. I don't know why it couldn't have the same success here
peacebird
Dec 2012
#30
Let's do nothing for another decade and we'll have another 100 million of damn things to deal with.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#32
I think we could solve the whole problem and not take away anybody's guns this way ...
Ganja Ninja
Dec 2012
#35
I read it. I agree with most of it. But as tired of the hand wringing as you are, I'm tired of
dorksied
Dec 2012
#46
A friend of mine re uses his shells. That wouldn't work, unless you're also talking about
dorksied
Dec 2012
#47
You will never see a complete ban though there are many who would welcome one
Puzzledtraveller
Dec 2012
#44
Think about the mindset of someone who is buying something that may get banned.
GoingUnder
Dec 2012
#48