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In reply to the discussion: ok guys one more try..what can be effective on curbing gun violence [View all]backscatter712
(26,355 posts)27. There's no technical reason why this technology wouldn't work.
The gun-fetishists howl that if a technology doesn't work absolutely perfectly 100% of the time, it's completely unacceptable.
Except guns themselves don't work perfectly 100% of the time. They jam, springs wear out and cause them to not fire, cartridges don't feed right from the magazine, barrels get dirty, bearings get worn. On occasions, guns even explode. I've never seen a gun that absolutely fires every time you pull the trigger. Every firearm I've owned and seen can malfunction. But the gun-fetishists say that's OK - you just have to learn to take care of your gun.
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ok guys one more try..what can be effective on curbing gun violence [View all]
backwoodsbob
Jan 2013
OP
And the militias and the gangs will all come in and trade in their untraceable guns
DevonRex
Jan 2013
#41
The main drivers of all violence are the drug war, poverty/lack of opportunity, and women being
TheKentuckian
Jan 2013
#43