Reply #129: And if an accident happens or some nutjob kills someone...

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...you want to take everyone else's guns? That isn't irrational?


I'm not opposed to "reasonable" restrictions; the problem is that most of the proposals for gun-control provide no mechanism for actually reducing violence or accidents.

Registration - most guns used in crimes are stolen or straw purchases

Licensing - actually we have a form of licensing (CCW permitS), but apparently "reasonable" people don't want it to actually convey an ability to have a firearm.

Bullet imprinting - Straw purchases, thefts, reloads... including the myriad of ways of defeating proposed marking technologies (as they now stand).

Smart guns - Unproven technology. Arguably makes guns less safe because people develop bad habits and fools people into thinking a gun is safe.

Assault weapons ban - Purely cosmetic restrictions on guns that are less powerful and no more lethal than hunting weapons.

Handguns - the defensive weapon of choice used by police officers. They are decidedly less powerful than rifles and shotguns... in that regard they are safer. May be used by a wider variety of people.

A ban really would just result in a significant underground market just like drugs.



Sensible gun control?

How about tax-credits for gun safe purchases.
Free gun-locks from the police.
Free gun-safety education.