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OneTenthofOnePercent

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16. I think more stringent background checks and emphasis on disallowing access to unfit persons.
Tue Dec 18, 2012, 08:06 PM
Dec 2012

A hicap magazine ban sounds pretty good on paper, but in reality, there are already so many out there (probably tens of millions) that ban wouldn't impact the supply of them for decades. I also think making even the already existing ones retroactively illegal for possession would violate some sort of ex-post facto laws or something. Even then, as I mentioned before, even if one could magically poof them off the planet, I doubt that mass shootings would be significantly impacted since magazine changes are so simple.

Short of repealing the 2nd Amendment and limiting people to revolvers, bolt-rifles and shotguns (basically eliminate semi-autos), I'm not sure there can be anything done from a legislative point of view to curb mass shooting gun violence. I think the best road forward in the immediate future is policy changes surrounding the gun culture and trying to better control access to firearms by unfit persons. An end game of limiting actual amount of firearms in the public will require more time and planning, I feel.

You are right, but of course they will give you a reason. Using their logic we should be able to still_one Dec 2012 #1
Yes, I had one use this "logic" the other day during a discussion. Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #27
It will not happen for semi auto RegieRocker Dec 2012 #2
Good way of not adressing the point in the OP Democracyinkind Dec 2012 #26
That is the norm here. RegieRocker Dec 2012 #33
only 4 million people belong to the nra in a nation of 300 million...i will not mark your words spanone Dec 2012 #34
You have no clue RegieRocker Dec 2012 #35
MOAR GUNZ!! RomneyLies Dec 2012 #3
Or as I call it, FREEDUMB! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #24
There is nothing with semi-auto rifles as long as you limit capacity SpartanDem Dec 2012 #4
Having been around gun nuts, immersed in the gun culture, MadHound Dec 2012 #6
I agree with you that it would be good to ban semi-automatic weapons with detachable magazines Recursion Dec 2012 #5
I agree that it would not be politically feasible. DanTex Dec 2012 #28
Remember how polls show people hate health care reform but love its actual provisions? Recursion Dec 2012 #30
I agree. DanTex Dec 2012 #31
And there is absolutely no need for a mode of transportation that goes faster than a horse can run. jody Dec 2012 #7
I find it interesting that some folks know enough about us to inform us what our "needs" are derby378 Dec 2012 #8
Well if you know so much what do you suggest or do you doc03 Dec 2012 #12
I bought a sks this year, MrYikes Dec 2012 #9
Hear! Hear! - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #10
Semi-auto Sgent Dec 2012 #11
There's no need for ignorance either. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #13
Well what would you suggest? nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #15
I think more stringent background checks and emphasis on disallowing access to unfit persons. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #16
I dont like the sound of "I'm not sure there can be anything done from a legislative point of view." rhett o rick Dec 2012 #17
Not immediately, anyways. Like you said, there needs to be a cultural change and OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #18
That's what I kinda thought. I guess we should just learn to accept mass killing of 5 and 6 year old rhett o rick Dec 2012 #19
No one said society can't get it's shit together... OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #20
Of course there is a solution. Most other modern countries have found the solution. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #22
Well said n/t Fumesucker Dec 2012 #14
There's absolutely no need for a car that does 120, either. malthaussen Dec 2012 #21
a 30-06 is what I have for deer hunting. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #23
Was talking to a friend this morning who is an avid gun collector. bighart Dec 2012 #25
IMO the male obsession to achieve extreme marchioness drives the compulsion to obtain ever ladjf Dec 2012 #29
... but I have a serious Zombie problem in my neighborhood JPZenger Dec 2012 #32
Semi-auto is nice to have for a birding shotgun, but that third shot almost NEVER hits a bird. slampoet Dec 2012 #36
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