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Gun Control & RKBA

krispos42

(49,445 posts)

20. Step 1: Make gun laws insanely complex and restrictive

Reply to Meiko (Original post)

Wed May 30, 2012, 07:28 PM

May 2012

Step 2: Arrest people for violating those laws.

Step 3: Harass people forever with registration and police surveillance.

Step 4: Create zoning laws where such registered persons cannot live.

Step 5: Arrest people for violating complex and restrictive registration laws

Step 6: Profit.

All of this, is, of course, MUCH better than legalizing pot.

Since African-Americans are arrested far out of proportion for crimes, this will be be abused just like loitering laws are. And of course we'd be depending on racist cops to apply this law fairly and equally, just like self-defense and loitering violations.

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Should People Convicted of a Gun Crime Be Required to Register With Police? [View all] Meiko May 2012 OP

Makes sense, protect the public from violent gun users. Democrats_win May 2012 #1

I haven't been able to find the text of the bill, Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #9

I would expand it to gejohnston May 2012 #2

/thread Tejas Jun 2012 #28

I see no reason why not. And, I think NRA is full of manure as usual. They don't care who totes Hoyt May 2012 #3

A medal? bongbong May 2012 #7

That's good/funny, and probably not far from the truth. Hoyt May 2012 #12

Am I missing something? Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #14

I must have missed it also SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #16

Anyone how has been convict of a violent crime Drale May 2012 #4

I agree.nt SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #17

WWMb2002 do? ileus May 2012 #5

Legally or illegally? discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #6

I'll say the same thing I said on the WaPo article Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #8

I thought Police had... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #10

They shouldn't be allowed to own guns anymore -- that's punishment enough. rocktivity May 2012 #11

yeah, at the very least... lastlib May 2012 #13

Soooo that is what you want to do? oneshooter May 2012 #23

"Gun crime" does not equal "violent crime" Glaug-Eldare May 2012 #15

I thought that police, at least in general, already had ready access to conviction records slackmaster May 2012 #18

see post #10 discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2012 #22

Violent gun crime? Sure. Gun crimes like transportation, etc? No. Atypical Liberal May 2012 #19

Step 1: Make gun laws insanely complex and restrictive krispos42 May 2012 #20

I'd be curious to know whether those studies of repeat offenders compared petronius May 2012 #21

What of other members of the household? Remmah2 May 2012 #24

Interesting.... Fredjust Jun 2012 #25

Every gun control law ever passed in Maryland, from 1634-2012 Glaug-Eldare Jun 2012 #26

Could it be that that could have something to do with gejohnston Jun 2012 #27

Definitely. Our free black population was the biggest in the country, Glaug-Eldare Jun 2012 #30