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Originally Posted by PR3SSUR3
The withdrawal of the general right to own and shoot guns would reduce your gun crime in the long term,
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HERE!
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since this would stem the flow of illegal weapons.
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Right there, where I said "HERE', that is where you lose me. Banning guns would not magically make all the people that are bad and already have them disarm. Nor would it stop them or future bad people from buying or selling them on the black market. The only flow it would stem would be the regular joe who wouldn't be willing to break the law to get one.
Drugs are illegal here, but I could probably find anything you wanted with a few phone calls. *shrug* Just because something is illegal does not make it go away.
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There would be less chance of a person going beserk with a weapon, so less need for you to have one.
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A psycho is a psycho. People use weapons other than guns all the time. If someone snaps & they wanna kill someone, they find a way.
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A national amnesty would of course not remove all illegal weapons, but their numbers would thin significantly and the gun culture slowly change.
Perhaps it is too late for Americans however, who through deep rooted feelings of insecurity will continue to destroy themselves out of fear of being destroyed - a violent country like this seems destined to remain that way.
Let's just hope they keep the really big guns out of it...
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We'll take it under consideration, but let me tell you... Iran & North Korea are pushing their luck. ;)