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Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,650 posts) Fri Apr 18, 2025, 03:33 PM Apr 18

Hopefully heading in the right direction. [View all]

I don't subscribe to the idea that laws targeting crime prevention are very effective.
In some ways, they are counterproductive.

"Useless laws weaken the necessary laws." - Charles-Louis De Secondat Montesquieu

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Hopefully heading in the right direction. [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 18 OP

I will be happy when the 1934 and 1968 gun control acts are declared Unconstitutional The Mouth Apr 18 #1

Guns are the problem. Period. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 18 #2

Except where in countries where guns ARE banned, and someone randomly goes around shooting people. yagotme Apr 25 #4

And note how rarely such events occur in countries PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 25 #5

If guns are banned, they aren't readily available, right? yagotme Apr 25 #6

I agree. OLDMDDEM Apr 18 #3