Item: when the 1994 AWB was allowed to sunset via GOP majority vote in 2004, the sale of the formerly banned AR-15 style weapon was significant. Subsequently, this type of weapon was used in the majority of mass shootings....it performed EXACTLY as advertised. The majority of these shootings were done by ADULTS.
When the 1994 AWB was in place, there were STILL a plethora of handguns, rifles and shotguns available to the law abiding general public. Crime did NOT sky rocket, as NRA propaganda predicted, and no subsequent laws of confiscation (general or otherwise).
MAYBE if guns were treated as we do cars (licensing, pre-test qualifications, registration), there would be a diminishing of criminal obtainment of guns. MAYBE nut jobs would not be able to purchase weapons that weren't near assault style used by cops and military. And MAYBE what is in post #3 would diminish the ability of cranks and nut jobs ability to upgrade their weapons to be a better assault weapon.
Maybe, if reactionary clowns who are indifferent to others deaths and suffering would stop trying to justify the status quo that is not exactly working to their beliefs.
Hope springs eternal.
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
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My father is a retired NYC Homicide detective. We grew up with two guns in the house....NOT kept in a locked box with security code. When we were little, they were kept out of reach. As we got older, it was thoroughly explained what they were, how dangerous they were, and how BOTH our parents would personally kill us if we even THOUGHT of touching them.
Never had a problem.
This doesn't mean that I endorse the revisionist clap trap of the OP author, but just leveling the discussion with a dose of reality....as I'm sure my experience is NOT unique in America in the last 60 years or so.
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
Last edited by Taichiliberal; 03-26-2023 at 12:21 PM.
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
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