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Originally Posted by sheepmullet
Boring. This has been covered hundreds of times before.
Owning a gun is a right. Just like being able to vote is a right.
Driving a car is not a right.
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So there are no limits to this right?
You support allowing felons to purchase firearms?
People under the age of 18?
Should they all be allowed to purchase not only firearms but ANY type of firearm?
A M249 Light Machine Gun?
Should it be legal for a convicted felon to walk out of prison, visit a gun show and walk out with as many firearms of any variation he desired?
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Originally Posted by sheepmullet
Yes it does. The same way that by restricting the ease of obtaining heroin you restrict the ability of drug addicts to obtain it
Heroin is much harder to obtain now than if you could go to the local pharmacy and pick some up. However because of the nature of the beast this doesn't stop people from obtaining heroin.
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You grow heroin, manufacturing high quality firearms is a bit different
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Originally Posted by sheepmullet
In the same way a restriction on guns doesn't stop criminals from obtaining firearms. It just makes them jump through a few hoops.
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A few hoops seems like a reasonable amount
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Originally Posted by sheepmullet
So to make any difference you would have to make firearms very scarce. For instance you could make sure even police are unarmed like in the UK. And this has led to a decrease in gun use by criminals because there isn't that much of a need to use one. A thug only needs a knife because there is no way a little old lady can defend herself without a firearm.
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Any decrease in available weapons would have an impact, it wouldn't put decent American citizens through any real hardship while making it slightly more difficult for a criminal to attain a firearm
