Gun Control

[Tenrocca]

Originally Posted by bliss

The interesting thing about gun control is to compare it to booze prohibition - that didn't work very well partially because booze can be made practically anywhere - well, so can guns - therefore, the mafia and others would simply get busy making guns and the bad guys would get busy buying those guns - with anyone else unarmed......

So, gun control is a really stupid idea.

Incredible logic right there folks. And while were at it lets legalise Meth because we really want everyone to access to that dont we - we really dont want to leave that to the bad guys.

Ill say a few more things on this issue before I sign out because it really is like banging your head against a wall.

I am not for gun prohibition, but surely, in America, a system where you can be on a no fly list but you can buy a gun is wrong. How can ANYONE think this system is OK. Even if you are "pro gun", you would have to be insane to think it is OK for potential terrorists to buy a gun.

Cars aren't designed to kill people, fast food isn't designed to kill people, so comparing guns (which are designed to kill people) to these things is really dumb IMO.

According to recent CBS news poll, 58% of Americans want to see change to the gun laws. Those folk telling me that Im not welcome to visit your fine country because disagree with you and agree with the majority of your countrymen - Im guessing you would like those 58% to leave then?

Separating terrorist attacks from gun control is not entirely valid. If you were to compare the most recent attack in San Barnardino to the 2 most recent in the UK and Australia. Both lone attackers, the UK guy using a knife in the subway injuring a few, the Australian using a single pistol killing one. The huge part of why these were so less damaging than the San Barnardino attack was because access to weapons in the UK and Oz is so much more difficult. It is very logical to conclude that if there are more weapons in circulation in the general public, then more weapons are able to end up in the hands of those we don't want to have then, such as terrorists.

This is not a quick fix. It is a little like the global warning debate (and Im not saying I support one side or another) but the sooner a change is made the sooner the problem starts to get better. Even if the sale of all guns was banned from now, it would still take decades for an impact to be felt, however, if something is not done, then in 50 years time you will still be seeing the same type of stats saying you are 20 times more likely to die in the US by being shot then any other first world country. Any of those bragging about your gun collections, that stat is nothing to be proud of. It is actually shameful.

Cheers