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Originally Posted by BradM
No one in 200+ seats could respond to that.
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I wish I was there, I would've had a response.
A piece of paper means nothing, but if you implement gun control it depends on how far the law goes. If, for example, the law goes to the wall and says that no one can purchase a gun, then there are no more gun stores, and no legal place to buy guns.
So yes, the black market goes nuts and illegal guns will get on the streets. But less so than if you can just walk into the local Joe's Rifle Shop and buy a small arsenal.
The second part is the misconception that only criminals actually use guns. What about Columbine and countless other times when so-called regular, law-abiding citizens kill? They did not go to some gun dealer, most often it was in the home or they bought the gun on their own with no malicious intent.
In any event, again, this whole argument is a moot point (see my first post above): Now that the US is infested with guns, really, nothing can be done about it. There is no quick fix or easy solution, nor any law. Even if a law banning guns is passed, there are millions in homes and on the streets. Until a plan to get all of them is dreamed up, there is no argument.