Originally Posted by notinmybackyard

Gun control is nothing less than an attempt to pass a law that makes it illegal for criminals to break laws. (Which is just fucking moronic)

There are many reasons that people like me collect assault weapons and handguns. In my case I'm a history aficionado and one of my favorite guns is a Colt Army revolver (aka. The Peacemaker) made in the 1870s. It's just as deadly today as it was back then and it's damn easily concealable. Similar can be said about some of my old machine guns which date back to the 1890s.

The facts are:

• No one commits a mass shooting with old guns.

• ALL gun related crimes have their start with illegal drugs or drug addiction or mental illness.

• In domestic abuse cases the guns involved are almost always hunting rifles and the majority of the time the person using the gun isn't the licensed gun owner.
  

So if you want to make a serious dent in gun violence then

(a) Go after the drug dealers
(b) Make society simpler and more bearable so that we have less crazy people
(c) Invest in apprenticeship programs and skilled labor - bring back good paying jobs