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Yes, because that is working so well with the multi-billion dollar effort known as the drug war.
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Comparing guns to drugs is a horrible example. Drugs make huge money because their customers are addicted and repeat customers. Guns aren't addictive and usually people don't need to see their gun dealer every week for a new gun.
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Do I have to say it yet again? The majority of 'gun violence' is committed by people involved in illegal activities. In order to stop this, and to get rid of the guns these people use, you would need to make criminals compile with 'law.' Which is like I said delusional, because they are called 'criminals' for a reason.
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Was the Tucson shooter a criminal before he went haywire? How would he get a gun if there were stricter gun laws in the US?
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I'm all for better background checks, more gun safety, perhaps more mandatory courses, along with the common sense approach of the people selling the guns saying no when they sense a problem with someone who wants to buy a weapon, but lets not be so naive to think that outlawing firearms will actually accomplish a damn thing.
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Outlawing firearms will reduce the supply. Sure there will still be tons of them out there in Americans' homes but throwing your arms up and saying nothing can be done is the lazy way out. It will take time to get Americans to not feel the need to pack a piece to keep up with the Joneses in the bad part of town but why must everything be an overnight solution?