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Originally Posted by longsuffering
The argument that banning certain categories of guns won't stop killing, meaning that it's pointless to do it is a ridiculous one.
Capital punishment doesn't stop killing, so why use it?
For that matters, all our nations laws fail to stop crime, so why have them?
It's a dumb argument.
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Yep, it's about reduction, not complete elimination.
Banning these type of guns won't stop psychopaths from killing, but logic states that it would at least seriously reduce the amount of damage possible. Chance are he might show up with a handgun or a knife instead.....someone still might get hurt, but it won't be 70 effin people all in a few minutes. Or the guy might try to build a working bomb, which in all likelihood he would fail to do, or would blow up before he had a chance to use it.
The harder you make it to get something, the better the chances are that people will look at other options, or at the very least draw out the process to the point where authorities might catch wind.