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Originally Posted by Flaming Homer
Just wondering, what do you guys think the angle from the White House would have been if Romney was in power?
And just a thought. If guns were completely outlawed in the US whats to stop Lanza from googling how to make a bomb and taking more lives in the process? I'm of no real opinion on the gun control argument as I think its a larger issue underlying these murders. It's not simply someone accessing a gun and than due to that access deciding to go blow away 18 children. Theres obviously larger problems at play here. However I would agree that there are a large amount of people in the US and elsewhere owning guns who have no business being allowed to hold a fork let alone a hand cannon.
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On the news last night it was brought up that gun laws have actually eased under Obama. Now I'm sure that had to do with the assault weapon ban expiring and things like that but I don't know if things would be so different if Romney got it. For the record I'm happy he didn't.
Now regarding your second point. Lets say guns were extinct. You'd still have stabbings, beatings etc. but I would bet my next paycheque there would be far fewer deaths annually. Your googling bombs example for instance. First you have to find it on the net, go get the supplies, try and put it together, go set it up. In the time it took you to do all that you could have grabbed a gun, a few magazine and killed many people. It's not that people won't kill people if guns aren't around, it just makes it more difficult and gives them more time to think about what they are doing. Suicides would drop significantly, accidental deaths and murder too.
Guns are a means to vent your rage instantly. Take them out of the equation and you might still be mad, but likely you'll calm down or have a greater chance of being stopped.