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Originally Posted by 2Stonedbirds
California has the strictest gun control in the US. Even more so than Canada.
All gun owners must pass a test, background check and be licensed.
All handguns, and only those approved for sale in California, are registered.
New handguns for the civilian market are essentially banned through manufacturers fees. You won't find new Smith and Wesson models in California.
All firearm sales are recorded, serial numbers of all long guns are recorded.
All private sales must be done through a dealer and recorded.
Magazine restrictions.
Certain firearms are banned.
Certain features (pistol grips etc) are prohibited.
California gun control is operating above and beyond what Obama is asking for.
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Until all states have border patrols preventing the movement of firearms between said states, none of this matters. It's like people talking about how Chicago has strict gun laws--it doesn't matter if everywhere surrounding it has lax gun laws.
You're never going to stop all crime, all gun crime, all homicides, whatever. But as a country we need to do better. We as a country need to get past the hard-on we have about weaponry and do something. Thoughts and prayers aren't doing anything. Laws and culture change are what will change this awful trend.
These things do not happen in other countries. These things can be stopped. But there are entirely too many people in this country who refuse to change. There are too many people in this country who think that their right to own weapons supersedes the rights of all others to remain alive.