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Mark commented on the article |#1 Mandatory criminal background checks for all gun salesAlready there. I will give you credit for not suggesting that there is some law that somehow does not apply when you are inside a gun show. There isn't.
#2 Require responsible and safe gun storage for all firearms unless they are in the owners direct controlCorrect me if I am wrong, but didn't District V. Heller explicitly strike this down?
#3 Allow Law Enforcement to maintain and share critical "crime-gun" trace dataThey already do that. I suppose that this is a veilled reference to the Tiahrt Amendment. Law enforcement can access everything their heart's desire. The only thing this does is prevent antigun groups to troll through the data. Any suggestion otherwise is just false.
#4 Restore and improve the Federal Ban on Assault WeaponsWow... let's see. The assault weapons ban, like all gun control, did not reduce crime. Furthermore, the weapons covered by the original ban are used in less than 1% of gun crime.
#5 Repeal the Federal law giving Immunity to the gun industrySee the comments about the Tiahrt Amendment.
If a drunk driver kills someone, the car company is not at fault.
#6 Enact National Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations for firearmsWhy? I do not recall reading a single news story about defective guns being a problem.
Perhaps the real reason is to drive up the cost of gun ownership? Maybe harass gun makers? So, only rich people can defend themselves, hunt, and participate in gun sports.
Wow, that reminds me of the jim crow era obsticles put in place to prevent minorities from voting.
#7 Create incentives for the gun industry to make "personalized guns"No problem with incentives, as long as it isn't my tax money being used. -
Mark commented on the article |
Shelly,
As just Scalia pointed out in District V. Heller, the 2nd amendment does not define a right. It just explicitly says that a pre-existing right "shall not be infringed."
At this point, I would feel the need to remind both Republicans and Democrats alike (and the supreme court), about the 9th amendment.
Oh yeah, don't forget the 10th.... and 14th!
Besides, gun restrictions only make law abiding people easy targets. I will again remind everyone to compare the crime rates in cold war era Switzerland and Jamaica.
Gun restrictions do not reduce crime. We would no more be able to keep illegal guns off the street than we can keep illegal drugs off the street.
Furthermore, would you support a ban on cars because a small number of criminals use them in serious crimes? -
Mark commented on the article |
Amanda,
Just something to add to Jeff B's questions and comments:
A lot of people seem to ignore the case of cold-war era Switzerland, and what the gun policies were there. Please take a look at this. Lots of guns, yet very low crime and homicides.
Compare that with places like Jamaica, Mexico, Washington D.C. etc. with respect to their crime rates and gun policies. -
Mark commented on the article |
Furthermore, the state of Texas does not allow concealed carry inside of churches, etc. Employees at any workplace are bound by their employment contract, which may or may not prohibit guns on the employers property. Furthermore, any business owner may prohibit concealed carry inside their extablishment by posting a sign. The brady brady claims here are straw arguments.
Also, there is a basic counter argument that is missing here. In areas that concealed carry is prohibited, you only stop people who obey the law. These are the people who also went through an extensive background check and a firearm proficiency test.
A criminal is not going to see a sign, saying that guns are prohibited, and stop carrying their weapons. Only law abiding people do!
If somehow, you take away concealed carry, you will only stop people who obey the law from carring guns. Criminals, by definition, do not obey the law! -
Mark commented on the article |
Furthermore, the state of Texas does not allow concealed carry inside of churches, etc. Employees at any workplace are bound by their employment contract, which may or may not prohibit guns on the employers property. Furthermore, any business owner may prohibit concealed carry inside their extablishment by posting a sign. The brady brady claims here are straw arguments.
Also, there is a basic counter argument that is missing here. In areas that concealed carry is prohibited, you only stop people who obey the law. These are the people who also went through an extensive background check and a firearm proficiency test.
A criminal is not going to see a sign, saying that guns are prohibited, and stop carrying their weapons. Only law abiding people do!
Criminals are not going to stop carrying concealed weapons if you somehow take away concealed carry. Only law abiding people do!
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