Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,482 posts) Tue Oct 31, 2017, 07:59 AM Oct 2017

Mass shootings, etc. [View all]

I think mass shooters especially but all killers are vile scum.

I think they should NEVER be referred to by name.

These vile scum are the targets of many laws about guns. I don't think laws can prevent crime.

I'm okay with having machine guns and anything that can fire more than 60 rounds in one minute restricted to the NFA registry.

I think that the only real control in the world is self-control.
Do you think that laws will prevent crime in more than 1 instance in a thousand?

Please vote and share your thoughts.

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	Laws stop crime in more than 0.2% (1 in 500) of cases.
	1 (13%)
	Laws guide and inspire self-control but don't stop crime.
	5 (63%)
	Some other opinion shared as a reply.
	2 (25%)
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Mass shootings, etc. [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2017 OP

Laws don't prevent crime. They exist only to punish after the fact DaleFromWPB Oct 2017 #1

Agreed. Laws only establish repercussion, they don't prevent the act. Decoy of Fenris Oct 2017 #2

I have to agree "The notion that laws prevent crime is ludicrously naive and obscenely ignorant." discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2017 #6

Thought experiment. MarvinGardens Oct 2017 #3

Laws are like the locks on your door. ... spin Oct 2017 #4

The topic here is mass murder using a firearm. discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2017 #7

I took your poll question too literally. MarvinGardens Oct 2017 #8

Agreed... Where there's a will, there's a weapon. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2017 #9

Laws might stop the very most stupid, insane or impatient of potential mass shooters The Mouth Oct 2017 #5