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ButterflyEffect  ·  4406 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Australia Banned Assault Weapons. America Can, Too. - NYTimes.com

Perhaps the issue then arises from the fact that there aren't strict and enforced Federal laws and regulations. I feel that if we had a Federal law such as the one just passed in New York State, you would start to see a difference. The issue is that it's much easier for a country such as Australia to ban it, whereas in the United States we have a lot more ground to cover, and states that would fight such an action to the death.