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tla  ·  3170 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Gun sales loopholes that should be closed

Well, a well regulated militia doesn't go around shooting up schools or churches. While that keeps happening, one part of that bargain isn't being kept.





user-inactivated  ·  3170 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The concept of a militia is so archaic at this point that we don't even have well regulated militias anymore. We have a standing army. And a standing navy. A standing air force . . . the marines. Hell, we even have the Coast Guard, so isn't that like 2 navies?

At any point, unfortunately a lack of guns doesn't necessarily mean there won't be tragedies involving schools and other large public places. People who want to be brutally awful will find a way.

tla  ·  3170 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It won't eliminate people hurting each other. lt will make them less deadly. Guns make it so much easier.

user-inactivated  ·  3170 days ago  ·  link  ·  

War and I both discovered, in the last gun thread that j4d3 posted, that the potential effects of Gun legislation can be ambiguous at best. Australia seems to be a decent case study, though I have to admit that's the only one we really looked in depth into. I think maybe tomorrow, if I have some free time, I'll read up on how gun laws have affected various nations.

War  ·  3170 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you do end up researching this in-depth and posting your findings to Hubski, throw me a shout-out I'd be very interested to read your analysis.

user-inactivated  ·  3170 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sure thing. Though, I have to say, this kind of thing isn't my forte, so I might have people correcting me left and right or I'll end up making edits as I go along. Such is life.

War  ·  3170 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think it will definitely be an interesting discussion to follow.