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In reply to the discussion: Just ban 'em. No need for civilians to own assault weapons. End of story. [View all]Amishman
(5,559 posts)I expect for half the country it would be either directly nullified, at at least unenforced. A parallel would be the dubious legal status of marijuana in this country.
Even in areas where it is enforced, it would just add another charge when the gun is discovered - which would probably be after the crime is committed.
Not saying it's pointless - far from it - but it is important to understand the scope of the challenges facing us with this problem. Getting the law to say they can't have the gun does not remove the gun from their possession. The later is much much harder to accomplish than the former. It also is essentially impossible to do without their consent - which is why I see bribery/greed as the only remotely viable option to accomplish that.