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In reply to the discussion: Chicago police: 3-year-old fatally shot by brother, 6 [View all]DustyJoe
(849 posts)Kind of like stop growing weed or stop brewing meth.
Mexico, all of South America and Asia is glad to fill the vacum for the prohibitionists. It's worked so great in the war on drugs they should have the same results as a war on ammo, right ?
A lot of firearms are in a caliber made and used worldwide like 9mm and 7.62. So many billions of rounds are prodused for the wars and a lot ends up on the retail shelves. A large percentage of plinking 7.62 ammo today comes from Russia. Before you yell ban it all, think back to 'ban drugs' history.
So what laws were broken by this ex gangbanger Dad who 'bought' the gun from a gangbanger he knew (and who knows where that banger got it ? Was a NICS check made on the purchase, or was it an illegal straw purchase or 'gasp' a stolen gun changing hands in gangland ? Chicago with some of the stringest gun purchase/ownership gun controls in the country and this criminal Dad had no problem circumventing the law for his refrigerator magnet. The article states charges on child endangerment, where are the numerous charges for the broken Chicago gun laws ? Chicagos onerous strict gun control laws failed to save this childs life because of a criminal who cares less for 'laws' ignored the laws. So the answer is no ammo fpr anyone in the country. Wonder if that would work for weed or alcohol or cocaine etc etc.
The tragedy is a toddler is dead because a criminal had access to a firearm (how many bets he was a felon too ?).