Colorado Democrats Pass Bold New Gun Control Measures In House Committee

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47. As I've said before

As I've said before, there are reasonable, sensible measures that we can take that could actually reduce the amount of gun violence and crime in this country but much of what is being proposed falls outside of that category and into the category of political theater employing symbolism over substance.

I've owned guns for most of my life, have a fairly large collection and I'm thoroughly familiar with their functionality and capabilities. From the standpoint of the potential of doing violence, there is little to no difference between what can be accomplished with a 15 round magazine and with a 30 round magazine. It's a trivial distinction, especially since the vast majority of gun crime in this country only involves 1 or 2 individuals in a given incident. We are wasting a tremendous amount of time and political capital focusing on the margins, instead of using that energy more efficiently to go after the root causes of gun violence. So I guess to answer your question, anything less than confiscation (which I don't think will ever happen) is pointless to try, because it won't have a tangible impact on crime.