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Gun Control & RKBA

NaturalHigh

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3. Absolutely VM.

Reply to virginia mountainman (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 06:25 PM

Mar 2015

It's kind of like the infamous Chicago handgun ban. Non-criminals didn't have guns, but criminals never had problems getting their hands on whatever firearms they wanted.

Put more simply, "If you outlaw guns, only the outlaws will have guns."

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Haynes v. United States [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 OP

Your welcome! virginia mountainman Mar 2015 #1

"are ONLY enforceable, and apply to NON-Criminals.... Sort of stupid isn't it?" Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #2

Well... beevul Mar 2015 #5

Absolutely VM. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #3

The registration push continues because the issue IS the law-abiding... Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #4

You are very correct.. virginia mountainman Mar 2015 #6

It's for some, a step beyond V I Lenin discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2015 #7

This cartoon explains what your saying, very succinctly.. virginia mountainman Mar 2015 #11

seem about what I was thinking discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2015 #12

I think the "gun control fans" sincerely believe in some kind of weird "Trickle Down" gun control DonP Mar 2015 #8

I think the measures are not policy-oriented. They use guns as a surrogate... Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #9

"Trickle Down" only works when... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2015 #10