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Gun Control & RKBA

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4. Laws are like the locks on your door. ...

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 07:17 PM

Oct 2017

They deter thefts of opportunity and amateur burglars but do little to deter skilled and experienced criminals.

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Mass shootings, etc. [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2017 OP

Laws don't prevent crime. They exist only to punish after the fact DaleFromWPB Oct 2017 #1

Agreed. Laws only establish repercussion, they don't prevent the act. Decoy of Fenris Oct 2017 #2

Thought experiment. MarvinGardens Oct 2017 #3

Laws are like the locks on your door. ... spin Oct 2017 #4

The topic here is mass murder using a firearm. discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2017 #7

I took your poll question too literally. MarvinGardens Oct 2017 #8

Agreed... Where there's a will, there's a weapon. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2017 #9