Gun Control & RKBA

MarvinGardens

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8. I took your poll question too literally.

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 11:10 PM

Oct 2017

If we restrict to laws vs. mass murder, I agree with you. I don't think laws deter a determined mass murderer much. They may make it harder for him to get the tools, but then they just use what they can get, like a truck. I do think some murders where a personal beef is involved, are probably deterred by the law, but I don't have a good handle on the percentage.

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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

I have to agree "The notion that laws prevent crime is ludicrously naive and obscenely ignorant." discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2017 #6

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

Laws might stop the very most stupid, insane or impatient of potential mass shooters The Mouth Oct 2017 #5