Let's try this again, maybe this time someone can answer the question.

[GitRDun]

20. You are right on many counts

I agree with what you say for the most part.

I would quarrel with you on making high capacity fire arms equivalent to obscene music, violent video games, or fluoridated water. The three latter someone (not me) could argue would cause an unstable person to pick up a high capacity firearm, e.g., the best one could say is they have an indirect effect on loss of life related to gun violence. High capacity firearms by themselves in the streets have a direct effect on increased loss of life.

I also don't quarrel with you that an unstable person could use any number of weapons besides guns to kill people. What I would say is it is a proper role of government to make it harder for them to kill people, including restricting use of high capacity mags.

As far as criminals go, you are right, they may find their way to the high capacity stuff anyway, not much you can do about that besides good police work. I can only say that if a regulation is reasonable and can stop less than professional criminals from improperly using high capacity weapons I would be for it.