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Originally Posted by Wally86
It's not politics or philosophical?
Like the EPA banning car things, talking about it isn't political at all.  |
In that case…
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Originally Posted by soundman98
all i'm going tosay on the matter is this: when a group of gang members decide to do a drive-by, are they checking if each participants firearm is properly acquired, registered, and everyone has their appropriate personal registration details as well?
laws only stop honest people. no different than door locks.
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Objectively, this just isn’t true in the vast majority of countries. Laws can have huge impacts on outcomes. I think most gun laws here try to appease certain groups trying to advocate for less gun deaths, while doing nothing to reduce the number of guns or much to reduce access to guns because laws also need to appease the second amendment advocates.
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In 2018, Japan, a country of 125 million people, only reported nine deaths from firearms – compared with 39,740 that year in the United States, according to data compiled by the Sydney School of Public Health at the University of Sydney.
Under the revision, possessing a gun as part of an organized crime syndicate can lead to up to 15 years in prison; possessing more than one gun is also a crime, which carries a prison term of up to 15 years. Discharging a gun in a public space, meanwhile, can result in a life sentence.
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https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/08/asia/...hnk/index.html
The fact is self-defense from strangers, or stranger homicides, are a small percentage of gun deaths, and gang-on-gang violence is far more common than gang-on-random-civilian violence. Most people who are murdered are killed by family or acquaintances, so in many ways, it is “good” people with guns that are the bigger problem than bad people. “Good” people with guns commit the majority of mass shooting, which while small, are incredibly impactful to communities that are affected. Suicides are more than half of gun deaths, so again, “good honest” people using guns and not strangers/criminals are the bigger problem. But in regards to violent criminals, many people with violent histories and who have records legally purchase weapons or have very easy access to obtain guns illegally.
Seems like the obvious solution is to eliminate hand guns and assault style guns, as neither are needed for hunting or home defense. A limited number of bolt-action hunting rifles and small shotguns can be owned per household. Rentals with GPS tagged guns on hunting grounds after providing license is possible. Red flag laws and background checks should be tight. People should need a license to own a gun, which greatly increases responsible gun access and ownership. I’ve considered whether there could be access to renting hand guns and assault guns at shooting ranges, but the chance of theft and likelihood the guns will get into the hands of criminals goes up. Seems like bullet control is best. There should be no bullets for hand guns or assault style guns available. Shot guns are limited to low capacity chambers like 3-5.
Murder rose by 30% in 2020 and aggravated assaults rose 12%, but rape and robbery went down. Most people justify needing a firearm for self-defense from strangers, but is it warranted?
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tan...rders-in-2020/