RE: Yes, Kids - ANOTHER Gun Thread
September 14, 2019 at 5:14 pm
(This post was last modified: September 14, 2019 at 5:16 pm by EgoDeath.)
(September 14, 2019 at 10:45 am)Brian37 Wrote: STILL NOT GETTING IT!
Go back and re read the article I did not post. But the Washington post article I DID NOT POST.
Even it says most firearm crimes start with a legal purchase.
Illegally obtained, STILL does not mean the initial purchase was not legal.
Most firearm injuries and deaths START OFF with someone buying a firearm LEGALLY. After the fact borrowing, does not change the initial legal purchase. After the fact using without the owners permission does not change the initial legal buy. It is a myth that most firearm injuries and deaths are a result of theft from a home or shop.
I am sick of the bullshit argument of "legal vs illegal" when it still is an access issue. After the fact unintended use does not change the fact someone went into a shop, or went into a private sale, and because of our bullshit Swiss Cheese laws, eventually allows people to commit a crime AFTER the initial legal buy.
EVEN THE WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE SAYS THIS. "All guns start out as legal guns".
You say you're sick of the argument, but you're the one who brought it up. All I said was criminals don't care if guns are illegal. If you're arguing that all guns start off being made by legally licensed manufacturers, then okay. Even though are [b]are[/i] clandestine manufacturers. Though they're probably not super common, I know they exist. Regardless, statistics on illegal gun ownership isn't quite the same as tracking a legal gun sale, is it? The stats can get a bit murky in that sense, which is why I appreciated the Johns Hopkins study. But okay...
If you're arguing that most guns that are used in crimes were initially sold to someone legally... I'm not so sure about that. I'd have to see a primary source for the statistics. However, I wouldn't be dumb-founded.
What's your point?
Once again Brian, you're arguing with someone who is on your side. You don't actually seem to be reading what I'm writing. I want better gun control in the US. I'm with you. You're preaching to the choir, dude.
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